Just a suggestion folks, but to get an escaltion to run only
once, put it on the Group Schema looking for a 'run if' of :
Group = "Administator". Every AR System always has one!
HTH,
Joel

Tommy Nijem wrote:
>
> Hey Dan....here's some info:
>
> to do this through a Escalation...you'll need to execute the macro via a
> Run Process action in your Escalation.....on an NT server use the
> runmacro.exe program....on UNIX run aruser from the command -line with the
> -e option....
> ****Remember that the Escalation will perform it's actions once for EVERY
> record that matches it's qualification....so you'll need to probably create
> a seperate Schema with one record in it that the Escalation will find.....
> either way you'll need to record a macro that also has a login recorded
> since you are basically starting a copy of the user-tool on the server....
> To record a login in a macro...just turn on recording, login, execute your
> query, choose the report def and send it to the proper directory......
> After you have recorded your macro, you'll need to move the file to the
> server....arcmds directory
>
> the syntax for UNIX would be
> /aruser -e "macro name" -d "path to arHome
> directory" -p "paramater 1"="value 1" -p "parameter 2"="value 2"
>
> the syntax for NT is -e "macro name" -d "path to dir
> where macro file is" -h "path to Home dir" -x "ar server host name" -p
> "paramater 1"="value 1" -p "parameter 2"="value 2"
>
> ******Note the -e "macro name" parameter is the Macro Name...(first line of
> the macro file) NOT the filename of the macro.
>
> HTH
> Let me know if you have questions!
>
> Tommy Nijem
> Systems Development Manager
> ETS
> (770) 849-0008
> tnijem@etssolutions.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan [SMTP:dturlik@PISCES.INTERPATH.NET]
> Sent: 12/28/1998 12:24 PM
> To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
> Subject: Report (Macro) on Escalation? (WinNT)
>
> I'd like to save a report to a directory every week. I would like for
> this to run on an escalation. But run macro is not a choice in the
> escalation. Is there a command line run macro? I thought of creating a
> report shema that on modify (set fields) it runs the macro, and saves the
> file, but is there a cleaner way to do this?

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