I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
Information."

Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number 2
is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
appreciated.

Thank you,

Joe Kasell
Specific Inegration
joek@specificintegration.com

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How about making multiple Active Links... that do the same thing and fire
the same way (button). The only difference in the ALs would be in the RUN
IF statement, where you could say:

Active Link 1
Run if: 'Quantity' = 1

Active Link 2
Run if: 'Quantity' = 2

Active Link 3
Run if: 'Quantity' = 3


And so on... Then if Quantity =3 all three Active links would fire,
creating 3 new Supporting Info tickets.

Manotee



-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Kasell [mailto:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
Sent: 11/2/1999 11:04 PM
To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
Subject: Asking for ideas


Hello. I'm looking for an idea or two.

I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
Information."

Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number 2
is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
appreciated.

Thank you,

Joe Kasell
Specific Inegration
joek@specificintegration.com

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stacked on top of one another, with only the default one visible. Have an
equal number of Active Links, with each having an incremented number of
Submit Actions therein. Then, when a value is selected in the Quantity
field, the appropriate Create button is made visible, and when pressed, runs
the proper Active Link, which runs the proper number of Submit Actions
(Macro, Run Process, or ??).

Another way might be to use a combination of the value in the Quantity field
and a series of Go Tos to make a loop, but I don't like Go Tos, so I'd make
that Plan B.

Will that work for you?

Rick Cook
ISS Remedy Consultant
AT&T Wireless Services
425-580-8139

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Kasell [SMTP:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:04 PM
> To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
> Subject: Asking for ideas
>
> Hello. I'm looking for an idea or two.
>
> I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
> forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
> information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
> is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
> Information."
>
> Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
> aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number
> 2
> is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
> that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
> windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
> the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
> number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Joe Kasell
> Specific Inegration
> joek@specificintegration.com
>
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'Quantity' >= 1 and so on, but is there a better way to handle this if you
don't have a maximum value for 'Quantity'?

You could do it in version 4.x using the Goto action...

How about, instead, the button fires an Active Link that sets a temp field to
'Quantity'. Then a filter that fires on Submit/Modify if 'Quantity' > 0, that
runs the macro to create a new supporting form, then sets the temp field on
the original record to 'Quantity' - 1 ... I'm not sure, but would this Set
Fields cause the filter on Modify to fire again? Then it will stop firing
when 'Quantity' = 0...

I have no idea if this would work but maybe it will give you some ideas...


Heidi Wagner
Montage IT Services, Ltd.
(613) 232-2760
heidi.wagner@montage.ca


>===== Original Message From "Cornett, Manotee J."
=====
>Hi Joe,
>
>How about making multiple Active Links... that do the same thing and fire
>the same way (button). The only difference in the ALs would be in the RUN
>IF statement, where you could say:
>
>Active Link 1
>Run if: 'Quantity' = 1
>
>Active Link 2
>Run if: 'Quantity' = 2
>
>Active Link 3
>Run if: 'Quantity' = 3
>
>
>And so on... Then if Quantity =3 all three Active links would fire,
>creating 3 new Supporting Info tickets.
>
>Manotee
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Kasell [mailto:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
>Sent: 11/2/1999 11:04 PM
>To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
>Subject: Asking for ideas
>
>
>Hello. I'm looking for an idea or two.
>
>I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
>forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
>information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
>is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
>Information."
>
>Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
>aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number 2
>is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
>that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
>windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
>the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
>number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Joe Kasell
>Specific Inegration
>joek@specificintegration.com
>
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Hmm I am not sure about using goto for a loop. So far I have not found
anything useful in the way Remedy implemented loops. The problem is
that all the looping is phase 1 and the doing is phase 2. The end
result is that all phase two sees is the values from the last
iteration. What is needed is a switch on the goto action that loops
back that says "run phase 2" before you branch.

>I think Manotee's idea would work if you used the Run if: qualification
>'Quantity' >= 1 and so on, but is there a better way to handle this if you
>don't have a maximum value for 'Quantity'?
>
>You could do it in version 4.x using the Goto action...
>
>How about, instead, the button fires an Active Link that sets a temp field to
>'Quantity'. Then a filter that fires on Submit/Modify if 'Quantity' > 0, that
>runs the macro to create a new supporting form, then sets the temp field on
>the original record to 'Quantity' - 1 ... I'm not sure, but would this Set
>Fields cause the filter on Modify to fire again? Then it will stop firing
>when 'Quantity' = 0...
>
>I have no idea if this would work but maybe it will give you some ideas...
>
>
>Heidi Wagner
>Montage IT Services, Ltd.
>(613) 232-2760
>heidi.wagner@montage.ca
>
>
>>===== Original Message From "Cornett, Manotee J."
> =====
>>Hi Joe,
>>
>>How about making multiple Active Links... that do the same thing and fire
>>the same way (button). The only difference in the ALs would be in the RUN
>>IF statement, where you could say:
>>
>>Active Link 1
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 1
>>
>>Active Link 2
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 2
>>
>>Active Link 3
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 3
>>
>>
>>And so on... Then if Quantity =3 all three Active links would fire,
>>creating 3 new Supporting Info tickets.
>>
>>Manotee
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Joe Kasell [mailto:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
>>Sent: 11/2/1999 11:04 PM
>>To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
>>Subject: Asking for ideas
>>
>>
>>Hello. I'm looking for an idea or two.
>>
>>I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
>>forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
>>information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
>>is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
>>Information."
>>
>>Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
>>aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number 2
>>is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
>>that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
>>windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
>>the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
>>number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Joe Kasell
>>Specific Inegration
>>joek@specificintegration.com
>>
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Dave Saville
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Link, so there is no phase 1 and 2 to worry about. You
just need everybody to be using the 4.x client.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Saville [ mailto:dave@SAVILLE35.FREESERVE.CO.UK]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:09 AM
To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
Subject: Re: Asking for ideas


On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 09:09:38 -0700, hwagner wrote:

Hmm I am not sure about using goto for a loop. So far I have not found
anything useful in the way Remedy implemented loops. The problem is
that all the looping is phase 1 and the doing is phase 2. The end
result is that all phase two sees is the values from the last
iteration. What is needed is a switch on the goto action that loops
back that says "run phase 2" before you branch.

>I think Manotee's idea would work if you used the Run if: qualification
>'Quantity' >= 1 and so on, but is there a better way to handle this if you
>don't have a maximum value for 'Quantity'?
>
>You could do it in version 4.x using the Goto action...
>
>How about, instead, the button fires an Active Link that sets a temp field to
>'Quantity'. Then a filter that fires on Submit/Modify if 'Quantity' > 0, that
>runs the macro to create a new supporting form, then sets the temp field on
>the original record to 'Quantity' - 1 ... I'm not sure, but would this Set
>Fields cause the filter on Modify to fire again? Then it will stop firing
>when 'Quantity' = 0...
>
>I have no idea if this would work but maybe it will give you some ideas...
>
>
>Heidi Wagner
>Montage IT Services, Ltd.
>(613) 232-2760
>heidi.wagner@montage.ca
>
>
>>===== Original Message From "Cornett, Manotee J."
> =====
>>Hi Joe,
>>
>>How about making multiple Active Links... that do the same thing and fire
>>the same way (button). The only difference in the ALs would be in the RUN
>>IF statement, where you could say:
>>
>>Active Link 1
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 1
>>
>>Active Link 2
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 2
>>
>>Active Link 3
>>Run if: 'Quantity' = 3
>>
>>
>>And so on... Then if Quantity =3 all three Active links would fire,
>>creating 3 new Supporting Info tickets.
>>
>>Manotee
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Joe Kasell [ mailto:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
>>Sent: 11/2/1999 11:04 PM
>>To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
>>Subject: Asking for ideas
>>
>>
>>Hello. I'm looking for an idea or two.
>>
>>I have a client who is running ARS 3.2 (Windows environment). He has two
>>forms: form 1 is an order form and form 2 is for recording supporting
>>information for form 1. Fields on form 1 include a Quantity field (which
>>is an integer field) and a button labeled "Create New Supporting
>>Information."
>>
>>Constructing an active link that, upon clicking on the
>>aforementioned "Create" button, opens a new submit window for form number 2
>>is simple. However, is there a way where by clicking on that same button,
>>that active link runs more than once and, therefore, opens multiple submit
>>windows? What we are trying to accomplish is when the button is clicked,
>>the quantity specified in the Quantity field will auto generate the same
>>number of submit windows for form 2. Any advice will be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Joe Kasell
>>Specific Inegration
>>joek@specificintegration.com

--
Regards

Dave Saville
Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning
(Capt. James T. Kirk quoting Peter Pan)

Thanks for the suggestions offered for the problem I was having. I developed a solution which I'd like to share for anybody out there which uses two macros and two active links.

1. Record a macro that submits a record in form 2.
2. Create an active link for form 1 that runs that macro first, then decrements the Quantity field by 1. Create a button on form 1 and assign it that new active link. Give the active link an execution order of 1.
3. Using the armaced unsupported utility, create a new macro that operates on form 1 and which performs an active link action, namely the clicking of the button created in Step 2.
4. Create a second active link, and assign to it the second macro you just created. Assign this new active link to the create button from Step 2, and give it an execution order of 2. Add the run if condition "Quantity > 0."

This works beautifully.

Joe

Joe Kasell
Specific Integration

interim condition check of whether the Quantity field had reached a value of
zero. If that condition is met, the second active link/macro is not
processed.

Joe

Joe Kasell
Specific Integration
joek@specificintegration.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Cornett, Manotee J.
To:
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 11:11 AM
Subject: RE: Asking For Ideas


> This sounds great!! Why did you have to create the 2nd macro in armaced?
> Is it because it's the only place to create a button click or something?
> Thanks.. m
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Kasell [mailto:valawman@MINDSPRING.COM]
> Sent: 11/4/1999 10:50 PM
> To: ARSLIST@LISTSERV.VISTAIT.COM
> Subject: Re: Asking For Ideas
>
>
> All,
>
> Thanks for the suggestions offered for the problem I was having. I
> developed a solution which I'd like to share for anybody out there which
> uses two macros and two active links.
>
> 1. Record a macro that submits a record in form 2.
> 2. Create an active link for form 1 that runs that macro first, then
> decrements the Quantity field by 1. Create a button on form 1 and assign
it
> that new active link. Give the active link an execution order of 1.
> 3. Using the armaced unsupported utility, create a new macro that
> operates on form 1 and which performs an active link action, namely the
> clicking of the button created in Step 2.
> 4. Create a second active link, and assign to it the second macro you
> just created. Assign this new active link to the create button from Step
2,
> and give it an execution order of 2. Add the run if condition "Quantity >
> 0."
>
> This works beautifully.
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Kasell
> Specific Integration
>

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