I know that you found a solution, but this may help someone else: http://www.remedy.com/customers/dht/archive/02-01-2005_A.htm from a Remedy Tips and Tricks entitled Custom Prompt for Required Fields with Null Values
rp Stephen Earl wrote: > All, > > Thanks for the suggestions, great as always, however for completeness > I managed to resolve our issue using one of the new run process > actions Application-Copy-Field-Value which lives in a guide as > follows: > > AL 1: > > Set Fields: set temp display-only field with value of fieldid from form2 > > AL 2: > Set Fields: set value field using the run process > > AL 3: > Set Fields: evaluate if field is null or not > Set Fields: if null set field name to display-only char field > Set Fields: if null set field label red > > AL 4: > Set Fields: set display-only fieldid to null, set value field to null > > set this guide to loop across the table rows, adding field names and > label colours for each 'null' field > > Once complete open a dialog stating the error and giving a list of > fields that have been left as 'null' which now also have the labels in > red to prompt the user :-) > > Again thanks for the suggestions.... Also I couldn't do this with > filters as we are evaluating on client before passing values back to > the db. > > Thanks again > > Stephen > > On 22/08/06, Scott Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** > > > > > > Stephen, > > > > Create a display only field on your form: ztmpQualification. Depending on > > your workflow, you may want to add another: ztmpErrors > > > > Create the following: > > > > > > > > Active Link 0 > > > > Run If: None > > > > If Action: Set Field > > > > Form Name: Current Transaction > > > > Set Field: ztmpErrors > > > > Value: $NULL$ > > > > If Action 2: Call Guide > > > > Guide Name: Guide #1 Table Loop through your table > > > > If Action 3: Call Guide > > > > Guide Name: Guide #2 (No table loop) > > > > > > > > Active Link Guide > > > > Name: Guide #1 (In the guide, place the following active links) > > > > > > > > Active Link 1: > > > > Run If: None > > > > If Action: Set Field > > > > Form Name: Current Transacation > > > > Set Field: ztmpQualification > > > > Value: "'Column1' = $NULL$" (Something along those lines. Basically, we're > > creating an external qualification. So that if the value in Column1 were > > say Case ID+ your ztmpQualification field would be set to 'Case ID+' = > > $NULL$. Also, you are, of course, going to need to watch out for placing the > > quotes around the set field string.) > > > > > > > > Active Link 2 > > > > Run If: EXTERNAL(ztmpQualification) > > > > IF Action: (I'm not sure what you are attempting to accomplish at this > > point, but you could copy the value in column1, which should be your field > > name, to the ztmpErrors field so that you could collect a list of fields > > with NULL values and present an error at the end of your active link guide > > such as this: > > > > If Action: Set Field > > > > Form Name: Current Transaction > > > > Set Field: ztmpErrors > > > > Value: $Column1$ + <return> > > > > > > > > Active Link Guide > > > > Name: Guide #2 (In the guide, place the following active link) > > > > > > > > Active Link 3 > > > > Run If: ztmpErrors != $NULL$ > > > > If Action: Message > > > > Error Message: "The following fields must be populated before saving your > > ticket:"<return>$ztmpErrors$ > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. Of course, this assumes I know what you were trying to > > accomplish. There may be some minor missteps in here, but I think you get > > the idea of how it works. > > > > > > > > > > Scott Parrish > > > > IT Prophets, LLC > > > > (770) 653-5203 > > > > http://www.itprophets.com > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe DeSouza > > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:54 AM > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Subject: Re: Why oh why oh why won't this work..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen, > > > > > > > > > > > > I did something very similar.. in fact mine might be even more complicated > > since I had to build a External filter qualification to check for database > > values of fields against transactional... > > > > > > > > > > > > My requirement instead of making the field required was to audit fields that > > were contained on form 2.. Whenever there was a change on form 1, on any of > > the fields contained on form 2, to audit those fields by pushing the changes > > into form 3... > > > > > > > > > > > > I even did this without the use of a table field :-) to run the loop over by > > running a filter loop since I HATE server side Table fields because of > > possibile performance concerns... > > > > > > > > > > > > So where is it failing for you?? What I have done here works perfect for > > me.. maybe I might be able to throw in a clue as to where you might be going > > wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Joe D'Souza > > > > > > Remedy Developer / Consultant, > > > > > > BearingPoint, > > > > > > Virginia. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Stephen Earl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:25:08 AM > > Subject: Why oh why oh why won't this work..... > > > > > > > > I have 2 forms.... data form and form containing a list of required > > fields for the data form, lets call the form 1 (data) and form 2 > > (required fields) > > > > Form 2 contains 2 fields 'form name' and 'field name' on form 1 we > > have a table field containing 2 columns from form 2 showing records > > where form name equals the form name of form 1 > > > > What I want to achieve is an AL guide that runs across the table and > > checks the field name listed in the table and tests for it being NULL > > however it appears there isn't a way with remedy workflow to achieve > > this 'simple' operation. > > > > so basically what I have is a field name in another field and I want > > to test if that field's content is null or not, should be simple > > appears it isn't unless I'm missing something REALLY obvious.... > > > > All help and suggestions welcomed :-) > > > > Stephen > > __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted > > with HTML in it___ __20060125_______________________This > > posting was submitted with HTML in it___ > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
