True. It works. However, I have come to hate temp fields on principle. This is not rocket science - it's done in most major programming languages that are object based. Having these properties available is pretty simple stuff. Furthermore - there is DB activity going on that is superfluous. Doing a lookup to see if a value changed is not necessary if meta-properties were available. That said - these are all valid points. There are a lot of ways to accomplish these things - I just don't like that so many of them feel like workarounds.
________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe DeSouza Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:28 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Field Meta Properties? ** I second Gary as I ahve actually done such things in the past and had the functionality work pretty good.. Joe ----- Original Message ---- From: Gary Opela (Corporate) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:54:53 PM Subject: Re: Field Meta Properties? ** You can simulate TR/DB functionality in active links by looking at the value in the database and comparing it to the current value. Set tmpStatus = (lookup status from DB where Request ID = Request ID) If tmpStatus != Status, then fire. This requires an extra field and one extra active link. You could get away with using the same tmp field for all of your workflow if you want to keep the number of objects down. This is important if you have users that open many many windows at once. I highly doubt they will ever add this as an RFE. You can try though :-) I've got stuff from several years ago out three still! Thanks, Gary Opela, Jr., RSP Remedy Engineer Leader Communications, Inc. http://www.5pointleader.com <http://www.5pointleader.com/> http://www.lcibest.com <http://www.lcibest.com/> Best Product, Best People, Best PriceTM An ISO 9001:2000 Certified, CMMI(r) Level 3 Rated Company ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
