That probably wasn't clear--  I do the same thing and I created a field with
ID 179, named it Instance ID.  Then the activelink is on "window loaded".

Brien

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Brien Dieterle <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Shouldn't this be an ActiveLink-- onload with qualification ( 'Instance ID'
> =  $NULL$ ) AND ($OPERATION$ =  "CREATE" )
> and set fields:
> Instance ID = $PROCESS$ @@:Application-Generate-GUID
>
> You should create Field 179 also and place it on the form.
>
> Brien
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Dwayne Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it's 255.
>>
>> Dwayne
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:26:07 -0500
>> >From: "Grooms, Frederick W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >Subject: Re: Creating subfile records from list on submit
>> >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> >
>> >Just off hand ... Is your Temp ID field at least 38 characters big?
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
>> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dwayne Martin
>> >Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:21 AM
>> >To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> >Subject: Re: Creating subfile records from list on submit
>> >
>> >Thank you, Joe and Frederick !
>> >
>> >I am trying the "Application-Generate-GUID" method.
>> >My Filter does a "Set Fields" that sets a "Temp ID" field to:
>> >$PROCESS$ Application-Generate-GUID
>> >
>> >I get, "**** Error while performing filter action: Error 38"
>> >
>> >I couldn't find anything about Error 38 in the BMC Knowledge Base.
>> >
>> >I tried putting quotes around "Application-Generate-GUID" even tho I
>> >knew that was wrong, but got the same error.
>> >
>> >Any idea what I am doing wrong?
>> >
>> >Dwayne
>> >
>> >---- Original message ----
>> >>Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:22:45 -0700
>> >>From: Joe DeSouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>Subject: Re: Creating subfile records from list on submit
>> >>To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> >>
>> >>   **
>> >>   You could also have the system generate a GUID on
>> >>   the parent record and store it in a hidden field
>> >>   that you could use to bind the child records to the
>> >>   parent record by pushing the GUID instead of the
>> >>   EntryID.. Create the GUID on opening the parent
>> >>   record if the GUID field is null, and use this.
>> >>
>> >>   Use Application-Generate-GUID in a Set Fields Run
>> >>   process to generate it.
>> >>
>> >>   Joe
>> >>   ----- Original Message ----
>> >>   From: "Grooms, Frederick W"
>> >>   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> >>   To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> >>   Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:49:33 PM
>> >>   Subject: Re: Creating subfile records from list on
>> >>   submit
>> >>
>> >>   We put a Display Only "Processing ID" field on the
>> >>   3rd form and have the main form push to the 3rd form
>> >>   (Standard Phase 2 action).  All workflow on the 3rd
>> >>   form takes into account if Processing ID is Null or
>> >>   not. i.e. Data validation takes place if Processing
>> >>   ID = $NULL$.  If Processing ID != $NULL$ then it
>> >>   pushes data to the subform (again standard Phase 2
>> >>   action).
>> >>
>> >>   Just to keep things clear we rename Modified Date
>> >>   and Last Modified By to Touched Date and Touched By
>> >>   and have our own Modified Date and Last Modified By
>> >>   fields that are filled in by a filter when
>> >>   Processing ID = $NULL$.
>> >>
>> >>   Fred
>> >>
>> >>   -----Original Message-----
>> >>   From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)
>> >>   [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dwayne
>> >>   Martin
>> >>   Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 3:44 PM
>> >>   To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>> >>   Subject: Creating subfile records from list on
>> >>   submit
>> >>
>> >>   Dear List,
>> >>
>> >>   I have a main form and a subfile form.  The subfile
>> >>   has two (actually more, but this is just for
>> >>   illustration) fields, a Parent ID field that
>> >>   contains the Entry ID of the main form, and an Info
>> >>   field.  On submission of the main form, I use a
>> >>   filter to retrieve a list from a third form, then
>> >>   process that list to create subfile entries.  Eg, it
>> >>   would retrieve a list like:
>> >>
>> >>   abcde
>> >>   hijkl
>> >>   mnopq
>> >>
>> >>   Then if the main form Request ID is 87 it should
>> >>   produce subfile entries
>> >>   of:
>> >>
>> >>   Parent ID:  87
>> >>   Info:  abdde
>> >>
>> >>   Parent ID: 87
>> >>   Info: hijkl
>> >>
>> >>   Parent ID: 87
>> >>   Info: mnopq.
>> >>
>> >>   So, on submission of the main form, filters process
>> >>   the list, and move each entry on the list into a
>> >>   temp field and do a Push Field to create the subfile
>> >>   record.
>> >>
>> >>   Here's the problem.  Push Fields get deferred to
>> >>   phase 2, and by that time the temp field is
>> >>   overwritten so no subfile records get created. If I
>> >>   add `! to the end if the filter name, the filter
>> >>   runs in phase 1, but the main form Entry ID hasn't
>> >>   been created yet.
>> >>
>> >>   The ideal would be to run the workflow in an Active
>> >>   Link "After Submit," but there are times when the
>> >>   main form itself is created via Push Field action,
>> >>   so the Active Links won't run.
>> >>
>> >>   Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>   (ARS 7.1, patch 3, RH Linux server, Oracle 10.2 db)
>> >>
>> >>   Dwayne Martin
>> >>   James Madison University
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