John,
Given all that you said....
I would suggest that you do all of the following:
1) Use a UI that you build ( if you do not like the default UI )
A display only dialog, called from a custom button and suppress
the OOB UI for the field.
If you have to ... go all the way to a DVF for a custom "Web'ish" UI.
2) Use either a Date field or a Char field ( up to you ) to hold the data.
My two cents... use a Date field. It makes doing math much easier
than using strings.
3) Submit an RFE for what you want the product to do (or not do).
HTH.
--
Carey Matthew Black
BMC Remedy AR System Skilled Professional (RSP)
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On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Reiser, John J <john.j.rei...@lmco.com> wrote:
> **
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> ARS 7.1 Patch 004
>
> MS SQL 2005
>
>
>
> We have a need to record an end date greater than 2037 and the Date/Time
> fields are restricted by the 32 bit integer of Epoch Time.
>
> I prefer to avoid Date only fields because of the widget and the BC check
> box.
>
> Do Date only fields cause any workflow headaches? I will probably need to
> check End Dates against the current date when records are entered and
> retrieved.
>
> Example. Don’t let a date be set in the past. Lock out changes to a record
> if the End Date has passed when the record is opened. Etc.
>
> Just looking for a sanity check. Is there a better work around like
> formatting the date to a character field (YYYYMMDD) or do I just use the
> Date only because “it’s fully supported by BMC and it was designed to
> address this type of issue.”
>
>
>
> Merry Christmas to all.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ---
> John J. Reiser
> Senior Software Development Analyst
> Remedy Administrator/Developer
> Lockheed Martin - MS2
> The star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
> Pay close attention and be illuminated by its brilliance. - paraphrased by
> me
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