Debra, I have this type of thing all the time..what I do is have a 'updateFrom' flag on both forms. If the update is coming from the Child guide, have the push include the from field. Then exclude updates coming from the child form in your parent form guide run-if.this will prevent the parent from firing when you don't want it to, and you do the same on the parent->child call to prevent the child from trying to update the parent.
From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Anderson Debra (PRN) Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 12:07 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Issues with Filter processing infinite looping - Please help! ** Hi Everyone, I have been asked to implement a feature that has me stumped and wanted to see what others might do to implement the following workflow 1) Parent form has a status field and can have many child records 2) Child form also has a status field with similar options Part 1 - User wants to have child records' status updated if Parent is set to a certain status value. Since there are a couple intermediate tests to perform on this I implemented it using Filter that calls a Filter Guide. Part 2 - User wants Parent status updated if all the child records have been updated to a certain status value - so if the last child record is updated to status value then the parent should be updated. Again implemented via Filter that calls filter guide. Here is where there are problems if this workflow fires and updates the parent record the workflow for part 1 will fire and the loop begins. I tried to use the value of the $GUIDE$ property to prevent the loop but no success. Any suggestions? Thanks Debra Debra Anderson T 415.808.9118 | F 415.808.3535 600 Harrison St . San Francisco, CA . 94107 PRN | media where & when it matters This e-mail (including any attachments) is meant for only the intended recipient of the transmission, and may include confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or you received this e-mail in error, any review, use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone at (415) 808-3500 or by return e-mail and delete this e-mail, along with any attachments and copies, from your system. Thank you. _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
