Another disturbing code issue for those of us working with multi-tenancy in 
7.6.4 SP1.  I was setting up a support company using the 'Support Company 
Access Configuration' form (as directed by the Multi-Tenancy doc):

I opened the 'Support Company Access Configuration" form.
I clicked on 'Create' and set "Bowker" as the company and "ProQuest" as the 
support company - no problem.
I used the search with "Bowker" set as 'Company' to confirm the relationship - 
successful, entry with Bowker and Proquest, enabled.
Here's the problem - I used the 'Update' button as directed to update the 
people permissions, with the menu set to "Bowker" - The user tool locked and 
went unresponsive in a minute or so.  On Task Manager, the memory displayed a 
constantly increasing number.  After ten minutes or so, I stopped the task.
I tried again, with logging running - again the tool locked and memory kept 
increasing.  Again I ended the task.  On the log, I found an infinite loop.

The code is a set of active links prefixed "CFG:CCS:Update_", linked to the 
"CFG:SupportCompanyAccessSetup" form.

The primary issue is that the code loops to generate a full list of companies 
that support the chosen company, but the link that is supposed to check 
(Update_025) only runs when 'z1D_Action' = "Yes".  'z1D_Action' is only set to 
"Yes" if there is an error found and the user confirms they want to continue in 
the dialog displayed (Update_020).  So, when the links loop to Update_025, it 
does nothing, the links loop again, ad infinitum.

As a workaround, I've updated the error link (Update_020) with an Else action 
to set 'z1D_Action' to "Yes" if no error is found.  This seems to work, as 
using the 'Update' button now results in the 'Vendor Assignee Groups' field on 
the company's people entries being set.

Looking at the code though, I do find it a bit concerning that the loop is done 
with Go To actions instead of using an active link guide, that the links 
proclaim that the "Update completed successfully" when there is no check for 
this, and that the filter on "SYS:Action" 
(SYS:ACT:PEOPLESUPPORTUPDATE_105_PPPL) uses an SQL command to modify the People 
entries.  Combined with the original error, the entire section seems sloppy and 
not to Remedy coding standards.

Has anyone else reported this?  Is this a known issue?

Kelly Logan, Sr. Systems Administrator (Remedy), GMS
ProQuest | 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346 | Ann Arbor MI 48106-1346 
USA | 734.997.4777
kelly.lo...@proquest.com<mailto:kelly.lo...@proquest.com>
www.proquest.com

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