I agree and don't. If you change active links and filters by some scripting language, then ARS won't be ARS anymore.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 00:02, John Baker <jba...@javasystemsolutions.com>wrote: > Hello, > > I do wonder when the time will come when base/overlay/etc are replaced > with the simple concept of a script. > > Converting existing workflow to a script is easy and much of the work > has already been done, ie converting client side workflow to Javascript > already exists in the Mid Tier. > > Writing a server side workflow (filters/escalations/etc) to Javascript > is entirely feasible. > > Once we find ourselves using Javascript, everything will run (far) more > quickly, AR System (with ITSM) would not require 1Gb of memory and 30 > minutes to start, and a simple source control system can be used to > merge the BMC base application with a client's changes. > > I've not met an AR System admin who can't fiddle with some script, so > perhaps AR System 8 should be the day BMC bite the bullet, eject the > current model and move to simple text based scripts: > > function my_active_link(): > if field(123) = "abc": > # Push value of field 456 on this form to another > push_fields(456, "Target form", 987) > set_fields(123, "X") > else: > change_label(9000, 'New value of my label') > set_read_only(9000, True) > > Alright, so I prefer Python to Javascript but I suspect most ARSlisters > can follow the above. > > > John > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
