Re: Duplicate Records
** Joe: If the entry is NULL, then the results should be NULL. You are right. I think this is another one that deserves the '' != $NULL$ treatment. James McKenzie L-3 GSI From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe DeSouzaSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:09 AMTo: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSubject: Re: Duplicate Records ** Yes, Scan through the table for conditions that will cause a record to be duplicate but make an exception to skip records that have a NULL value in that field. Then if it finds any match, return the Entry-ID of that record to a temporary field. If at the end of the search the Temp field is NULL, you know you haven't found a duplicate. If its not NULL return the duplicate record error you want to return and prevent the save of that record.. Cheers Joe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. - Original Message From: "Sullivan, Neil G CTR USAF AFRL/SNOX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:07:56 AMSubject: Duplicate Records** Listers, Is there any way possible to use workflow to check for duplicate records in a form without using a unique index? I can't use an index because some of the values in the field will be null. Any help is appreciated. Neil "Sully" Sullivan Remedy Developer/Administrator AFRL/SNOX Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 937-904-9788__20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: Duplicate Records
** Yes, Scan through the table for conditions that will cause a record to be duplicate but make an exception to skip records that have a NULL value in that field. Then if it finds any match, return the Entry-ID of that record to a temporary field. If at the end of the search the Temp field is NULL, you know you haven't found a duplicate. If its not NULL return the duplicate record error you want to return and prevent the save of that record.. Cheers Joe D'Souza Remedy Developer / Consultant, Shyle Networks, New Jersey. - Original Message From: "Sullivan, Neil G CTR USAF AFRL/SNOX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:07:56 AMSubject: Duplicate Records** Listers, Is there any way possible to use workflow to check for duplicate records in a form without using a unique index? I can't use an index because some of the values in the field will be null. Any help is appreciated. Neil "Sully" Sullivan Remedy Developer/Administrator AFRL/SNOX Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 937-904-9788 __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: Duplicate Records
Title: Duplicate Records ** Yes this works, but ensure you take into consideration that this will query the table with a match to that field, consider the QBE settings, and the total record count for the table. When we do this, we don’t use a table query, we use direct sql which is better performance for high row count tables. Select count(*) from where = ‘value’ Then compare the set-fields-returned-value != 0 then error Thanks-n-advance; HDT Platform Incident / Problem Manager & Architect Robert Molenda IT OS PA Tel: +1 408 501 6310 Fax: +1 408 501 2410 Mobile: +1 408 472 8097 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quality begins with your actions. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 6:30 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Duplicate Records Sure ... You can do a simple Set Fields action to set a Display Only temp field as an indicator. A second filter then checks the indicator to see if the value exists. Example Scenario: Regular Remedy form called FormA with only default fields (plus a 15 char display only field called zTmpDupID). You want to make sure users don't enter a short description twice. Submit version Filter 1 On Submit Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Modify version Filter 1 On Modify Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ and 'Request ID' != $Request ID$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Filter 2 If zTmpDupID != $NULL$ Show Error to prevent save Hope this info helps Fred From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Neil G CTR USAF AFRL/SNOX Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:08 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Duplicate Records ** Listers, Is there any way possible to use workflow to check for duplicate records in a form without using a unique index? I can't use an index because some of the values in the field will be null. Any help is appreciated. Neil "Sully" Sullivan Remedy Developer/Administrator AFRL/SNOX Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 937-904-9788 __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
Re: Duplicate Records
You can combine the two Filter #1's below too. Use the second Set field If: Qualification (include AND 'Request ID' != $Request ID$). It will work just as well for Submit as it does modify. The basic idea is "Test4Dup" that was published back in the days of old in an RxPress. ( Circa 91? 92?) The only "gotcha" is that it does not work for multiple transaction that are taking place right now. (AKA: before the first transaction is committed to the RDBMS.) One POSSIBLE way to get around that is to do a Filter non-phased Push to a second form with data the you would us in the Test4Dup logic. Then issue a Application-Release-Pending and have your Test4Dup logic run on the target form for the Push action. I think that will catch the second record even if the first parent record is not yet committed to the RDBMS. (But I have not tested that idea. Bugs may abound...) -- Carey Matthew Black Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) Love, then teach Solution = People + Process + Tools Fast, Accurate, Cheap Pick two. On 10/13/06, Grooms, Frederick W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ** Sure ... You can do a simple Set Fields action to set a Display Only temp field as an indicator. A second filter then checks the indicator to see if the value exists. Example Scenario: Regular Remedy form called FormA with only default fields (plus a 15 char display only field called zTmpDupID). You want to make sure users don't enter a short description twice. Submit version Filter 1 On Submit Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Modify version Filter 1 On Modify Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ and 'Request ID' != $Request ID$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Filter 2 If zTmpDupID != $NULL$ Show Error to prevent save Hope this info helps Fred From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Neil G CTR USAF AFRL/SNOX Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:08 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Duplicate Records ** Listers, Is there any way possible to use workflow to check for duplicate records in a form without using a unique index? I can't use an index because some of the values in the field will be null. Any help is appreciated. Neil "Sully" Sullivan Remedy Developer/Administrator AFRL/SNOX Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 937-904-9788 ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
Re: Duplicate Records
Title: Duplicate Records ** Sure ... You can do a simple Set Fields action to set a Display Only temp field as an indicator. A second filter then checks the indicator to see if the value exists. Example Scenario: Regular Remedy form called FormA with only default fields (plus a 15 char display only field called zTmpDupID). You want to make sure users don't enter a short description twice. Submit version Filter 1 On Submit Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Modify version Filter 1 On Modify Action 1: Set fields Read value from FormA Set Fields If: 'Short Description' = $Short Description$ and 'Request ID' != $Request ID$ No Requests Match Set to $NULL$ Any Requests Match Use First Matching Set zTmpDupID = $Request ID$ Filter 2 If zTmpDupID != $NULL$ Show Error to prevent save Hope this info helps Fred From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sullivan, Neil G CTR USAF AFRL/SNOXSent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:08 AMTo: arslist@ARSLIST.ORGSubject: Duplicate Records ** Listers, Is there any way possible to use workflow to check for duplicate records in a form without using a unique index? I can't use an index because some of the values in the field will be null. Any help is appreciated. Neil "Sully" Sullivan Remedy Developer/Administrator AFRL/SNOX Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433 937-904-9788 __20060125___This posting was submitted with HTML in it___
