Re: Sneaking Values into Mid-Tier URL

2006-04-19 Thread Jarl Grøneng
This may give you a starting point:
http://www.remedy.com/customers/dht/archive/07-05-2005_C.htm

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Jarl

On 4/19/06, Jerry Niman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to inject a value into a URL for a mid-tier form that can 
> subsequently be extracted
> by workflow when the form displays?
>
> The particular application is for a Risk Log system (Prince II people will 
> know all about them -
> the rest can guess).
>
> I want to use the same system for many different projects, and was hoping to 
> keep things simple for
> the user by having a link to the risk log somewhere on each project's web 
> site. The URL would
> include something to indicate to ARS which project was involved, so that 
> Mid-Tier could narrow down
> the risks displayed to those associated with the project concerned.
>
> I have found one way to do this by creating a new view onto the main form for 
> each project, and
> specifying the view in the linking URL. The name of the view can be tested by 
> workflow when the form
> opens, so ARS knows from that point on which project to look at. However, I 
> am sure a more elegant
> solution should exist.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
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Re: Sneaking Values into Mid-Tier URL

2006-04-19 Thread Jerry Niman
Jarl,

Thanks - that hit the spot exactly. Including F=value in the URL 
works great.

Luisa, thanks for your answer - that will be very useful for some more advanced 
work later on.

Jerry

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This may give you a starting point:
http://www.remedy.com/customers/dht/archive/07-05-2005_C.htm 

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Jarl

On 4/19/06, Jerry Niman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to inject a value into a URL for a mid-tier form that can 
> subsequently be
extracted
> by workflow when the form displays?
>
> The particular application is for a Risk Log system (Prince II people will 
> know all about them -
> the rest can guess).
>
> I want to use the same system for many different projects, and was hoping to 
> keep things simple
for
> the user by having a link to the risk log somewhere on each project's web 
> site. The URL would
> include something to indicate to ARS which project was involved, so that 
> Mid-Tier could narrow
down
> the risks displayed to those associated with the project concerned.
>
> I have found one way to do this by creating a new view onto the main form for 
> each project, and
> specifying the view in the linking URL. The name of the view can be tested by 
> workflow when the
form
> opens, so ARS knows from that point on which project to look at. However, I 
> am sure a more
elegant
> solution should exist.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> Jerry Niman Tel +44 (0)161-247 1474
> Head of Information Systems Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> the Manchester Metropolitan University Mobile +44 (0)7770 638104
>
> Before acting on this email or opening any attachments you should read the 
> Manchester
Metropolitan
> University's email disclaimer available on its website 
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