Re: Job: Remedy Developer - Oklahoma City - Contract to Hire - Kforce

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
Kelly, I know you are from Oklahoma (so is my Mom), but I've been there, and, well, while I'm sure that all of what you said is true, you left out the hornets, fire ants, constant wind, tornadoes, hot summers, icy winters, and not an ocean within a day's drive. Of course, they WILL have an NBA fra

Re: Job: Remedy Developer - Oklahoma City - Contract to Hire - Kforce

2008-06-06 Thread Kelly Deaver
Ok, I know what you are thinking... Oklahoma City... I know nothing about it. Why would I want to move there? Well here you go - http://www.city-data.com/city/Oklahoma-City-Oklahoma.html Low cost of living, low crime rate, large metro area with lots going on, you can have everything from big city l

Re: Sync Search Timeout Defect (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-06-06 Thread T. Dee
Had the same problem and Remedy gave me the xrefdll.dll to fix the issue. On 6/6/08, strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone been able to tell whether or not this fix was incorporated in > Remedy Administrator 7.1.00 Patch 003 that came out this week? The > xrefdll.dll says version 7.1.

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Jim Fox
We are running snapshot replication on a non-Remedy database and it works great. Since I have an understanding of how that works and how Remedy works, I may be able to offer some suggestions: First, as you all know, the way remedy works, forms are data. That is not the case with all database appl

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Easter, David
> In reading the document, I'm pretty sure that the 7.2.01 refers to the version of the integration, not the version of CMDB. Correct. The name of the product is "BMC Configuration Management Configuration Discovery Integration for CMDB". The version is 7.2.01. Standard BMC naming policy is

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Nall, Roger
There is a limit on the number of columns that can be replicated. Most people would suggest to break up you form if possible. The nice thing about replication is you do not have to replicate everything. Try to only replicate what is needed. Thanks, Roger A. Nall Manager, OSSNMS Remedy

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Thad K Esser
Speaking of confusing version numbers... I recently ran across document #88219 (http://documents.bmc.com/supportu/documents/82/19/88219/88219.pdf ), titled "BMC Configuration Management Configuration Discovery Integration for CMDB 7.2.01". CMDB 7.2.01? I was thinking "Atrium is at 2.1... mayb

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
Well, that's an unfortunate fact that I'm afraid I don't know any way around. The bulk of the time is really going to be recovering and possibly cleaning the data that's been gathered since your last backup. Once you get that done, importing shouldn't take all that long, since I wouldn't think th

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Jason Miller
I haven't tried it with Remedy but from what I picked up in a 2005 class a snapshot may work a bit better. From the labs we did in class seem to make a pretty clean copy of the db but I haven't messed with it in the real world yet. Jason On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Moore, Christopher Allen <

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread LJ Longwing
I seem to remember a DBA telling me that he couldn't replicate one of the forms I work on because it had more than 255 real fields...is that a true limitation that you have come across? _ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nall, Rog

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread LJ Longwing
Little known command line option...if you run the arimportcmd tool there is an option to tell merge filters to not run on import...:) _ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 12:57 PM To: arslist@AR

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Moore, Christopher Allen
Rick- thanks again for your advice! Our problem is that if we have to do this import by form, we're looking at an incredible amount of time. I estimate an average of 30 minutes per form, and with over 1500 forms on the server, and guessing at least 2/3 or them could have been touched in the la

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
I'm guessing we will be better off with SQL Server 2005 database mirroring - I don't think it adds any key columns, but then I have not looked. We had at least one dev/test 7.x ITSM 7 environment mirroring for several months last year, but I don't have it reinstated on production yet. The intent w

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Nall, Roger
Chris, We have been using transactional replication with SQL for about 4 years now. It works like a charm. Of course we are still on SQL 2000. There are some challenges. >From a SQL standpoint Remedy really does not declare a primary key on the tables. We all know that it is C1 but accordi

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
The problem, Chris, is that it's all data. If it can be read by an AR System, you can export it and import it. You may be able to get it from your DBA, too, but unless you get it out in an ARS-readable format, you'll have to import it that way as well, and that's going to be a bit unpredictable,

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Moore, Christopher Allen
Hey Rick- thanks! So the BMC tech said she doesn't know a way to do this, but here's my question. We're recovering from our last known good configuration, Friday night. In the meantime however we've had thousands of records updated. Is there a way, for the entire DB (all forms) to extract ju

Re: Sync Search Timeout Defect (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
Has anyone been able to tell whether or not this fix was incorporated in Remedy Administrator 7.1.00 Patch 003 that came out this week? The xrefdll.dll says version 7.1.0.3 but created 9/3/2007, whereas the hotfix version was 7.1.0.0 but its created date was 5/21/2008. There was no mention of thi

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread sriram pm
Hi, You need only the JRE to be installed You do not need the JDK Kit. Download the JRE 5.x from java.sun.com and install it. Thanks, Sriram On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Richard Copits < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > I've heard several different things on this so I thought I'd as

Re: OT: Friday humor - Here's your sign! (UNCLASSIFIED)

2008-06-06 Thread FRANK, GORDON CTR DISA JSSC
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE BILL ENGVALL: I was heading out for a show one time and had to take a plane to get to my destination. The plane is taxiing down the runway and a deer comes out of nowhere, and we hit it with the plane. I was shocked...I call my wife up on the cell

Re: OT: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Gary Opela (Corporate)
Well, if we were in three dimensions, then there would be less chance of hitting someone, at least you might not be on the same plane! Thanks, Gary Opela, Jr., RSP Remedy Engineer Leader Communications, Inc. http://www.5pointleader.com http://www.lcibest.com Best Product, Best People, Best Price

Re: OT: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
Oh, I think we'll all be drooling on ourselves at "the home" before anyone invents a vehicle that moves in three dimensions in a way that overcomes the fact that most people have enough trouble navigating in two. It is a cool concept, though, for the exceptions to the rule! It's sort of like AR S

Re: Flashboards and Date Ranges

2008-06-06 Thread Julie Rockwood
Hi John, You can set your flashboard field to something good looking like this: "customqual='Task Area'=" + ) + $Task Area$) + """ ") + "AND ('Status' != ""Void"")") + "AND ('Create-date' >= """) + $ReportBeginDateTime$) + """) AND ( 'Create-date' <= """) + $ReportEndDateTim

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread ITSM
*Hi **Brian,* Even I tried the same thing, i.e, I checked all the options together and tried to import, however it didn't work. I suggest you to go with the earlier option i.e, "*Select one option at a time in the recommended order and click import*", since this work for me. Hope this helps..

Re: OT: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Benedetto Cantatore
Actually they do have a flying car... but we'll probably see version 8 before we see that in production. www.moller.com http://www.xconomy.com/2008/05/08/from-the-runway-to-the-road-terrafugia-redefines-the-flying-car-make-that-drivable-airplane/ Ben Cantatore Remedy Manager (914) 457-6209 Em

Re: OT: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
Were they going to install it on Windows Server/SQL 2009, or Linux RHEL 6/Oracle 12? Did they offer a parking space for your flying car? Or at least to share their...um..."source of inspiration"? Rick On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Timothy Powell < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got hit u

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Axton
The jdk includes it's own jre, of the same version. Axton Grams On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Richard Copits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > So, from here > > > > http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp > > > > I should be downloading and using JDK 5.0 and JRE 5.0, both at upda

Re: Schema: BIN$P9nIvT+TSejgRAADut5Q1w==$0 ??

2008-06-06 Thread Axton
Oracle 10g incorporated the idea of a recycle bin for dropped objects. You have to manually purge the dropped objects to remove them permanently. http://www.orafaq.com/node/968 http://www.rampant-books.com/art_liu_10g_flashback_feat.htm Axton Grams On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Ravi <[EMAIL

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Richard Copits
Great! Everyone's responses clarifies a lot - thanks to all!! I think I finally understand it... From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Murnane Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:27 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Java question

Re: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Easter, David
Looks like so am I... ;-) -David J. Easter Sr. Product Manager, Solution Strategy and Development BMC Software, Inc. The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this fo

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Phil Murnane
Richard: The JDK includes the JRE, so just download the JDK 1.5.0_15. --Phil - Original Message From: Richard Copits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008 8:04:43 AM Subject: Re: Java question ** So, from here   http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads

Re: "Data types are not appropriate" on MT but not on UT

2008-06-06 Thread Kemes, Lisa
Found the problem. Both fields did NOT have Public. Changed the field to have Public and everything is OKEE DOKEE! Lisa From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kemes, Lisa Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:

Re: "Data types are not appropriate" on MT but not on UT

2008-06-06 Thread Tanner, Doug
Make sure it has allow any user to submit From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kemes, Lisa Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:20 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: "Data types are not appropriate" on MT bu

Re: "Data types are not appropriate" on MT but not on UT

2008-06-06 Thread Kemes, Lisa
Both Fields both have Public (no change) permissions Lisa From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kemes, Lisa Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:18 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: "Data types are n

OT: Friday humor - 8.0 has been released!

2008-06-06 Thread Timothy Powell
I just got hit up for an engagement to do an upgrade from "Remedy 6.x to 8.0". David Easter! When were you planning on telling us that 8.0 had been released! Now I'm behind the curve again. ;-) Tim ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or

Friday Humour

2008-06-06 Thread Ian Trimnell
Been meaning to post this for a few weeks now but keep missing the deadline (Monday morning is just too late). The following is from issue 2655 of New Scientist magazine, 07 May 2008, page 84: *Programming in Croydon* FINALLY, it is hard to keep up with all the programming languages

Re: "Data types are not appropriate" on MT but not on UT

2008-06-06 Thread Kemes, Lisa
It seems to be a permission problem. It DOES happen on the UT when I log on as a normal user. But when I log on with my Admin user, I don't get this message. It's just a simple table in my form with this qualification: 'Create Date' >= $Result From Date$ AND 'Create Date' < $Result To Date

Re: backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
The Interface_Create form might be necessary to have your consoles be populated correctly. I would check at least all of the table fields on each of the main forms, and ensure that all of the feeding forms are also updated. This will catch Assignment records, Work Entries, Templates, etc. Rick

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Peter Romain
If you install 1.6 then don't go above upgrade 3 if you are using ars web services and ARS 7.1 as the plugin will fail with a message about not being able to determine the minor Java version. > Java 1.5 = Java 5.0. They changed the numbering mechanism starting with > v5/1.5. Sort of like Solari

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Richard Copits
So, from here http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp I should be downloading and using JDK 5.0 and JRE 5.0, both at update 15? Is that correct? From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of strauss Sent: Friday, June 06, 200

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Rick Cook
Java 1.5 = Java 5.0. They changed the numbering mechanism starting with v5/1.5. Sort of like Solaris did when they went from 2.6 to 7.0 (which was really 2.7). Anyway, like Chris said, any 1.5 version above _12 will probably work, and there's probably no reason to not get the most current one of

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Moore, Christopher Allen
Phil- Thanks for the reply. I he did use transactional, which seems like it should not have caused problems, and the BMC tech we talked to said it was supported. Once he put it on the dev side, everything appeared to be fine until form changes occurred- if you have anyone looking to use it I'd

backup and recovery

2008-06-06 Thread Moore, Christopher Allen
Related to my last post- we're going to have to recover from a backup created on Thursday night. The problem is that thousands of tickets have been created since which we'd like to save. Does anyone have any advice on how to get those tickets? I've done recoveries before, but never tried to c

IP Address and the MidTier

2008-06-06 Thread Kemes, Lisa
Changing the IP Address on the Mid Tier server, should not "break" anything as far as the client goes right? MT 7.0.1 p5 ARS 7.0.1 p3 Windows 2003 Server Apache/Tomcat Lisa Kemes AR System Developer Tyco Electronics 717-810-2408 tel 717-810-2124 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] _

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
The compatibility matrixes always state the base level of java support required, followed by the hopeful phrase "or higher." When (not if) you experience java issues, the first thing support will do is ask you to install the version of java that the AR component was actually developed against (in

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Richard Copits
Are these both saying the same thing I think I'm more confused??? "Your best bet is to load the 1.5.0_14+ JDK on both the mid-tier server (which requires it) and the AR Server (which can get by with the JRE) since some of the functions that can reside on the AR Server also need t

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Gary Opela (Corporate)
I use the jre1.6.0_05 on my mid-tier server. It has the JRE and the JDK packaged together. Thanks, Gary Opela, Jr., RSP Remedy Engineer Leader Communications, Inc. http://www.5pointleader.com http://www.lcibest.com Best Product, Best People, Best PriceTM An ISO 9001:2000 Certified, CMMI(

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread Sokol, Brian
OK Thanks. I am trying to load them all at once now. Will see what happens. Brian From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Murnane Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 10:33 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: D

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
The import tool loads it into the staging forms all at once, but I have always clicked on one data type at a time, in the order that they recommend, to do the actual import from the staging forms. You do need to be patched to at least 1516 on the DSL application - ignore the application patches 5

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread Phil Murnane
Brian: I've had good luck with importing them all at once.  Someone on the list mentioned this a few months ago, and I'm thankful they did -- saved me a big headache.  The full import takes about two hours (I think) on the VM on my notebook PC, so it shouldn't take too long on a production serve

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread ITSM
*Hi,* AR System (Server and Mid-Tier) 7.1.00 requires Java 5.0 or higher. Hope this helps... *Regards, Sandeep Vyom Labs Pvt. Ltd. An ISO 2 certified company. Consulting | Outsourcing | Training || BMC Remedy BSM | ITIL Web : www.vyomlabs.com * Richard Copits wrote: ** I’ve heard sever

Re: Cautionary tale? SQL Replication service and Remedy

2008-06-06 Thread Phil Murnane
Chris: What kind of "replication" did your DBA set up?  We have a customer looking at this type of configuration in order to create a reporting server.  They're deciding between either transactional replication with a read-only consumer or a mirrored database with snapshots. BTW, we did some tes

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread Sokol, Brian
OK but the documentation says to load one data set at a time while the KB seems to say to load all at the same time? Which did you do? From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of strauss Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 1

Re: Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
Your best bet is to load the 1.5.0_14+ JDK on both the mid-tier server (which requires it) and the AR Server (which can get by with the JRE) since some of the functions that can reside on the AR Server also need the JDK. Avoid 1.6 unless you take pleasure in obscure java errors. Christopher Str

Re: Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread strauss
If you look in the staging forms you will see that some of the data sets, like version, are very small, and others are HUGE. Import times vary accordingly. When you are updating a later version of the data you will see the same thing. The most time-consumptive (and CPU) task of all is running the

Java question....

2008-06-06 Thread Richard Copits
I've heard several different things on this so I thought I'd ask the list. What version of the Java software is needed for 7.1 - it it the JDK software and is it the latest version or is a special version needed? Thanks. Portions of this message may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's

Definitive Software Library Question

2008-06-06 Thread Sokol, Brian
I just installed ITSM 7.03 on our test server and I am having a problem with the DSL. I tried to followed the step in the configuration guide to import the data. It says to select only one option at a time in the order presented and click Import Data. When I select the first option, Version, and cl

Re: Document Required : BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0

2008-06-06 Thread Steven Iocco
Thanks everyone, found it under Service Desk documentation and someone also emailed it. Steve. Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:45:49 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Document Required : BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BMC Support Documentation section.-Original Mes

Re: Document Required : BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0

2008-06-06 Thread Roger Justice
BMC Support Documentation section. -Original Message- From: Steven Iocco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 7:36 am Subject: Document Required : BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0 ** Hello listers! ? ? Can anyone point me to where I can download or s

Document Required : BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0

2008-06-06 Thread Steven Iocco
Hello listers! Can anyone point me to where I can download or send me the following documentation which I am told exists but have not stumbled across yet? Thanks in advance, Steve Iocco BMC Service Desk: Problem Management 7.0

Re: Web Services & Proxy

2008-06-06 Thread ITSM
*Hi Kevin,* If you consume an AR System web service, BMC Remedy Administrator creates the SOAP Header element, and it also automatically maps the user name and password to the current user name and password. It does so by setting the |arUserId=true| and| arPassword=true| attributes. To pass

Kristin S Lowe/Paramus/IBM

2008-06-06 Thread Kristin S Lowe
I will be out of the office starting 06/06/2008 and will not return until 06/16/2008. I will be out of the country and will not have access to email or voicemail. I will respond to your email when I retrun on 6/16. Thanks- Kristin ___

Re: Crystal Reports in v7

2008-06-06 Thread sileem hassan
Hi all, just reinstalling the user in another folder didnt't fix the problem for us :-(. Any other ideas? Could this problem maybe fixed within the next patch level? Thanx, Sileem Original-Nachricht > Datum: Thu, 29 May 2008 19:10:41 +0530 > Von: "sanapala, Rajinikanth IN BO