Re: Web services in ARS 6.3

2011-08-12 Thread Mark Rushton
Thanks Fred I am ok with the how to do it, just puzzled as to why it doesn't work and looking for explanations... I have tried using the parent Request ID and a GUID to make the relationship but am not seeing anywhere (in any logs) that Remedy runs a query to establish the list of child

Is there any better way (using some tools / utilities) to pull data from AR Schemas on Oracle database without using AR ODBC?

2011-08-12 Thread John Baker
Hello, There is, our XML Gateway product provides an XML based view of AR System schema information through a smart web interface. It's easy to install: Download, drop war file in Tomcat webapps, restart Tomcat, edit xmlgateway.xml file to detail your AR System server, restart Tomcat, done. If

Re: Is there any better way (using some tools / utilities) to pull data from AR Schemas on Oracle database without using AR ODBC?

2011-08-12 Thread Misi Mladoniczky
Hi, Why not import the required defs and data into your new ITSM-server? You could use RRR|Chive to copy your data to the new machine. Depending on how the data is really needed, you could dump it to arx-files. You could then use something like RRR|ArxToHTML to create views of your tickets. Put

Resolved: Web services in ARS 6.3

2011-08-12 Thread Mark Rushton
Hi again I have now resolved the problems I was having here - turned out to be a timing / sequence issue with getting the parent's request id into the child records before the web service was called... Needed to break down the workflow into different phases - doh! The result is now a complex

Re: Is there any better way (using some tools / utilities) to pull data from AR Schemas on Oracle database without using AR ODBC?

2011-08-12 Thread Drew Shuller
Swanand, you can ask your DBA team to create views of the Remedy tables to put real table names instead of numbers. Remedy may have already done some of this work for you. In my 6.3 system, there are some existing views with real names. If you can do that, wouldn't you be able to dump the 6.3

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ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
Now I know I am not the Remedy Engineer designing these applications or their installers, however I have a thought! BMC: Would you all consider creating your installers so they are not ALL or nothing? Maybe make the installer so that it asks what you want to install, then another box that says

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Tommy Morris
That's just crazy-talk! Next thing you know, you will want them to build and release an installer that actually works. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:25 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Sanford, Claire
That would require them to go back to the good old days of understanding the User Experience. I miss the real Remedy! From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
FTLOG! I nearly fell out of my chair. Jennifer Meyer From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Tommy Morris Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:32 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) ** That's just

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Sanford, Claire
While we are on the subject of installers.. Is there an **easy** way to know if the install *completed correctly? *completed = finished with ***everything installed **Easy = clear, concise, not spending hours looking through logs. *** Everything = all files, all required everything that makes it

Friday Humor - ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Sanford, Claire
Pat, You didn't know you would be starting the Friday Humor thread! From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Meyer, Jennifer L Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:34 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ARS

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
As a matter of fact, there is! You turn the server over to the test team and wait two weeks. Jennifer Meyer From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:37 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re:

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
In the log I have seen the statements like Atrium core installed successfully. toward end -- not exactly at the exact end.. but close... As a matter a fact:: I got booted off, and came back in to work and luckly for me.. that is what I found.. I thought I was going to have to reinstall, Praise

Re: Friday Humor - ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
ROFL CMB Rolling on the floor laughing. Counting my blessings... On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Sanford, Claire claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org wrote: ** ** Pat, You didn't know you would be starting the Friday Humor thread! -- *From:* Action Request

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
One other item I would like ... How about not having the installer add the Samples. In the Good Ol Days of 7.1 and before the installer would ask you if you wanted the samples. The newer ones don't even ask anymore (and on a Production server that I am upgrading I don't want the samples).

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
ITSM - installed asked it you wanted it.. (solaris version) On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Grooms, Frederick W frederick.w.gro...@xo.com wrote: ** One other item I would like … ** ** How about not having the installer add the Samples. In the “Good Ol Days” of 7.1 and before the

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
BUT was IT WAS STILL the ARS 6.3 sample... (and I gotta ask why? because we are still using ars 6.3? or is it because we cannot update the sample.. ) =8 ^ / On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 10:52 AM, patrick zandi remedy...@gmail.com wrote: ITSM - installed asked it you wanted it.. (solaris version)

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
The straight ARS install doesn't ask (neither the Solaris nor the Linux) for 7.6.xx From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of patrick zandi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:53 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread arslist
What's the issue, it is already intuitively obvious: You search the log for anything that has Error and then compare it to the list of known errors that aren't errors, And if anything is left, it probably has a problem, but not necessarily; and if nothing is left it is probably ok but not

Friday Humor - ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread John Baker
At JSS, we're firmly of the view that successful products need to be easy to install and administer. We're wondering when BMC will catch up with us, and others, who've identified this absolute requirement. Let's be honest: Products that takes hours or days to install do not install anyone with

Re: Friday Humor - ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
it appears they do not allow installation out of a single stream of coding.. I would think you would run multiple threads to install simultaneously I mean I have 64 CPU's and 16 - 32 GIG or ram, I think it has enough power.. Just saying.. Why 12 - 24 hours of installation? I mean ..

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
Windows pain free: So you have never installed BMC Analytics / or the fact that on the download site they put the boxi 3.1 and sp2 next to the 7.6.01 version -- which needs 3.1 SP 3 (oh that is in the 7.6.04 installer download area.. And by the way: if you install into a folder with the name (x86)

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Sanford, Claire
My problem with that statement in the log is that it can be false! I did an install on my sandbox server and it said installed successfully. We found weeks later that it had not. Of course we found this out while doing testing. From: Action Request

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Danny Kellett
I have lots of love for the stack installer to be honest. I know it installs a lot, with all languages etc. But I have created a script that removes languages and the views I don't want etc. Much quicker. When we do any other type of BMC install, we have found its slow due to two things:

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
your not making me Warm and Fuzzy Claire.. I don't mean Warm and pass another Fuzzy Navel either.. On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Sanford, Claire claire.sanf...@memorialhermann.org wrote: ** ** My problem with that statement in the log is that it can be false! I did an install on my

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread arslist
ARSystem, ITSM. no worries (more or less) Don't get me started on the BMC Analytics I did in 2008: It worked, it installed fine, configuring it was something else. I have tried to keep clear of Analytics ever since, or until they use the permissions from the ARSystem: has that happened yet?

Friday Humor

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but 6 in your lap is priceless! Turns out the chickens were out of food when I got home last night. Jennifer Meyer E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records

ITSM 7.6.x - Roles - Admin vs Master / Config vs Master or Config +Master

2011-08-12 Thread Sanford, Claire
Here is my question regarding Roles in the new ITSM. I have read the manual, but it isn't as helpful as I would like it to be. If someone has the Problem Admin Role, do they need to have the Problem Master Role? Which role is the higher qualification Request Config or Request Master ? Do you

Re: ITSM 7.6.x - Roles - Admin vs Master / Config vs Master or Config +Master

2011-08-12 Thread Thad Esser
I'm going to get my fiancé to brew a beer and call it the Configurator. Make it a fruity barleywine'ish stout! Sounds like the perfect companion to a Spaten Optimator (something it sounds like the ITSM installers could use...) Thad On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Sanford, Claire

WWRUG11: More content on-line, Price changes next week.

2011-08-12 Thread Daniel Bloom
The afternoon schedule is filling in, albeit the actual schedule of when topics are given will change. Take a look and see why this is a great place to be to learn how to maneuver through the ITSM Maze. It really isn't as bad as it seems at first, the sessions at the conference will make it

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Easter, David
Patrick (and others), Snarkiness aside, could you elaborate more on the thought of creating your installers so they are not ALL or nothing? The current direction - based on feedback from the majority of BMC customers - is that customers do desire a consolidated installer for a solution.

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
The areas that we do need to improve would therefore be more around: 1. Ensuring that the installation runs successfully. Our perception is that a customer would be willing to wait an additional* 20% longer *for an install to complete if they had a near 100% chance of success. In other

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Easter, David
Ø but 20% more time? if you are running a GUI interface - To clarify, that's not 20% more time of you sitting at the screen. The goal is for you to sit at the screen for less time, press a button, and walk away. However, to point #1 (and your follow-up), the more automated work that we do

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread patrick zandi
yes !! I dare not ask WHEN? but I will look forward.. to it.. On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 2:23 PM, Easter, David david_eas...@bmc.com wrote: ** **Ø **but 20% more time? if you are running a GUI interface – ** ** To clarify, that’s *not* 20% more time of you sitting at the screen.

Re: BMC CMDB and Remedy positions in the DC area

2011-08-12 Thread Tami Palacky
Mike Campbell requested i add his contact information to this listing michael.campb...@devtechnology.com On Aug 11, 5:57 pm, michael campbell soup...@hotmail.com wrote: Dev Technology is looking for a Sr CMDB person, needs a TS-SSBI, Rockville, MD also need a  Remedy ITSM developer, 3-5

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread pritch
Whatever happened to the good old (Unix) installs where you filled in the prompts as they came up - I know I'm old (fashioned) but I really don't need fancy - I need functional. I also don't really care for the computer doing my thinking / checking for me. I find it doesn't always properly

JOB: Crystal and .NET in Research Triangle Park, NC

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
Listers, A recruiter buddy of mine called today to inquire about the position below. I told him I would post it for him. If you're interested, please respond to mscha...@teksystems.com JOB SUMMARY: The Crystal Reports/Software Developer will primarily develop Crystal Reports utilizing MS

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
Those command-line installs are really nice, but I think BMC is moving toward GUI-based installers to look and feel more like MicroSnark products for those unfamiliar with command-line environments. Jennifer Meyer -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread pritch
So if one company frustrates us, they all should? - Original Message - From: Jennifer L Meyer jennifer.me...@nc.gov To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 4:57:18 PM Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) Those command-line installs are really nice, but I think

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Meyer, Jennifer L
They're just responding to the market. The command line intimidates most folks. Even the CEO if IBM once said he couldn't see computers in people's homes. The graphical interface appeals to the masses. Doesn't mean it's better, just easier, for the masses, that is. Jennifer Meyer

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread pritch
Just irritates us old geezers. Guess I need to head to retirement pretty soon! - Original Message - From: Jennifer L Meyer jennifer.me...@nc.gov To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 5:06:50 PM Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) They're just responding to

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Danny Kellett
I think it's the functionality those installers gave. Not the fact it was a script or no GUI. For example, you could pick out the errors a bit more easier I think and you could run it from a certain point again. Would be nice to just get those bits in the GUI installers I guess. -Original

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Axton
It seems the goal is to make it easy enough a chicken can click the button. There is a balance between form and function. From one extreme to the other it seems things have gone. I too miss the command line installer. Meyer, Jennifer L jennifer.me...@nc.gov wrote: Those command-line

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread pritch
To me - it's the GUI - I'm an old DOS guy - When you get to my age it's all about the functionality - not the appearance. - Original Message - From: Danny Kellett danny.kell...@strategicworkflow.com To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 5:38:14 PM Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread pritch
Guess that would make sense if we were being replaced by Chickens. - Original Message - From: Axton axton.gr...@gmail.com To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 5:41:12 PM Subject: Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general) It seems the goal is to make it easy enough a

Re: ARS 7.6.04 -- Installers (in general)

2011-08-12 Thread Andrew C Goodall
It's worse - we're being replaced by the Cloud! Regards, Andrew Goodall Software Engineer 2 | Development Services | jcpenney . www.jcp.com -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of pritch Sent: Friday, August

SRM 7.6.02 Entitlement

2011-08-12 Thread Gmail
We have a requirement to create an entitlement group for our IT Staff to view specific SRDs available only to IT. We have approximately around 2500+ users designated as IT personnel. Is there a way to bulk upload those user in the IT Staff Entitlement group we created? I created workflow to mimic

Re: SRM 7.6.02 Entitlement

2011-08-12 Thread Roger Justice
Review the DMT since you will need to have the login ID and the group this may work. -Original Message- From: Gmail moe.abdela...@gmail.com To: arslist arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 7:13 pm Subject: SRM 7.6.02 Entitlement ** We have a requirement to create an

Re: SRM 7.6.02 Entitlement

2011-08-12 Thread Andrew C Goodall
Can you not do entitlement based on the org or department? Regards, Andrew Goodall Software Engineer 2 | Development Services | jcpenney . www.jcp.com http://www.jcp.com/ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)

Re: Run If check for a Diary field

2011-08-12 Thread Schryver, Curt
Sorry it took so long to get back on this. I just assumed it would work since it seems so logical, but it does not. No errors, just no data showing up in my temporary field. I also tried LENGTHC($field$) and that didn't work either. Just stays blank. Any other suggestions? Curt A.

Re: Run If check for a Diary field

2011-08-12 Thread Andrew C Goodall
This might be a silly answer if you've already tried, but what about 'Diary field' != Regards, Andrew Goodall Software Engineer 2 | Development Services | jcpenney . www.jcp.com http://www.jcp.com/ | 972.431.1518 From: Action Request System

Re: Run If check for a Diary field

2011-08-12 Thread Ben Chernys
I think this was already replied to correctly earlier. Diary fields, when referenced in qualifications only reference transaction data. To see if there are previous entries in a Diary field, simply set a DO integer field from direct SQL. For example, in field diary_field in table