In relation to AR System function, is the max B.C. value (1/1/4713 BC) any more or less an arbitrary value than that of the UNIX Epoch (1/1/1970)? I agree that an unlimited value (or a value that was allowed to the same level as A.D. or B.C.) would have been more useful to the 0.01% of Remedy installations used by archaeologists and the like. Would love to hear from someone who knows how the maximum B.C. value was determined, and why.
Rick On 10/17/07, Opela, Gary L Contr OC-ALC/ITMA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think you can get rid of the BC using some text-editing technique > (I've seen someone post on the list how to do it), but I do agree it is > useless. I've had customers click it thinking it meant Business > Continuance for some reason. > > I would imagine, maybe, if you used remedy to track fossils or > something, then the BC field might be used in a date field describing > from when the dinosaur came, however, I think that date fields can only > go back so far, and doubt they can go back to 40,000,000 yrs ago. > > Thanks, > > > Gary Opela, Jr > > Sr. Remedy Developer > > Leader Communications, Inc. > > 405 736 3211 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Sundberg > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 8:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ADM: Annual are you going to BMC UserWorld qeustionaire > available > > ** > I filled out the survey -- > > Just wondering in general on the date fields -- has anybody ever > selected BC for a valid reason? > > I figure -- ARS has 10,000 sites (not sure/what I have heard -- but > guessing). > The average site does 100,000 tickets/year -- this I know this as fact. > (kidding) > > So - that is 1,000,000,000 tickets/yr. > > I would guess - that not one ticket -- has a real use of BC. > > Can anybody prove me wrong? > > If that is the case -- anybody think the default should not include BC? > > PS - the survey did not work on Safari-Mac. I would be willing to donate > a Kinetic Survey and Kinetic Request license to the ARSList -- Dan -- > hit me up if interested. > > > -John > > > > On 10/17/07, Daniel Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ** > > If you go to www.wwrug.org <http://www.wwrug.org/> > > On the left hand side there is a link to the "Attendance > Survey". > > > > This gives me an idea of how many will be there and how many > > pins I should be dragging around to hand out to folks that are > there. > > > > For any first timers, there is a pin that shows you are a member > of > > the ARSlist. If you see me, I usually have some with me. I will > > also leave some at any booth of companies that sponsor the list > > (our new sponsor should be announced at UserWorld. I have a > commitment > > just no check in hand yet). > > > > ... Daniel > > p.s. I have given up trying to have them handed out at the > registration desk, > > it is always more stress than it is worth _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
