Andy,
I do not believe there are dumb questions. Just questions that are
asked, and ones that are not asked. :)
In ARS there is this general association between the UI (User
Interface) and the data storage (database table layout). This is a bit
artificial in the more general application development universe. It
has it's advantages, and it's costs. In this case.... you are basing
your data storage and UI on an existing "application". (An Excel
spreadsheet is hardly an application in my book, but for now that
description will do.) As you think about how that idea should be
implemented in ARS I think you have a few things to consider.
1) Does the "request parts" and "return parts" data elements have the
same structure?
Do they both require all of the same data inputs?
a Part ID?
a purchase order?
a reason for return?
a reason for purchace?
On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Mayfield, Andy L.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I also hated the idea of doing it that way, but I was a little concerned
> about having fields stacked on top of each other using the AL hide/show
> field action.
>
> I may look into trying different views based on which function they are
> trying to perform. I've never really created different views on our
> forms, but from what I remember from the admin classes, it was not that
> difficult.
>
> When you say separate UI's, are you talking about just having different
> views of the form based on what the user wants to do? That is probably a
> dumb question, but I am not up to speed on all my acronyms.
>
>
> Andy L. Mayfield
> Sr. System Operation Specialist
> Alabama Power Company
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> Subject: Re: AL Change Field label question
>
>
>
> Andy,
>
> That approach should work. (Technically) I however (IMO), believe it
> is a poor way to build things.
>
> If you have to use Change Field actions to do this... Why not use
> hide/show actions with different fields?
> If you can choose not to use Change Field actions... Why not use
> different Display only input UI's for the users?
>
> My personal opinion is that separate input UI's will be more scalable,
> maintainable, and more easily customizable in the future.
>
> HTH.
>
> --
> Carey Matthew Black
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>
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>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Mayfield, Andy L.
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I've been asked to duplicate the functionality of a Excel form my
> > company uses to request parts or return parts. The fields on the form
> > change names depending on whether you are returning or requesting
> parts.
> >
> > I was thinking of using the AL ->change field->change label function
> to
> > change the field labels based on the users selection, but having
> never
> > used this before I wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on using
> > this method before I built it in this manner. I am just wondering if
> > there are any gotcha's or things I need to consider before going this
> > route.
> >
> > Thanks for your opinions.
> >
> > Andy L. Mayfield
> > Sr. System Operation Specialist
> > Alabama Power Company
> > Office: 205-226-1805
> > Cell: 205-288-9140
> > SoLinc: 10*19140
> >
> >
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