However, you should also be warned that in at least a previous version (v5 or was it v6 era) there was a practical limit to the length of these qualifications. I was never clear if it was a RDBMS limitation or an ARS limitation, but I remember a number like 4000 characters as an upper limit to what actually works. Which was true even if you used the EXTERNAL() operator.
-- Carey Matthew Black BMC Remedy AR System Skilled Professional (BRSP) ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) Love, then teach Solution = People + Process + Tools Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Scott Illari <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > Chuck, > > > > I would follow these steps > > 1) Create a hidden display only character field on the > form. Just be sure the DB size of the field is 0 to hold the qualification > if it ever grows. > > 2) Update the table field so the qualification is > EXTERNAL($Display Only Field$) > > 3) Have an Active Link set the display only field on Window > Open or Display or Loaded (Whichever works for you) > > 4) Have the next action perform a Change Fields that > refreshes the table. > > > > Hope that helps. > > > > Scott Illari > > 908-601-8948 > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottillari > > > > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Baldi > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: How to save huge qual string in Table / Tree Property? > > > > ** > > Hello all, > > > > I am trying to update the Table / Tree Property on the HPD:Incident Assoc > Search form to let users search for some of their custom fields. However, > the Qualification string is so large that the Admin tool will not let me add > to it. I can't even re-paste the original qualification back into the field > if I remove it. So, BMC must have a trick for pasting a HUGE qualification > string here. > > > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > > > ARS 7.1 p5 > ITSM 7.0.03 p8 > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Chuck Baldi _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
