This is a more detailed explanation by Doug when I asked the same question back in 2011.
It's very good! http://www.javasystemsolutions.com/arslist/view/89043859 On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Shellman, David <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > It seems we have gotten in a pickle with a few of our forms. Looking for > some advice/help with Base Development vs. Best Practice Customization > using Developer Studio on 7.6.04.**** > > ** ** > > We have a number of forms that were developed over the years. The forms > and workflow were all developed in house creating our own internal > applications. Some of these forms go all the way back to AR System version > 3.0.**** > > ** ** > > Move forward to being on version 7.6.04 and we are modifying the forms and > work flow with Developer Studio. For any changes we need to make to any AR > System forms, we make sure that we’re working in Best Practice > Customization to make sure that Overlays are used for future upgrades. ** > ** > > ** ** > > While working on the homegrown apps, we were using Base Development Mode. > It seems that periodically, individuals would be working on the home grown > forms in Best Practice Customization Mode. We are starting to see some of > the forms showing up as Overlays, some of the views have fields that are > shown in Base Development Mode and some fields shown in Best Practice > Customization Mode. To say the least it has become a confusing mess.**** > > ** ** > > So I need to ask, what do others do with home grown forms? Work on them > in Base Development Mode or do you do everything in Best Practice > Customization Mode?**** > > ** ** > > Anyone know of a good way to either convert a mixed form back to Base > Development or switch everything to Best Practice Customization?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks in advance for your opinions.**** > > Dave**** > > ** ** > > *Dave Shellman > *+1 717 810 3687 tel > +1 717 810 2124 fax > [email protected]**** > > **** > > MS 161-043 > PO Box 3608 > Harrisburg, PA 17105-3608**** > > > [image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/smallTElogo.gif]<http://www.te.com/> > **** > > **** > > [image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/twitter.png]<http://twitter.com/teconnectivity>[image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/facebook.png]<http://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity>[image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/flickr.png]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/teconnectivity/>[image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/linkedin.png]<http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1591657>[image: > http://www.te.com/imagesTE/socialmedia/youtube.png]<http://www.youtube.com/teconnectivity> > **** > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
