Misi, Yes. Applications were not overlay aware in 7.6.04. As soon as an object is overlay aware, the entire functionality of overlay and custom objects and such come into play.
Doug Mueller -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Misi Mladoniczky Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 10:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Base Development vs. Best Practice Customization Hi, And that includes Custom Deployable Apps as well, right? Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://rrr.se > Misi, > > To address the question about applications and overlays. > > Yes, the application issue was addressed and you can create overlays of > applications from 8.0 forward. > > This was an oversight of the initial implementation. > > Doug Mueller > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Misi Mladoniczky > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 12:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Base Development vs. Best Practice Customization > > Hi, > > The problem with a mixed system, is that in Base Development, you can not see > any Custom/Overlay objects. As a consequence you can not build anything that > interacts with the Custom/Overlay objects. > > So I suggest you do one of two things: > 1. Do everything in Base Development > 2. Convert all modifications to Custom/Overlay objects > > If you do number 2, you will do all the rest of your development in Best > Practice Mode. > > One lack with Best Practice Mode, is that you can not create Deployable > Applications there. In that case you have to create those in Base Mode... > Maybe BMC fixed this in 8.0/8.1, but I have not read anything about it. > > Another thing is the more granular overlay feature available in 8.1. I think > it will be much better to work in an 8.1 system than in previous versions > where you overlaid complete objects. But I have not tested it yet. > > Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB, http://www.rrr.se (ARSList MVP 2011) > > Products from RRR Scandinavia (Best R.O.I. Award at WWRUG10/11/12): > * RRR|License - Not enough Remedy licenses? Save money by optimizing. > * RRR|Log - Performance issues or elusive bugs? Analyze your Remedy logs. > Find these products, and many free tools and utilities, at http://rrr.se. > >> 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]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> MS 161-043 >> PO Box 3608 >> Harrisburg, PA 17105-3608 >> >> [cid:[email protected]]<http://www.te.com/> >> >> [cid:[email protected]]<http://twitter.com/teconnectivity>[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.facebook.com/teconnectivity>[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/teconnectivity/>[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1591657>[cid:[email protected]]<http://www.youtube.com/teconnectivity> >> >> _______________________________________________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org >> "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" > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > "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" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
