Re: Celebration ... two years in the making ... an upgrade to v7.5 completed!

2011-07-19 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
Congratulations From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Susan Palmer Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 1:28 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Celebration ... two years in the making ... an upgrade to v7.5 completed! ** Hi everyone, Just

Using Asset Status Field in CMDB Class Forms

2011-07-19 Thread Alejandro Canon
Hi Fellows We're implementing CMDB 7.6.04 for a Customer who needs to deploy that application as a requirement for certifying ISO 2. Customer needs to register Status for each one of stored CI's in CMDB, so I was thinking in Status field declared in CDM Model for Base Element Class, that

Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread Ron Tavares
Hi, I think the answer to this is no, but I thought I would ask. Is there any way to build an advanced qual in a Change Approval Mapping. Meaning, out of the box: For example: Require Review Approval by Change Mgmt team when Requestor Group 'Company' != Acme or Require Review Approval by

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread Mueller, Doug
Ron, I thought I would respond to this message with not really an answer to the specific question you are asking but more of a discussion of a general best practice model for using the approval system. Reading into your question, I am assuming you have a requirement where you want to run an

Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Boyd, Rebecca
SRM 7.6 ITSM 7.5 We recently installed SRM 7.6 on ITSM 7.5. All of the requests are creating incidents. However, not all of the incidents are creating requests. The incidents which do not create requests are submitted via email. The emails still generate incidents, but not corresponding

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread Ron Tavares
Hi Doug, thank you for your response. You are correct in your assumptions of what I am trying to do and I very much like the approach you are recommending. I believe this will work for us. So, I have two questions: 1) Are these approval rules, (Auto Approval, Self Approval, etc), available in

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread pritch
I also would be interested in where these items are documented within the wealth of BMC Remedy documentation. - Original Message - From: Ron Tavares ron.tava...@gmail.com To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:57:53 PM Subject: Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

PERFORM-ACTION-OPEN-URL Question - Window Size

2011-07-19 Thread Raj
Hello All, I am trying to open a URL through Active Link using PERFORM-ACTION- OPEN-URL $TempField$ URL does open up in a new window, but the only problem is it opens up in fullscreen mode. Is there a way to make the window size smaller. Since the message contained in the window is very small, so

Re: PERFORM-ACTION-OPEN-URL Question - Window Size

2011-07-19 Thread LJ LongWing
Raj, It's opening a browser window...the browser controls the window sizeif you have control over the page that it's going to, that page could contain some java script that sets the window size. -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)

Re: PERFORM-ACTION-OPEN-URL Question - Window Size

2011-07-19 Thread Raj
Thanks LJ for prompt response. How can I find out if I have the control over the page that it's going to? Where can I check? I am using the URL provided to me to open that URL through ActiveLink' action. On Jul 19, 11:27 am, LJ LongWing lj.longw...@gmail.com wrote: Raj, It's opening a browser

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread Ron Tavares
I did some research on this. Looks like this is configured in the AP:Administration form. See the doc BMC Remedy Approval Server 7.1 Guide for Users and Administrators On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM, pritch pri...@ptd.net wrote: I also would be interested in where these items are documented

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Chowdhury, Tauf
Memory is fuzzy but I think that on the interface form, there is a field under the SRM section called, 'Create Request' with the values Yes and No. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Boyd, Rebecca Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 1:53 PM

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Boyd, Rebecca
Your memory is correct. Alas, I do have that checked. There is also a z1D_Command field in this section where I'm entering a value of Create - I think that's right but I'm not sure. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Chowdhury, Tauf tauf.chowdh...@frx.comwrote: ** Memory is fuzzy but I think

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Roger Justice
I think Create is supposed to be CREATE. -Original Message- From: Boyd, Rebecca boy...@wfu.edu To: arslist arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 3:21 pm Subject: Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request ** Your memory is correct. Alas, I do have that checked.

Version Control in ARSystem?

2011-07-19 Thread bullcreek.com
Dear Listers, I have been looking into ways that folks are using any form of Version Control with the ARSystem. I am interested in your feedback as to whether you use the built in version control features that came with 7.5 (or remember that it came out with that version at all), if so what

Re: PERFORM-ACTION-OPEN-URL Question - Window Size

2011-07-19 Thread LJ LongWing
Raj, You said ' Since the message contained in the window is very small'. This tells me that you know what will be in the destination window, which tells me you know what the URL will be? Only you know if you (someone in your company) has control over the web page on the web server

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Boyd, Rebecca
I've got Create Request on Submit checked in the Incident Management rules. HPD:Help Desk creates related requests. The Create Request button is hidden but no matter what it's set to on the form, workflow seems to dictate the setting. It's something with HPD:IncidentInterfaceCreate. On Tue, Jul

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Boyd, Rebecca
Yes - thanks - it's easy to forget the basics. Still doesn't work. On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Roger Justice rjust2...@aol.com wrote: ** I think Create is supposed to be CREATE. -Original Message- From: Boyd, Rebecca boy...@wfu.edu To: arslist arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tue,

Re: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request

2011-07-19 Thread Nikolay Fedoseyenko
z1D_Action = CREATE Flag_Create_Request = Yes Created_From_flag = Incident   From: Boyd, Rebecca boy...@wfu.edu To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:52 AM Subject: Incidents do not always create a corresponding request ** SRM 7.6 ITSM 7.5   We recently installed SRM 7.6 on

Re: Version Control in ARSystem?

2011-07-19 Thread LJ LongWing
Phil, I'm currently running 7.6.4 and utilize Object Modification Log only. We use this in our Dev/Test systems to keep track of who did whatwe use it in prod to keep track of what changed with each releasethe dev/test doesn't survive the release cycle. We have had off and on

Re: Using Asset Status Field in CMDB Class Forms

2011-07-19 Thread Alejandro Canon
Listers, Any advice or related thread in ARSLIST regarding question posted? Regards, Alejandro De: Alejandro Canon Enviado el: Martes, 19 de Julio de 2011 10:35 Para: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Asunto: Using Asset Status Field in CMDB Class Forms Hi Fellows We're implementing CMDB 7.6.04 for a

Fwd: TEKsystems - Seeking Remedy Administrator in Birmingham, Alabama

2011-07-19 Thread Jase Brandon
Hello All, I am forwarding the below for TEKsystems recruiting in Birmingham, AL for a Remedy Administrator position - contract to hire. Please see contact information for Sarah Key with Teksystems below. Thanks, Jase Brandon -- Forwarded message -- From: Key, Sarah

RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Arnab Baral
Hi All, This is critical and urgent! Can somebody help me with import of articles located in a sharepoint in client location? The files can be extracted in HTML format and put in the remedy server. I have found some external convertor tools to convert the files to relevant XML format. But

web-services Issue

2011-07-19 Thread Sachin Verma
Hi List, Does anyone know how to fix the below web-services error while viewing in explorer: The following error(s) occurred while trying to process your request: ARERR [8804] The specified container does not exist : web-service name Thanks, Sachin This

Re: web-services Issue

2011-07-19 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
Have you flushed your Mid-Tier Cache (and is the ARS server you are trying to access the web service from listed in your Mid-Tier)? -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Sachin Verma Sent: Tuesday, July 19,

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Roger Justice
RKM 7.6.04 does not use XML format. It is a ARS regular form that you can use the import tool with. -Original Message- From: Arnab Baral arnab...@gmail.com To: arslist arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 5:41 pm Subject: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Arnab Baral
Hi Roger, Thanks for the reply. Could you please suggest how can I import HTML format articles into RKM 7.6.04? On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Roger Justice rjust2...@aol.com wrote: ** RKM 7.6.04 does not use XML format. It is a ARS regular form that you can use the import tool with.

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread Mueller, Doug
Ron, You have found it The Approval Server Guide. It is not really part of CM or SRM or ... It is the Approval subsystem. When you create an approval process, that is something you configure within the approval system. You create the processes, rules, actions, ,... everything to do

Re: Version Control in ARSystem?

2011-07-19 Thread bullcreek.com
LJ, Thanks for the info. I had used MS VSS with version 5.1.2 of ARS and was the only developer for a project in AZ where we were required to use the external application to check out/in our objects. It was very painful even for a single develper waay back then. Since then I developed an

Re: Using != and LIKE in Approval Mappings

2011-07-19 Thread John Kelley
Doug is spot on.   A change in process or philosophy may be a better way here. Maybe one question is why does the company ABC not need approvals? At least if autoapprovals is on then auditing is one benefit. Unless they don't need it.  Or Is it because of notifications that are 

Re: Version Control in ARSystem?

2011-07-19 Thread LJ LongWing
WellI would ask the critical question of: Q. What benefits does Source Control provide that makes it worth spending time and money on, what is the ROI for integrating with source control? A. Analyze the 'why' of this question against the capabilities built into Remedy at this pointif

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Roger Justice
Convert them to a csv file and use the import tool. -Original Message- From: Arnab Baral arnab...@gmail.com To: arslist arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Tue, Jul 19, 2011 6:10 pm Subject: Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location ** Hi Roger, Thanks for the reply.

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Arnab Baral
Hi Roger, Sorry to bother you here. But do you have a step-by-step procedure that explains how it should be done? On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Roger Justice rjust2...@aol.com wrote: ** Convert them to a csv file and use the import tool. -Original Message- From: Arnab Baral

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Roger Justice
Since this is a standard regular form you need to review creating an RKM artical and see what is in each field and then use the import tool to map the external fields to the internal fields. I reviewed the RKM admin guide and it does not have any import instructions. -Original

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Arnab Baral
That is right Roger! Moreover since I have HTML files here, they need to be converted in a format where you can reach the point that you can map fields. But before reaching that state we have to deal with the HTML files and the formatting. I am not sure if you have dealt with this kind of a

SRM Work Orders

2011-07-19 Thread Barbara Soditch
We are upgrading to 7.06 and thinking about having the Service Desk create all ticktes using the SRM process. Can anyone share their experiences doing this (good or bad). Also, what kind of issues have any of you discovered using Work Orders. We noticed that there seems to be alot of

Re: SRM Work Orders

2011-07-19 Thread Mahesh
I think Service Offering should determine the type of fulfillment application and not all service offerings result in the same fulfillment type. Example: Report an IT Problem should create an Incident, New Employee process may be done using Change and Work Orders etc.. Thanks Mahesh On Tue, Jul

Re: RKM 7.6.04 import of articles from a third party location

2011-07-19 Thread Mahesh
ARS 7.6.04 supports rich text formatting. So, I think you can export the data from the third-party application with HTML tags and import the same into the Rich Text fields in Remedy. Thanks Mahesh On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Arnab Baral arnab...@gmail.com wrote: ** That is right Roger!