Re: unable to connect to database, rc = 550

2010-06-24 Thread Jarl Grøneng
My experience with AIE on Windows and AR Server on Unix: - you can run the rulehelper without sqlclient on the AIE server, but the exchange failes with no sqlclient. -- Jarl 2010/6/23 Frex Popo frexp...@yahoo.fr: ** We are on ARS/ITSM7.6. Oracle 10 database. We have an exchange which

Date/Time Field - Bug Found

2010-06-24 Thread koray
Hello all, My regional settings for date/time field is as follows: 6/24/2010 9:45:12 AM If I (or the user) enters date/time as 24062010 9:45:12 remedy creates the database entry with integer value of 24062010 - which maps to actually 10/6/1970 2:53:30 PM. Therefore this causes a big

Re: User Tool On Win 7 64 Bit

2010-06-24 Thread Theo Fondse (RIS)
I'm using WUT 7.1 P8 on my Dell Precision M6400 with Win7 Pro 64-bit - no problems - not even using compatibility mode... Best Regards, Theo From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Maher, Jeff Sent: 23 June 2010 08:16 PM To:

Re: Date/Time Field - Bug Found

2010-06-24 Thread Rick Cook
Doctor! Doctor! It hurts when I do this! Well, then don't do that! I would suggest that if your users did any number of incorrect things, they would get results they didn't like. This is not a bug, it is a PEBCAK issue. Train your users in the correct format for the Date/Time string, and

Re: Date/Time Field - Bug Found

2010-06-24 Thread Coleman, Gavin
Rick - what a fantastic answer! I'm sitting here in the office (it's 8.25am here) and I'm feeling miserable because the weather's beautiful and I'm stuck indoors - your post really did make me laugh out loud! Thanks for cheering me up. Gavin Coleman Senior Analyst/Programmer Computacenter

Re: Date/Time Field - Bug Found

2010-06-24 Thread Vivek Sanckar N
Coolest possible reply for such issues :) Regards, Vivek On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Coleman, Gavin gavin.cole...@computacenter.com wrote: Rick - what a fantastic answer! I'm sitting here in the office (it's 8.25am here) and I'm feeling miserable because the weather's beautiful and

Re: Date/Time Field - Bug Found

2010-06-24 Thread Joe D'Souza
Kooray, I do agree with Rick in a way. It is the same as decimal fields.. It is like if you leave the Submitter field open for editing, you could enter any free text and it would take it - there is no check to verify if it is really a valid login name that exists in the User form. Realistically

AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread NNMN
Hi ARSers, I have been hearing that AR User tool is getting deprected. I have few questions on this. - Is it really going to get deprecated? Is ARS8.0 going to have a thick client? - If it is just through mid-tier then will the DDE, OLE, macros etc be removed from active link actions. - Is

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Joe D'Souza
I heard the same thing too about the user tool. But then I had pretty much heard that about 7 ARS was current on 5.1.x. Irrespective of when it finally happens it is on the cards so it would be a better idea to start preparing for that and not develop code that is supported only on the thick

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Walters, Mark
Yes, the User Tool is nearing the end of its life but we're not quite there yet. BMC are encouraging users to switch to the web client and there are already features in the product (particularly interface enhancements) that are only available via the web. Please see this statement of

Re: User Tool On Win 7 64 Bit

2010-06-24 Thread Robert Fults
I am aware of this. However, I was just providing the official Microsoft names and how I got things working. I did make mention to the issue I saw during testing from Win 7 Beta to RC to RTM. ;) http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-xp-mode Sincerely, Robert

Re : unable to connect to database, rc = 550

2010-06-24 Thread Frex Popo
Aaah! I see.. so that explains it... Anyway, I will be checking the installation of the oracle client we have and see if any libraries/permissions are permissions or oracle env badly set up or version mismatch etc... Let you know next week. thanks De : Jarl

Re: Shared User ID

2010-06-24 Thread Frank Caruso
Thank you for the detailed response. On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Mueller, Doug doug_muel...@bmc.com wrote: ** Frank, The question is a simple one Would the users in question need a license (one each) if they were doing the operation directly? If the answer is yes, then there is

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread LJ LongWing
1 - Based on public statements to that effect for about the last year...yes I believe 7.6.3 will be the last version with a thick client 2 - Not likely, they will probably still be available for quite some time to come, simply because not everyone will go to web and will likely still use the older

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2010-06-24 Thread Chuck
Howard, what the , thats a Canadian online drugstore, why is it on this list? On Jun 23, 6:46 pm, Howard Richter hbr4...@gmail.com wrote: http://rxgm.allew.com -- Howard Richter Red Hat Certified Technician CompTIA Linux+ Certified ITIL Foundation Certified E-Mail = hbr4...@gmail.com

Re: Shared User ID

2010-06-24 Thread Misi Mladoniczky
Hi, It is sometimes hard to gather login/passwd information if you are building an external UI that access the AR Server. It is easier to use a single user. In the old days no ready solution was at hand. Nowadays we have an API call named ARSetImpersonatedUser(), that can be used for things

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Chuck
Actually Version 8.0 is the last expected version with the User Client. Version 8.[1-9] and beyond wont have a User client. On Jun 24, 9:19 am, LJ LongWing lj.longw...@gmail.com wrote: 1 - Based on public statements to that effect for about the last year...yes I believe 7.6.3 will be the last

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread LJ LongWing
Are you taking into effect there that what was originally called 8 has been renamed to 7.6.3? Based on a meeting I was in I heard that 7.6.3 was the last version with Client. -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of

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2010-06-24 Thread William Rentfrow
Common spammer technique - Howard got hacked by one of these three things probably- -phishing attack -keylogger -PHP embed Howard - better start changing passwords and start scanning... William Rentfrow Principal Consultant, StrataCom Inc. wrentf...@stratacominc.com Blog:

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Easter, David
A revised statement of direction will be released in early July to answer these questions. -David J. Easter Sr. Product Manager, Enterprise Service Management BMC Software, Inc.   The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Ramey, Anne
I have seen an official statement of direction paper from BMC that the next release (I think it is 7.6.3) will be the last release that will include a user tool. Anne Ramey *** E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina

Re: Adding Request Types on Change Request Relationship Tab

2010-06-24 Thread Mahesh
Even though the values seem to be configurable, the hidden fields that are populated when you select a value are of Drop Down type. So, you will need to add those values in that drop down field. For example: Functional Roles are all configured in SYS:Menu Items and there are also hard coded as

SLM version to use

2010-06-24 Thread Ramey, Anne
I'm upgrading from ARS 7.1 ITSM 7.0.03 p9 CMDB 2.1 p4 SLM 7.1 p2 To ARS 7.5 ITSM 7.6 p1 CMDB 7.6 What version of SLM is better? 7.5 or 7.6. Both appear to be compatible. There doesn't appear to be much to gain from going to 7.6, but the list of known issues is just as long. Opinions from

Approver mapping field addition

2010-06-24 Thread Haque, Rezaul R
Anyone added a new field to approver mapping form which will referenced to Change request ( newly added field) then approver process will carry on the rest of it? If you happened to be one of them then would you please share your expertise by giving me some tips of how? ARS version is 7.0.1

Re: SLM version to use

2010-06-24 Thread Chuck
If there is not much difference always load the latest. It will be supported for a longer time. On Jun 24, 12:47 pm, Ramey, Anne anne.ra...@nc.gov wrote: I'm upgrading from ARS 7.1 ITSM 7.0.03 p9 CMDB 2.1 p4 SLM 7.1 p2 To ARS 7.5 ITSM 7.6 p1 CMDB 7.6 What version of SLM is better? 7.5

rrrLoginConv tool to change group names/IDs system wide

2010-06-24 Thread Lisa9878
Hi all- I'm sure most of you are aware of the Scandanavian site rrr.se which has a few really nice utilities when it comes to Remedy. Just wanted to put it out there that the rrrLoginConv utility, although intially intended to change login names throughout the Remedy system, will also work for

Re: Restricting to type on menu feild

2010-06-24 Thread Kemes, Lisa
Has anyone noticed, even though you select Drop-Down List on a character field (that has a menu attached to it), you are still allowed to type stuff into that field if it is in Search Mode? I just noticed that.. Lisa From: Action Request System

Re: RRR|Chive ARRERR 311

2010-06-24 Thread Misi Mladoniczky
Hi, I think that you may have a field 101029 in the source form that are absent from the target. You can do two things about this. 1. Skipping a specific field: skipfields = 101029 2. Have RRR|Chive check this automatically: onlyfields = COMMON Best Regards - Misi, RRR AB,

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Angus Comber
I believe this is true and think BMC are making a big mistake for the following reasons: 1. The thick client has a client based API, using COM, which is used by many third party products, including our own, and this capability is really useful for integration with other products. All this

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Pierson, Shawn
I've been thinking about this sort of thing lately, and I think that it's not necessarily a bad move from a corporate perspective, despite my personal desire to continue using WUT. 1) Web services are the present and future of integrations, at least in the near term. Older APIs and such

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
While web services are the present and future of integrations, they are only useful in Application/System integrations. Web services are not useful in a screen pop type of integration (between say a phone system and a customer rep person taking a call). -Original Message- From: Action

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Joe D'Souza
Hello Angus, I would agree with some of your statements a few versions ago when Remedy Web was the web application tool. Mid-Tier since then has evolved to a much better product, and sometimes there is a very thin difference between the performance gains experienced on the thick client as opposed

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread LJ LongWing
Angus...I'm a fan of the native client as well...but tell me thiswould you use Amazon or Ebay if you needed to load a client to get to it? Maybe, maybe not...but I doubt that you WOULDN'T use it if you had to use the web browser, right? The default delivery method for this type of software

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread LJ LongWing
Agreed, But why can't the screen pop technology launch a web browser instead of a Submit window in a clientwhy?...because they aren't currently tooled to do that...but could be if they want, and should be because not all apps that need screen pops reside on the workstation -Original

Re: Adding Request Types on Change Request Relationship Tab

2010-06-24 Thread JanetB
Thanks - that helped me on my journey :) I added the entry to the Record_Type field on CHG:Infrastructure Change form with an ID that coincided to the selection code I had assigned in SYS:Request Types. It then let me select if, but the search button did not work. I realized there was an active

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Grooms, Frederick W
Correct, I was just trying to point out that each technology has its place and just because it uses a custom API does not mean it is bad or worthless. -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing Sent:

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Juan Ingles
TANSTAAFL! - There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch for those of you that haven't read Heinlein... Yea, we might not have to ask What version of the user tool do you use or Have you tried deleting ARF/ARV files? But those questions are quickly replaced by What browser (and what version) are

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread LJ LongWing
Again, Agreed :) -Original Message- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Grooms, Frederick W Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:05 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: AR User Tool Deprecated? Correct, I was just trying to point

Re: AR User Tool Deprecated?

2010-06-24 Thread Chuck
They already use Eclipse as the Framework for the Admin tool, why not use it as a User tool too? Then All they have to maintain is a plugin into Eclipse... On Jun 24, 5:33 pm, LJ LongWing lj.longw...@gmail.com wrote: Again, Agreed :) -Original Message- From: Action Request System