Product Configurator V8

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I'm use the product configurator a lot here. Yes you can run a Progress
programm from each on leaves. You will have to create one from the procedure
editor and use INPUT PARAMETERS to send configurator values to it and OUTPUT
PARAMETER to return values to the configurator screen. Be carefull with the
EXCELLOOKUP, it is really slow, I use a progress programm that loads a txt
file instead, much faster.

The only thing that used to work with 6.1 and does not work with 8.0 is that
you cannot send anything directly to the screen from a program using a
DISPLAY or MESSAGE. You have to use a TXT field in the screen to display
your warnings or messages.

Hope this helps.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Wonsil [mailto:mark_wonsil@...]
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 11:47 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Product Configurator V8


I've been playing around with the Product Configurator in V8. Since
documentation is a little sparse, I was wondering what clever things people
have done with it. I also have some general questions:

What do people do to build in some feasibility checking? Is it possible to
run
a routine for every "On Leave" event on each input field to check the
configuration? (Program Call rule?) I would like to fill a text box with
corrective actions for example. What fields can the Progress program update?

Can one override the pricing logic, smart part number, description, etc. in
a
program call rule?

What is the programming language used? It seems like Progress - sorta but
not
really...

Any other documentation that's hidden somewhere?

Thanks,

Mark W.



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I've been playing around with the Product Configurator in V8. Since
documentation is a little sparse, I was wondering what clever things people
have done with it. I also have some general questions:

What do people do to build in some feasibility checking? Is it possible to run
a routine for every "On Leave" event on each input field to check the
configuration? (Program Call rule?) I would like to fill a text box with
corrective actions for example. What fields can the Progress program update?

Can one override the pricing logic, smart part number, description, etc. in a
program call rule?

What is the programming language used? It seems like Progress - sorta but not
really...

Any other documentation that's hidden somewhere?

Thanks,

Mark W.