Simple customization to auto popluate character01 with user name

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Jim,

The current user ID is a property of the session object - I used it in the Help Desk form, so the name of the object was HelpDeskForm.Session.UserName. My code line reads:

HDCase_Row.dataView(0)(NameField) = HelpDeskForm.Session.UserName

This puts the user name into the provided name field. It's a passed parameter for me, but you would change "NameField" to "Character01" and substitute your dataview name and use the current row instead of row zero.

Making a field mandatory is described in the Help under Customization - Rule Wizard. I've not done it outside of a classroom exercise, but custom row rules didn't seem too challenging. The wizard does the heavy lifting.

I hope this helps!

Lynn Thomas
Senior Engineer
SAIC
317-357-4041 X255



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Can anybody provide an example on how to pre-populate character01 with the current Vantage user ID value on new record? I plan to enable a field on the form bound to character01 that will pre-populate, but allow the user to change the value. As a bonus, how do you make entering data in the field mandatory?

Thanks in advance.

Jim Pratt

Vantage 8.03.404B
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I'm auto populating something like that on the labor entry screen (user
name and date) to track who alters labor records. I can post my code
for populating the ShortChar01 field in about an hour. Got to run to
another value added meeting!



Rob Bucek

Manufacturing Engineer

PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311

FAX: 715-284-4084

<http://www.dsmfg.com/>

(Click the logo to view our site)



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From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of jmpratt7
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:54 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Simple customization to auto popluate character01
with user name.





Can anybody provide an example on how to pre-populate character01 with
the current Vantage user ID value on new record? I plan to enable a
field on the form bound to character01 that will pre-populate, but allow
the user to change the value. As a bonus, how do you make entering data
in the field mandatory?

Thanks in advance.

Jim Pratt

Vantage 8.03.404B





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Jim:

Just a reminder, don't use Character01 for a User ID. Remember to use ShortChar01 as Rob does.

Field length = 1000 for Character
Field length = 50 for ShortChar

Lynn


--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Bucek" <rbucek@...> wrote:
>
> I'm auto populating something like that on the labor entry screen (user
> name and date) to track who alters labor records. I can post my code
> for populating the ShortChar01 field in about an hour. Got to run to
> another value added meeting!
>
>
>
> Rob Bucek
>
> Manufacturing Engineer
>
> PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311
>
> FAX: 715-284-4084
>
> <http://www.dsmfg.com/>
>
> (Click the logo to view our site)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of jmpratt7
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:54 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Simple customization to auto popluate character01
> with user name.
>
>
>
>
>
> Can anybody provide an example on how to pre-populate character01 with
> the current Vantage user ID value on new record? I plan to enable a
> field on the form bound to character01 that will pre-populate, but allow
> the user to change the value. As a bonus, how do you make entering data
> in the field mandatory?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Pratt
>
> Vantage 8.03.404B
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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Good point Lynn, you cant do much in crystal with those Character
fields..that was a painful lesson...no sorting, grouping..



Rob Bucek

Manufacturing Engineer

PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311

FAX: 715-284-4084

<http://www.dsmfg.com/>

(Click the logo to view our site)



________________________________

From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Lynn
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:29 AM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: Simple customization to auto popluate character01
with user name.





Jim:

Just a reminder, don't use Character01 for a User ID. Remember to use
ShortChar01 as Rob does.

Field length = 1000 for Character
Field length = 50 for ShortChar

Lynn

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rob
Bucek" <rbucek@...> wrote:
>
> I'm auto populating something like that on the labor entry screen
(user
> name and date) to track who alters labor records. I can post my code
> for populating the ShortChar01 field in about an hour. Got to run to
> another value added meeting!
>
>
>
> Rob Bucek
>
> Manufacturing Engineer
>
> PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311
>
> FAX: 715-284-4084
>
> <http://www.dsmfg.com/ <http://www.dsmfg.com/> >
>
> (Click the logo to view our site)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
Behalf
> Of jmpratt7
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:54 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Vantage] Simple customization to auto popluate character01
> with user name.
>
>
>
>
>
> Can anybody provide an example on how to pre-populate character01 with
> the current Vantage user ID value on new record? I plan to enable a
> field on the form bound to character01 that will pre-populate, but
allow
> the user to change the value. As a bonus, how do you make entering
data
> in the field mandatory?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Pratt
>
> Vantage 8.03.404B
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>





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Thanks for the help. Rob - I tried to replicate your BPM, but since I wanted to populate the field with the username, I was unsuccessful. I'm not sure that Progress has a way of knowing the calling user on the server side. If you know a way let me know.

Thanks again.

Jim Pratt

--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Bucek" <rbucek@...> wrote:
>
> Good point Lynn, you cant do much in crystal with those Character
> fields..that was a painful lesson...no sorting, grouping..
>
>
>
> Rob Bucek
>
> Manufacturing Engineer
>
> PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311
>
> FAX: 715-284-4084
>
> <http://www.dsmfg.com/>
>
> (Click the logo to view our site)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Lynn
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:29 AM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: Simple customization to auto popluate character01
> with user name.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jim:
>
> Just a reminder, don't use Character01 for a User ID. Remember to use
> ShortChar01 as Rob does.
>
> Field length = 1000 for Character
> Field length = 50 for ShortChar
>
> Lynn
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> , "Rob
> Bucek" <rbucek@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm auto populating something like that on the labor entry screen
> (user
> > name and date) to track who alters labor records. I can post my code
> > for populating the ShortChar01 field in about an hour. Got to run to
> > another value added meeting!
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob Bucek
> >
> > Manufacturing Engineer
> >
> > PH: 715-284-5376 ext 311
> >
> > FAX: 715-284-4084
> >
> > <http://www.dsmfg.com/ <http://www.dsmfg.com/> >
> >
> > (Click the logo to view our site)
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> Behalf
> > Of jmpratt7
> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:54 AM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Vantage] Simple customization to auto popluate character01
> > with user name.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Can anybody provide an example on how to pre-populate character01 with
> > the current Vantage user ID value on new record? I plan to enable a
> > field on the form bound to character01 that will pre-populate, but
> allow
> > the user to change the value. As a bonus, how do you make entering
> data
> > in the field mandatory?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Jim Pratt
> >
> > Vantage 8.03.404B
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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