Can we have a REPORT WARNING similar to REPORT ERROR

BLOMASKY

The only difference is that it will allow the process to continue.

Example, on a form, I have a field that I want to WARN users if the value is outside of a reasonable range, but I want to let the user continue. Since I can't use a DISPLAY MESSAGE in the dynamic rule, I am clueless how to do this. Was thinking a REPORT WARNING would easily solve my problem.

Anyone else have a need for this?
Or, is there a better way to handle this?

Bruce

PointsWell

BLOMASKY wrote
Or, is there a better way to handle this?

Bruce

Seems like that could be better managed by a mod to the field error messages (the ones that warn you when a mandatory field has not been completed).

Alternatively some html with a Show When

aware_support

You CAN use DISPLAY MESSAGE in dynamic rules that are not executed on the server.

Jaymer

Vlad, Bruce and I were trying to do this very thing.
We could get the Dynamic, 'not on server' rule to fire and call a Process.
The process' only rule was a DISPLAY MESSAGE but no dialog appeared.
The log showed the action added to the Agenda.
And we got a message that DISPLAY was not allowed during Initialization.

... but no Alert.
Will try again.

Jaymer

Nope, same thing on a quick CRM test.
Added a rule - you can see that it correctly fires.
And you can see the process execute... but no Alert.

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aware_support

No process - just DISPLAY MESSAGE directly in the rules of an object.

Jaymer

Yes, thanks, thats works.
For some reason we were doing some logic in a Process to determine if the Alert message is needed.
I'll let Bruce check this tomorrow and see if he can make it work solely in the Rule.

BLOMASKY

My problem was I had to do a FIND and IF I found a match then display the warning message. I don't think that can be done in a rule. The FIND was conditional on a previous attribute in the form.

Bruce

aware_support

So why cannot you do everything in a process?

ENTER NEW Object (or EDIT Object)
IF Object.Attribute == 'Warn' Then
DISPLAY MESSAGE 'Warning!'

BLOMASKY

Because I wanted it dynamic. As soon as they enter data into field B to do a find on field A and if there is a match then display the warning message.

Bruce

aware_support

Then why can't you use EXISTS rather than FIND and avoid a process?

IF EXISTS SomeObject WHERE ... THEN
DISPLAY MESSAGE ...

gernotlg

In case it helps anyone who stumbles across this problem.

The solution is setting the BO rule properties so it doesn't run on the server and 'No' form initialisaton.

Then you don't get the warning message in the configurator when you're saving. And it doesn't cause a problem when it runs.

Your 'Warning Message' will display when the user enters stuff that requires a Warning, but still allows them to continue and saves the record when they press Save.

I don't know about Display Message from a process though, as I'm only doing directly in the BO Rule.

It would be cool, however, if the Display Message function had a few aliases, like Display Warning, for eg. Then the Title of the message box would be, for eg, 'Warning' instead of 'Information'

PointsWell

gernotlg wrote
It would be cool, however, if the Display Message function had a few aliases, like Display Warning, for eg. Then the Title of the message box would be, for eg, 'Warning' instead of 'Information'

See MTitle flag of DISPLAY MESSAGE