Import of delivery devices

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Greg Moeller
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    Does anyone out there have a process for automating the delivery device import?

    We can create the file(s).... but how do we import automatically from a script? Is there a different way to do this?
    Process Flow perhaps?

    Any suggestions?

    TIA,
    -Greg
    Matthew Nye
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      Greg,

      unfortunately theres really no clean way to do this (say with a client or server-side script). the file upload element is protected. As such, you will not be able to set the file location text box and then execute the load button click programmatically, as this is considered a security threat by IE (and all browsers for that matter). Essentially you would have to rewrite that portion of the application, which coincidentally, I tried to do 2 years ago and was highly unsuccessful.

      Your best bet is to do a DB monitor while uploading and capture all the update and insert statement executed on the Framework Services database and then create an ETL process that replicates this. And as this subverts all application data integrity, you didnt hear it from me and do it at your own risk.

      Be curious to here what you come up with.

      hth,
      Matt
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      Greg Moeller
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        Thank you, Matthew.. Unfortunately, that is the answer that I expected. Why does Lawson make things so much more complicated than they need to be? I guess I'll have to submit an enhancement request.
        Greg Moeller
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          Talk about more complicated than they need to be... I first had to ask how to submit an enhancement request- I got told that it was a 'priority' setting when creating a new incident. Which I found. And struggled through to submit. WOW!
          Greg Moeller
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            Hello Greg,

            Thank you for the enhancement request. Since we have migrated to this new INFOR Xtreme tool, we have found out that these Enhancement requests are not going to the correct group. We are asking customers to still use the Mylawson site to add an enhancement request liek you would have before.

            We hope to get this feature working in the future.

            Mike

            Greg Moeller
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              Hello Greg,

              Thank you for the enhancement request. Since we have migrated to this new INFOR Xtreme tool, we have found out that these Enhancement requests are not going to the correct group. We are asking customers to still use the Mylawson site to add an enhancement request liek you would have before.

              We hope to get this feature working in the future.

              Mike