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Robert Spurr
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11/1/2010 8:01 PM
    I'm currently working on a variant of the requisition approval process with a focus on service requests.  So far everyhting is working as designed but I've hit a road block on how to request and send documents through the approval process.  Specifically is their a way through Design Studio to proved a file browsing option with the ability to save the file to a designated path?  Our goal is to allow any user the ability to submit a service request and have all relevent files stored in ImageNow.  Once a file resides at specific path we can have ImageNow pick it up.

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    David Williams
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    11/2/2010 11:21 AM
      You can include a link to either a shared drive or to open ImageNow, passing parameters for which "Drawer" to open. Generally your users have to have a login into ImageNow to view the documents but you could play with passing a generic userid and password in your link.
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      mark.cook
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      11/2/2010 11:30 AM
        We are in the planning stages for a similar project with using a custom DS form that we have developed to include a link to documentation related to the order stored in ImageNow. We are currently also kicking off an ImageNow upgrade as we are several versions back. When we reach the spring, I think we will have very much what Robert is looking for. We currently pass the generic imagenow user for links to DS so that users do not have to sign in. The theory is that if they signed into Lawson to get the form, they have access to the data contained there.
        Robert Spurr
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        11/2/2010 12:48 PM
          We already have over 30+ forms linked to ImageNow (WebNow) using the generic login. My real interest is in the abliity to provide the user a place to store the required documents so they can be uploaded and linked in ImageNow. I will explore the Shared drive option but unless I can dynamically rename the documents (Include say the requisition number in the file name) it could get messy. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

          Also I know how to open a browser window but how would I construct a link that would open a file expolrer window?

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          David Williams
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          11/2/2010 1:13 PM
            This is what we did:
            // var load = window.open('file://fileserver1/lawson/attachments/' + lawForm.getFormValue("text4").replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,""),'','scrollbars=no,menubar=yes,height=600,width=600,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes')
            David Williams