Multiple copies of Design Studio Form

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mcl
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    I am sure someone has a better way to do this:  (1) We are still in development stage with Go-Live out a few months (2) We are using various product lines... DEV for data transfer, TRAIN for training, PROD has test data in most files, etc  (3)  I am working on various process flows, etc. and the data for testing is scattered (4) I have developed a DS form to "test"/"trigger" the flows and add whatever parameters they need (5)  In portal bookmarks I have added the DS form for easy access.

    Now the problem:  A DS form is associated, as I understand it, with one and only one productline. So if I change productline in portal, the bookmark cannot find the DS form.  I know this will not be such a problem after go-live.  My solution has been to create a bookmark for five different forms (one for each productline that I want), and I have five DS forms that are identical (except named to associate to productline and indexed accordingly).  When a change is made, I make the change to one DS form only, copy it to the productline/name where it will best be tested, and then copy to all five when complete.

    Please tell me there is a better way! 

    David Williams
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      For product lines on the same server you can use RD69 (LOGAN) to copy your modified UI pages. Open the custom form in RD69 and update the Product Line and click Add.
      You can even update the Default Presentation setting.
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      Gary Davies
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        If you are setting it as the default presentation that is correct, you can always create a bookmark to point it to a different product line using LAWFORM as such

        LAWFORM|TKN=HR11.1|PDL=xxxx|ID=yyyyy    were yyyyy is the Id of your custom DS form and xxxx is the product line.

        Using RD69 has impact, it changes what product line you are on for all other forms unless you change it back.

         

        mcl
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          I am sure the need to have the same ds form for different "product lines" will ease off or cease as we get closer to "live", but this has been a pain so far. My version of Lawson's slogan:

          "Simpler is Better.....Convoluted at Best"
          Sam Simpson
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            The ideal scenario is to create the same DS for different PL. So if you have a DS for AP20, create one
            DS like AP20TRAIN and copy it into AP20TEST etc. You can then change the product line for each
            of the copied DS or you can change the PL directly in the source and change where it says
            "PROD= ". In portal you will have to create a separate tokens.