October 2009 - Posts

• Preview of Git Extensions for SalesLogix

  Yesterday I announced my new project Git Extensions for SalesLogix. I received a lot of e-mails from people who read that post, so I thought it would be a good idea to record a quick video so you can see it in action and get a better idea how it works. This quick 4-5 minute video will show you how to commit changes in Application Architect to a Git repository and push the changes to an online repository as well, all from inside Application Architect using Git Extensions for SalesLogix. You'll also get a peek at a few other pieces of functionality as well. All in all, if you already use Git Extensions then this will be a no-brainer to use. If you're new to Git, or to source control at all, then this will lower the learning curve significantly and make things much easier to get into. Read more Posted Oct 15 2009, 01:58 PM by Ryan Farley with 1 comment(s) Tags: SalesLogix, Application Architect, Open Source, Source Control, Git, Git Extensions for SalesLogix

• Announcing Git Extensions for SalesLogix and the Customer FX Open Source Initiative

  This blog post is the first of many that will cover the topics of using source control with SalesLogix development, Customer FX's open source initiative, and the new Git Extensions for SalesLogix module for Application Architect. These are three things I am completely excited about. Using source control with SalesLogix development in Application Architect is a necessity if you want to do it right. Git Extensions for SalesLogix is the first of the Customer FX open source initiative that builds on the idea of using source control with SalesLogix development to make it even easier to use Git source control right from inside Application Architect as a natural, built-in part of the application. Read more Posted Oct 14 2009, 02:51 PM by Ryan Farley with 7 comment(s) Tags: SalesLogix, Application Architect, Open Source, Source Control, Git, Git Extensions for SalesLogix

• Adding Custom Controls to Application Architect in SalesLogix 7.5.2

  I just came across some new info that has been added to SalesLogix 7.5.2 (currently in beta). The ability to add custom controls to Application Architect for use on QuickForms. This is a completely welcome and awesome addition to the SalesLogix Application Architect. The following is taken from the 7.5.2 AA help files... Read more Posted Oct 08 2009, 05:25 PM by Ryan Farley with 5 comment(s) Tags: Application Architect, Quick Forms, SalesLogix 7.5.2, Custom Controls

• Flattening Out SalesLogix Data To Combine Multiple Rows into a Single String using SQL

  A question came up from a person attending our current Report Writing class about how to flatten out data that exists as multiple rows in the database to a single string in a report. There is a really cool trick you can do in SQL to accomplish this which I previously outlined in a post on my personal blog where I outline a technique that can be used to make a query append each value from the rows in the query to a variable. Without using cursors, you will end up with a variable that has the values appended to it as one single string which can easily be used in reporting. Read more Posted Oct 01 2009, 10:43 AM by Ryan Farley with 2 comment(s) Tags: Views, Query, Database, SQL, Reporting