October 2009 - Posts

• SalesLogix Web Client Lookup Result layout definition defined

  OK so you are using the SalesLogix web client and you are searching for records using the standard group/list functionality available on the main pages like Accounts, Contacts, Opportunities. You might say to yourself "Self, great I can find records... Read more Posted Oct 29 2009, 12:59 PM by Kris Halsrud with 2 comment(s) Tags: SalesLogix 7.5.1

• Sage.BusinessRules.CodeSnippets.... already defines a member called 'X' with the same parameter types

  Ever seen this error message?  You will get this in SalesLogix 7.5.1 when using Code Snippet Action Items (Not C# Snippet Action Item which are now tagged as obsolete even though they are nothing of the sort).  The problem comes in if you add... Read more Posted Oct 21 2009, 01:04 PM by Kris Halsrud with 1 comment(s) Tags: Application Architect, SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5.1

• Setting a permanent filter on the Add Opportunity Product screen in the SalesLogix web client

  I recently was asked to add a permanent filter on the add opportunity product screen to control what products were available to a user. The requirements called for only certain products to be visible to some users while other products were available to other users, and still other products were available to all users. This may sound complex but it is actually pretty easy, provided you know where to start. Read more Posted Oct 21 2009, 06:12 AM by Kris Halsrud with 1 comment(s) Tags: Application Architect, SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5.1

• SalesLogix database getting large? Check your INDEXUPDATES table!

  I have run into several customer databases that were very large, even though they did not have a tremendous amount of data. One of the common things that I see is a bloated INDEXUPDATES table. Read more Posted Oct 16 2009, 01:20 PM by Kris Halsrud with 1 comment(s)

• Opening a Dialog window in the SalesLogix Web Client

  SalesLogix offers the ability to open a "popup" dialog window in the SalesLogix web client. There is a limit currently, only allowing one open dialog window at a time. If you want a popup from a popup it can not be done right now. To launch a popup dialog you can use the the DialogService. Read more Posted Oct 14 2009, 05:50 AM by Kris Halsrud with 1 comment(s) Tags: SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5.1

• Using Page.Session to store values in the SalesLogix web client

  The Page.Session object in ASP.NET allows you to save data per user that requests a page from the SalesLogix web client application.  Variables stored in the session object are not discarded when users move between pages.  The variables will... Read more Posted Oct 09 2009, 11:07 AM by Kris Halsrud with no comments Tags: SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5.1

• SalesLogix Web Picklist Control Bug - Picklist Entries containing a comma

  In the SalesLogix web client (7.5 and 7.5.1) if you have a picklist control that uses a picklist with entries containing commas, the picklist value before the comma is shown, the rest is not visible.  Sage has just released a hot fix for this issue... Read more Posted Oct 02 2009, 09:35 AM by Kris Halsrud with no comments Tags: SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5.1

• The SalesLogix Web SLXLookup Control Part 2 - Additional Filtering

  In my last post I talked about how the lookup control can have multiple conditions added to filter the lookup results. This is done using Prefilters. However, these conditions are appended together with AND logic. Today I want to talk about a method for building OR logic so that a lookup can, for instance, only show those accounts where the type = customer OR the type = prospect. Read more Posted Oct 01 2009, 06:08 AM by Kris Halsrud with no comments Tags: Application Architect, SalesLogix Web, SalesLogix 7.5, SalesLogix 7.5.1