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The Dev Studio Explorer displays the Domain structure on the left side and the details (group folders and report files) on the right.

I would like to add the 'Last Modified By:' property that you get when you right-click on a file and look at the properties.

Is there anyway to modify the columns that are displayed?

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As this is Developer Studio, I don't think that this is configurable, you will have to ask IBI for an NFR, I guess.


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it would HAVE to be a new feature request, as WF does not store anywhere who the "last modified by" user is without some code control management tools.


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a column for file-name(description) property would be nice too when it comes to list all the master files.


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I have the last modified date in my Dev Studio Explorer window (7.6.8).



Francis


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Francis, Don was asking for Last Modified By.

This could be very difficult, as the files may reside on a multitude of platforms and OS's.

I suspect the information is available, but IBI did not think it important to show it.


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Sorry!

Actually I don't think the information is available - the MRE programs just sit in a folder - Windows, for instance, does not keep track of the user that updated a file, and neither does MRE.


Francis


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I think the only way to get the info is to do an OS call, but that relies on the platform the files are on.


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Maybe I'm missing something, but the 'created by', 'created on', 'last modified by', 'last modified on' are all properties that appear when I right-click a file and choose 'properties'.

This is what has always frustrated me about WebFOCUS. Things that would *seem* easy about the environment are not. It is apparent that MRE 'knows' about the file properties since it displays them on a 'properties' call in MRE. Why can't this information be easily displayed as columns in the MRE environment?

Sorry for the soapbox, this exact subject is one that has irritated me since literally my first project with the toolset.

- ABT


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Why can't this information be easily displayed as columns in the MRE environment?
This be good subject on NFR, yes? You raise NFR I sure other people think like you and support you, no?

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You're right ABT, the client should have some of the obvious windows client features. It's also frustrating to me that you can not copy the file name from the properties screen. But I know there are plenty of posts with that rant on it.


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You're all correct, how silly of me to not check before answering!

It's strange this is only available in the MRE area of Dev Studio - it's not available in the Server App folders of Dev Studio and it's not available in the web browser MRE Domains page.


Francis


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I think that we should also remember where the information is coming from.

Some may be local, some from a web server , and some from a WebFOCUS server. It depends on how the information is being retrieved , and what is available on a platform.


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Originally posted by Waz:
I think that we should also remember where the information is coming from.

Some may be local, some from a web server , and some from a WebFOCUS server. It depends on how the information is being retrieved , and what is available on a platform.


With respect, as a 'consumer' of a product, I shouldn't have to care where it comes from, just that it be there. Why is there no RDBMS driving the system that provides this information? I assume it is dynamically gathering it upon request.

Of course I may have this all backwards, but it seems consistent with my experience so far.

- ABT


------------------------------------
WF Environment:
------------------------------------
Server/Client, ReportCaster, Dev Studio: 7.6.11
Resource Analyzer, Resource Governor, Library, Maintain, InfoAssist
OS: Windows Server 2003
Application/Web Server: Tomcat 5.5.25
Java: JDK 1.6.0_03
Authentication: LDAP, MRREALM Driver
Output: PDF, EXL2K, HTM

------------------------------------
Databases:
------------------------------------
Oracle 10g
DB2 (AS/400)
MSSQL Server 2005
Access/FoxPro
 
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It's strange this is only available in the MRE area of Dev Studio


Doesn't MRE need to track various bits of meta-data for each file in order to do the 'Managed' portion of the operation? The Server Apps area does not have access control associated with each folder/file so it doesn't get stored when a file is saved.

I agree with the general sentiment that DevStudio should behave more like a 'native' Windows application. I'm willing to guess that the history of the product has a lot to do with how it is currently configured. Didn't the Server Apps come first before MRE was added? If the meta-data isn't required for Server Apps then why spend the time and effort building it?

Just like all companies that build software I would guess that IBI puts forth the most effort on those things that will help them sell more product. That means adding more wiz-bang-wow features to the presentation layer. The back-end is always the last to get updated and that usually happens when changes to the presentation layer require it.

As much as I wish it were so today I do think that IBI is moving in the right direction. Consolidating MRE and ReportCaster into the same repository is a good start. Hopefully the security model in v8 will allow across-the-board access to meta-data.

Just my 3-cents worth. Smiler


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Dan, what's strange is that it is available in the "MRE area of Dev Studio" BUT NOT in the "web browser MRE Domains page". Where is Dev Studio getting this info from that the Domains page cannot?


Francis


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Hopefully the security model in v8


I wish I had a V8.



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