AC Alarms: only messaging actions? 2

[siep]

(AssetCenter 3.6) I'm trying to run a script 60 days before a contract expires. Alarms seem to be a nice feature, but it looks like i'm only allowed messaging-type actions. Is there any way around this? I'd hate to throw my beautiful script away...

 

[Jasonic]

Siep

I have a possible answer...

If you create a Message action, that's context is the table for which the alarm is on, then in the subject line put something that uniquely identifies the record in question.

e.g.

Name : Test Msg
Context : amContract
To : AlarmUser
Subject : Alarm For Contract [Ref]

Then create a workflow that's Parameters are triggered when a record is inserted into amMail with the AQL conditions To = 'AlarmUser' and subject like 'Alarm For Contract%'

Then attach your script to the workflow.

This should work, I have setup the basics.

I you require anymore help please email me

Cheers.
Jason

 

[Jasonic]

Siep

I have a possible answer...

If you create a Message action, that's context is the table for which the alarm is on, then in the subject line put something that uniquely identifies the record in question.

e.g.

Name : Test Msg
Context : amContract
To : AlarmUser
Subject : Alarm For Contract [Ref]

Then create a workflow that's Parameters are triggered when a record is inserted into amMail with the AQL conditions To = 'AlarmUser' and subject like 'Alarm For Contract%'

Then attach your script to the workflow.

This should work, I have setup the basics, but not tested fully.

I you require anymore help please email me

Cheers.
Jason

 

[siep]

Jason,

This is a very clever idea. I had to rewrite my script (it had amContract as context, and you can only select scripts with context= nothing or context = amMail, which does make some sense), but it works.
Thanks!

Siep