I work for a company that is considering purchasing the Flexibility module for Macola. I was wondering if anybody would be willing to share what kind of ways they have utilized this module.
1. Get a part number from an ACCESS database, enter it into the ItemMaster table, then construct the BOM for this item from information in an ACCESS table. We do this by using Sendkeys
to simulate a "phantom" user sending data to MACOLA using MACOLA's data entry screens. This way we do not circumvent any of the logic built into MACOLA by directly working with the tables.
2. Read data from an ACCESS database to select features and options for an order. This application also uses Sendkeys and a "phantom" user.
3. Check if an order requires an export license by reading data from an ACCESS database.
4. Trigger pop up windows to warn the user of special conditions that apply to that order.
As Don says, you can do almost anything if the screen has the proper events to trigger your code. Not all the events are exposed on every screen. We have used the applications on Progression and converted to ES with a little trouble, but none of our applications use the accounting modules.
dgillz, We use Progression SQL 7.7.5, we have a few things in mind such as making fields that can accept a higher maximum number of characters than presently allowed(for example, AR ship codes). I am interested in hearing ways that people are currently using flexibility within their company.
nablainc, thanks for your input and sharing the ways you have used Flexibility.
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