When creating a customer facing system (such as a customer portal), some developers may want to allow end users to reset their own passwords. We have implemented such a process in a few previous projects and wanted to share the steps with an interested audience. This specific process will include a button on the sign … Continue reading Password Management System
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Master Dictionary Menu
A recent common request has been the ability to control multiple dictionary menus from a central/master dictionary. In the past, the answer for this request has been to drop the mrc security tables from the database and create views in each dictionary pointing to the master dictionary security tables. While this method will continue to … Continue reading Master Dictionary Menu
Combining Data from Two Separate Databases onto the Same Screen
Earlier today, I was talking to a prospective m-Power client, and they mentioned the need to me to have a single screen that allowed them to see customer information from database A. On the same screen, they wanted to see orders related to that customer. The trouble was, that data resided on database B. Database … Continue reading Combining Data from Two Separate Databases onto the Same Screen
Creating a data set via an External Object
Overview m-Power External Objects (SQL/RPG/Java) can be invoked from your m-Power applications for many purposes, whether that’s for input validation or performing additional database transactions. One of the most commonly asked questions I have heard when working with clients who possess strong programming backgrounds is “How can I use m-Power to report over a dataset … Continue reading Creating a data set via an External Object
Graphing – Utilizing non-standard FusionCharts
Overview Many developers who have used the graphing tool in m-Power’s report templates know that the plugin used for rendering the graphs is FusionCharts Suite XT, a JavaScript charting library. Anything that FusionCharts can do, m-Power can do as well. While we ship the more commonly used graph templates as a part of the graphing … Continue reading Graphing – Utilizing non-standard FusionCharts