Re: [foxboro] "protect name .PARM" DM/FV command

Corey,

You should know by now that there's no silver bullet. And there's no
easy way out. (But then again I'm toughened by having to work with SAP
before. I/A is a piece of cake compare to that monstrous system.)

But funny you should mention running d_edit on the detail displays and
faceplates on every upgrade. That's what I resigned myself to a long
time ago. Now I have a script file (with double stern warnings of "do
you want to do this?" and "do you really want to do this?") to run a
series of dozens of d_edit commands on the various faceplates and detail
displays, mainly to change access class for various picks on those
graphics. Brute force, but effective.

Duc


-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Corey R Clingo
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:14 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] "protect name .PARM" DM/FV command

True.  This mechanism is not foolproof, even if it had worked as I=20
envisioned/desired.  But it would eliminate 90-95% of the issues, and=20
prevent all that typing of loopback connections in situations where=20
changes were not desired, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if
they=20
happened.  I was just salivating for a moment or two at the prospect of=20
several lines of "protect name .DONTTOUCHTHIS" lines in an environment=20
script to protect a desired list of parameters, rather than a
combination=20
of locking them, having some enforcer application set them back when
they=20
changed (for all those settable/non-connectable ones), or d_edit'ing all

the faceplates and details to control access via protection classes - on

every system upgrade (but then again I'm toying with the idea of making
my=20
own, as I find the system-supplied ones lacking in several areas, so
maybe=20
that last one is not such a big deal).

Corey Clingo
BASF Corporation




 
 
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