Business rule requirement

Question

I have a requirement of making a business rule. My requirement is that if someone enters any data in FY10 then that data should be copied and pasted into FY11, FY12 and FY13 and if someone enters data in FY11 then that data should be copied and pasted into only FY12 and FY13 and so on. I am thinking of using RTP to fulfill this requirement. Any other suggestions from anybody?

Answer 1

Hi,
I remember doing exactly what you are asking for quiterecently. Here are the steps:
1. Create a version called temp on which no user will have access. You wil use this only in your BRs. This version is initially empty.
2. Write a logic in BR which compares the data in temp version and data in working version
(assuming this is the version where you input data). See below for an example:
IF([Year]->Working<>[Year]->Temp)
IF(@ISMBR(&Year1)) <-----&Year1,&Year2,&Year2 hold FY11,FY12, FY13
&Year2->Working=[Year]->Working;
&Year3->Working=[Year]->Working;
ELSEIF(@ISMBR(&Year2)) <-----&Year1,&Year2,&Year2 hold FY11,FY12, FY13
&Year3->Working=[Year]->Working;
ENDIF
ENDIF
3. At the and of your calculation copy form data from working to temp version by fixing all form page and pov members. Therefore, when you input data to working it will be compared with the existing values in temp.
Cheers,
Alp