How to popup message window after logon?

Question

Is it possible to popup a message window after ERP user log on?

Answer 1

Jerry,
This is very extensive, but you can always use WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE event with out any form to inform users. But it can get annoying without this lenghy explanation. It depends on how long you wait before you take down the server after you announce.
It is not the perfect way of doing it, but will work (in forms only when a
new form is opened, not in JSPs).
1. Create a table with some columns like instance_id, maintenance date and
contact details just in case they want to call you, and a flag that
represents the status (in process, completed so on)
2. Create a simple workflow process with three nodes in that.
3. Whenever you want bring the server down, just create a process for this
workflow process (WF_ENGINE.create_process). This will insert row into this
table first time.
4. Next step in the process can update the status to Completed after say, 1
min (assuming users take at least a min to finish any transaction in one
form)
5. Have a timeout in the same workflow that will wait for 5 mins and inserts
one more row similar to the first third step.
6. Write a small piece of code in custom.pll in WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE which
is not form specific. Which means whenever a new form is opened up this
message will appear. This code reads this table and looks at the status
(till it is completed) to pop up a message whenever they open a new form.
Inactive users, I assume you do not care.
7. You can check in the workflow how many times you want to insert a row
into the table and send a pop up message (select instance_Id,count(*) from
dummy where count(*)=5 if you want five tries).After five tries you can
complete the workflow.
Thanks
Nagamohan