Issue with Joins in Complex Folder

Hi,
We have two problems when we include items into complex folders.
1.
Say, I have a folder FOLDER1 with joins to FOLDER2 and FOLDER3.
Create a complex folder with items from folder2 and folder3.
Include items fro folder1 - Now starts the problem. Discoverer is using join between folder1->folder2 to resolve the items in the complex folder. but i want it to use folder1->folder3. How can make sure it uses the other join?
2.
There are some folders included in the complex folder as components but we are not using any items from them anymore. How do I get rid of those components ? They are causing problems because of the joins between them and the real folders I want to use in the complex folder.

Hi,
If you have 2 base folders A and B, and you create a join between A and B then both folders will contain the A<->B join.
If you then create a complex folder X and drag items from A into X. X will not contain the A<->B join. If you want to join X to B in your report then you will have to create a X<-> B join.
However, if you drag items from both A and B into X, then folder X will implicitly contain the A<->B join. It won't show up in the folder items, but will be shown in the folder dependencies.
Hope that helps,
Rod West

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Re Create Joins in Complex folder?

Hi all, I have a question regarding complex folders. I am reading the Oracle Discoverer Handbook, and it says that when a complex folder is created and Items are dragged in, the Joins are not copied, and must be created. (I noticed that the joins are missing when I drag all items from other folders in.) How do you do this? I havn't been recreating Joins all along and it seems to be working ok... can someone elaborate? I think the book only has one sentence on it.

Hi,
If you have 2 base folders A and B, and you create a join between A and B then both folders will contain the A<->B join.
If you then create a complex folder X and drag items from A into X. X will not contain the A<->B join. If you want to join X to B in your report then you will have to create a X<-> B join.
However, if you drag items from both A and B into X, then folder X will implicitly contain the A<->B join. It won't show up in the folder items, but will be shown in the folder dependencies.
Hope that helps,
Rod West

Issue with Join query

Question 1:
I have run into an issue of join between the two tables.
There are two tables named a and b with the following descriptions -
desc a
Name Null Type
STORE_NUMBER NOT NULL CHAR(9)
ASSORTMENT_NUMBER NOT NULL CHAR(9)
ITEM_NUMBER NOT NULL CHAR(9)
DESCRIPTION CHAR(1000)
UPC_CODE NOT NULL CHAR(15)
STOCK_FLAG CHAR(1)
AVG_RTL_PRICE CHAR(16)
SALES_MOVEMENT CHAR(16)
PROD_STYLE CHAR(50)
COLOR CHAR(50)
ATT_1 CHAR(50)
ATT_2 CHAR(50)
ATT_3 CHAR(50)
ATT_4 CHAR(50)
ATT_5 CHAR(50)
ATT_6 CHAR(50)
ATT_7 CHAR(50)
ATT_8 CHAR(50)
ATT_9 CHAR(50)
ATT_10 CHAR(50)
ATT_11 CHAR(50)
ATT_12 CHAR(50)
ATT_13 CHAR(50)
ATT_14 CHAR(50)
ATT_15 CHAR(50)
25 rows selected
desc b
Name Null Type
ASSORTMENT_NUMBER NOT NULL CHAR(9)
ITEM_NUMBER NOT NULL CHAR(9)
MERCH_METHOD NOT NULL VARCHAR2(15)
UPC_CODE NOT NULL CHAR(15)
MODEL_NUMBER CHAR(50)
HEIGHT CHAR(10)
WIDTH CHAR(10)
DEPTH CHAR(10)
IMAGE_FILE_NAME CHAR(500)
LINESHAPE_FILE_NAME CHAR(500)
IPU CHAR(10)
ASSORTMENT_NAME VARCHAR2(100)
12 rows selected
There are 23094 records for assortment_number 16370 in the table a and 123 records in the table b.
But, when I run the below query using matching assortment number and upc code, its returning more than 2.5 million records. Why is it doing a product?
select
a.store_number,
a.assortment_number,
a.item_number,
a.description,
a.upc_code,
a.avg_rtl_price,
a.sales_movement,
b.height,
b.width,
b.depth,
b.merch_method,
b.model_number,
b.ipu,
b.assortment_name
from a,
b
where
ltrim(trim(a.assortment_number),0) = ltrim(trim(b.assortment_number),0)
and ltrim(trim(a.assortment_number),0) = ‘16370’
and
ltrim(trim(b.upc_code),0) = ltrim(trim(b.upc_code),0);
Question 2 -
Can I break the query down by store numbers from both the tables and extract them to separate files by store numbers?
Appreciate your inputs. Thanks in advance.

853720 wrote:
But how do I fix my query so as to return not the product of the two tables but only the unique matching records based on assortment_number and upc_code ?And what is "unique matching record" Based on table B each assortment has multiple items. So it looks like table B uniqueness is on assortment_number, item_number. So question is what is column upc_code? Is it assortment upc or item upc? If it is not item upc - you got your unswer. Actually, I just noticed:
ltrim(trim(b.upc_code),0) = ltrim(trim(b.upc_code),0);It should be:
ltrim(trim(a.upc_code),0) = ltrim(trim(b.upc_code),0);SY.
P.S. I am not questioning column datatypes at this point, but they obviously indicate bad design. You should at least use VARCHAR2 instead of CHAR.

Query report issue with Joins

HI Everyone,
I'm facing a issue with SQ02, where I need to link 2 table COVP and AFRU . Now that I have 2 feilds in COVP REFBN and AWORG which is or Char(10) feilds and I need to link this with tabl;e AFRU feilds RUECK and RMZHL which is of Num(10) and Num(4).
I cant use a join link between these 2 feilds as it says illegal join. Now I need to pull data by the input from COVP that of refbn and aworg.
Please let me know how to go about and implement this? Is there a way where I can use the code section and write code for this. I need to further add another table CATSDB from the output from AFRU.
Thanks & Best regards,
Raj

Hi Raj,
I had the same problem with other join, since the two fields are different it is not possible to use a join on them.
The only solution that occurred to me was to create an auxiliary table to map both fields with all possible values, like this:
| fild1 | field2 |
| 001 | 00001 |
| 002 | 00002 |
And a view with one of the tables together with this auxiliary one. Then the join would use this view...
I admit it isn't pretty, but it would work. However in the end I've decided to write a program instead of using a query to obtain our client's desired map.
best regards,
Edgar

Privileges/permissions issue with drop box/archive folder

Hi there,
I'm having an issue with the permissions on a folder on my iMac. I'm running Leopard. Here at our office, I have my computer set up just like everyone else; within my drop box I have an folder titled "Archive", and within the archive folder I have a folder named after the boss' external hard drive. When the files are on her hard drive, she moves them into this folder so that we know they're completed and can be burned to disc.
For some reason though, she can no longer access this folder in my drop to drag anything into it. One day I found something online that told me to set something through my system preferences. It worked, but I can't remember what I did! The folder seems to have "relapsed" and once again, she can't access it. "Get Info" doesn't work, no matter how many times I change the permissions- it always says everyone should be able to read and write. I've also tried changing permissions and shared folders in the "Sharing" section of system preferences. It just doesn't seem to want to go. I think she might be running Tiger; is there a possibility that that's the issue?
Any thoughts? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I would check the system preferences / sharing / file sharing .. highlight file sharing (leftside) and setting to edit changes will be on right side for 10.6.x S Leopard. I would look for a somewhat similar setup in Tiger for its file sharing settings.

I have an issue with Add to iTunes folder incorporating mp3s in iTunes Media folder, but not into my iTunes library.

I am using iTunes 10.5 on Windows 7 (64bit). This has only started happening since the 10.5 update. When I add mp3s to "Add to iTunes" folder, the mp3s will be added to a folder within the iTunes Media\Music\ directory, but the song will not show up in my iTunes library. If I open the mp3 from its location in the directory, it will open in iTunes and be included in the Library go forward. This issue is not consistent, it has happened the first time I tried to add an mp3, and not the second that I tried to add the exact same file. Oh also, I have always had the option selected to allow iTunes to keep the media folder organized.
For the time being I have to keep a list of everything I am adding and verify whether it shows up in the library. If it doesn't I have to run a search to see what exact directory path iTunes put it in, go there and open the file - frustrating and time consuming. Even more frustrating to me however is that I really don;t know if I have recovered all the added mp3s from before I recognized the problem.
Any ideas? I was wondering if there maybe was a way to have iTunes refresh its library from the folder?

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24.5.0 - deleted mail account and have issues with a spurious New Folder

Hi
I have been messing around with my Thunderbird data, so this problem is of my own making I think.
I deleted an email account using my provider setup area. This was an email account I had set up at the start when joining this provider and contained only test messages etc. and so was of no further use.
I had set up this email address in Thunderbird and after deleting the account with my provider I then removed the account in Thunderbird. All seemed to be OK.
Now, to confuse matters. I had previously set up a list of folders under Local Folders for filtered email in Thunderbird - I now moved them up into my main account by click/drag/drop onto the account name. Although this took a very long time (and unexpectedly used an enormous amount of bandwidth), the operation finally seemed to finish (although that was really hard to determine until I finally found the Activity Monitor).
Now, for the point of this posting:
After all of the above, I discovered that a spurious folder had been created under the INBOX of my main account, called 'New%20Folder=0' which I read as New Folder-0. I don't know at what point in the above that this folder appeared, but I *think* I must have dragged/dropped one of my folder moves on the INBOX instead of the account name field.
Now, dear readers, if you have got thus far, the crux of my problem. I can not delete this folder, when I try, I get the message
The current operation on 'New%20folder-0' did not succeed. The mail server for account ******* responded folder does not exist.
I have tried a whole bunch of things, altering settings in its Properties etc but nothing lets me delete it.
Question is: how can I delete it?

I would:
a) check on the email provider's website to check if it had copied there, and deal with it. Your mention of bandwidth implies this is an IMAP-connected account.
b) close Thunderbird, open its [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-tb?esab=a&s=profiles&r=1&as=s profile] and delete the offending folder there. You need to browse your profile for a while to understand its structure before doing anything rash.
On the whole, I discourage users from dragging folders about as you have done. By all means drag the ''contents'' (better yet, use multi-select, then right-click and "copy to" or "move to") but moving ''folders'' is IMHO an undefined operation with unpredictable outcomes. I've heard of users moving a folder from one account to another and finding that it still associates with (i.e. "belongs to") the original account.

Performance issue with joins on table VBAK, VBEP, VBKD and VBAP

hi all,
i have a report where there is a join on all 4 tables VBAK, VBEP, VBKD and VBAP.
the report is giving performance issues because of this join.
all the key fields are used for the joining of tables. but some of the non-key fields like vbap-vstel, vbap-abgru and vbep-wadat are also part of select query and are getting filled.
because of these there is a performance issue.
is there any way i can improve the performance of the join select query?
i am trying "for all entries" clause...
kindly provide any alternative if possible.
thanks.

Hi,
Pls perform some of the below steps as applicable for the performance improvement:
a) Remove join on all the tables and put joins only on header and item (VBAK & VBAP).
b) code should have separate select for VBEP and VBKD.
c) remove the non key fields from the where clause. Once you retrieve data from the database into the internal table, sort the table and delete the entries which are not part of the non-key fields like vstel, abgru and wadat.
d) last option is you can create index in the VBAP & VBEP table with respect to the fields vstel, abgru & wadat ( not advisable)
e) buffering option on database tables also possible.
f) select only the fields into the internal table that are applicable for the processing logic and also the select query should contaian the field names in the same order as mentioned in the database table.
Hope this helps.
Regards
JLN

Issue with join condition while using in the corelated sub query

Bees,
I am not able to use the below query since i have used a join condition in the corelated sub qery inline view.But i have a requirement like this . Please help me on this
select * from dept d
where exists (select 1 from (
select deptno
from emp where deptno= d.deptno)
Thank you
Boooo

Hi,
I've never seen a general solution for how to reference columns from main query a from sub-query c, where c is is sub-query of b, which is a sub-query of a.
Whenever I've wanted to, I've been able to get the desired results with a different approach.
In this case, you seem to want
SELECT     *
FROM     dept     d
WHERE     EXISTS     (
          SELECT     1
          FROM     emp
          WHERE     deptno     = d.deptno
          );I'm guessing at your data and desired output.

Join in Complex Folder

Is it possible to do a join when building a custom folder? According to the training books the SQL supported in custom folders is limited. It seems like every corner I turn in discoverer I run into a limitation.

Im not sure I have ever replied to myself so much, I feel like I have multiple personalities now. Anyways I was testing the join theory when contructing a custom folder and got a strange error message. "Ambiguous column name", however, I can not see the error in the following statement. The query runs fine in Rapid SQL.
select distinct cpm.ncmd_analysis.document_no, rmsdw.ncmd_document_srvfunc_signt.document_no
from rmsdw.ncmd_document_srvfunc_signt, cpm.ncmd_analysis
where (cpm.ncmd_analysis.document_no = rmsdw.ncmd_document_srvfunc_signt.document_no (+)) and
((CPM.NCMD_ANALYSIS.DOCUMENT_STATUS_CD) In ('A','B','C','D','E','F'))

Issue with Join in query?

Hi All,
I have a query report for sales which is giving multiple data if the invoice is based on multiple sales order i.e 2 SO copied to 1 delivery and 1 delivery copied to single invoice.
SELECT DISTINCT concat(T13.BeginStr,right(T7.DOCNUM,6)) AS ' INVOICE No.',T7.DocDate as 'Invoice Date',T7.DocDueDate,
T1.DocNum ,T1.DocDate'DocDate',T7.CardCode as 'Customer Code', T7.CARDNAME as 'Customer Name',T7.U_otherref
,T3.DocNum As ' DC Ref#',
T3.DocDate as 'DC Date',
T7.SHIPTOCODE as 'Ship To Code',T6.Linenum,T6.ITEMCODE,T6.DSCRIPTION,T6.U_SaleType,T6.U_SpclDeal, cast(T15.UserText as VarChar) as 'Item Remarks',
T6.QUANTITY,T6.WhsCode as 'Wh Name',T6.UnitMsr as 'UoM',T6.PriceBefDi as 'Basic Price',
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=1 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )VAT,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=7 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )Surcharge,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=18 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )AddVat,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=8 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )EntryTax,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=4 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )CST,
T7.NUMATCARD as 'Customer PO No.'
FROM
                     dbo.RDR1 T0 left JOIN
                      dbo.ORDR T1 ON T1.DocEntry = T0.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.DLN1 T2 ON T2.BaseEntry = T1.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.ODLN T3 ON T2.DocEntry = T3.DocEntry left JOIN
                      dbo.INV1 T6 ON T6.BaseEntry = T3.DocEntry LEFT outer JOIN
                      dbo.OINV T7 ON T7.DocEntry = T6.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OITM T15 ON T15.ItemCode = T6.ItemCode LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OSLP T8 on T1.SLPCode = T8.SlpCode    LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OHEM T9 on T1.OwnerCode = T9.empID    LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.INV12 T10 on T7.Docentry = T10.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
   dbo.OCRD T12 on T7.CardCode = T12.CardCode LEFT JOIN
   NNM1 T13 ON T7.Series = T13.Series left join
   OITB T14 on T14.ItmsGrpCod = T15.ItmsGrpCod
WHERE T6.BaseType = '15' and T7.Doctype = 'I' --and T7.docnum = '46000138'
Can someone please let me know which join is wrong here that its fetching multiple lines?
Thanks,
Joseph

Hi Joseph,
Try this query without UDF:
SELECT DISTINCT T7.DOCNUM AS ' INVOICE No.',T7.DocDate as 'Invoice Date',T7.DocDueDate,
T1.DocNum ,T1.DocDate'DocDate',T7.CardCode as 'Customer Code', T7.CARDNAME as 'Customer Name'
,T3.DocNum As ' DC Ref#',
T3.DocDate as 'DC Date',
T7.SHIPTOCODE as 'Ship To Code',T6.Linenum,T6.ITEMCODE,T6.DSCRIPTION, cast(T15.UserText as VarChar) as 'Item Remarks',
T6.QUANTITY,T6.WhsCode as 'Wh Name',T6.UnitMsr as 'UoM',T6.PriceBefDi as 'Basic Price',
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=1 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )VAT,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=7 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )Surcharge,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=18 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )AddVat,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=8 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )EntryTax,
(Select distinct isnull(Sum(INV4.taxsum),0) from INV4 where INV4.statype=4 and INV4.docentry=T7.Docentry and INV4.linenum = T6.Linenum )CST,
T7.NUMATCARD as 'Customer PO No.'
FROM
                     dbo.RDR1 T0 left JOIN
                      dbo.ORDR T1 ON T1.DocEntry = T0.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.DLN1 T2 ON T2.BaseEntry = T1.DocEntry and T2.[BaseLine] = T0.[LineNum] LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.ODLN T3 ON T2.DocEntry = T3.DocEntry left JOIN
                      dbo.INV1 T6 ON T6.BaseEntry = T3.DocEntry and T6.[BaseLine] = T2.[LineNum]LEFT outer JOIN
                      dbo.OINV T7 ON T7.DocEntry = T6.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OITM T15 ON T15.ItemCode = T6.ItemCode LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OSLP T8 on T1.SLPCode = T8.SlpCode    LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.OHEM T9 on T1.OwnerCode = T9.empID    LEFT JOIN
                      dbo.INV12 T10 on T7.Docentry = T10.DocEntry LEFT JOIN
   dbo.OCRD T12 on T7.CardCode = T12.CardCode LEFT JOIN
   NNM1 T13 ON T7.Series = T13.Series left join
   OITB T14 on T14.ItmsGrpCod = T15.ItmsGrpCod
WHERE T6.BaseType = '15' and T7.Doctype = 'I' and T7.docnum = [%0]
Thanks & Regards,
Nagarajan

Issues with WRT54g V. 8 on Xbox Live.

Hey guys,
I'm having an issue with lag on xbox live. My NAT type is set to open and I have my xbox DMZ as well as port forwarded. There is no issue with joining games but I'm getting a lag anytime I play. It's a short delay but when I throw a grenade or something of that sort it takes a second for the grenade to actually throw, and while that seems like a minor problem it makes all the difference in the games. My last speed test showed 3 mbps down and 500 kbps up. I've done as much research as possible and I'm sure the problem isn't with my ISP (time warner) but the issue lies somewhere in the router. For whatever reason traffic is just getting hung up in the router and I CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT.
I have a linksys WRT54G V.8 with the latest firmware. Its running on Channel 11 and I have WPA2 AES security enabled. My mtu is 1500 and I have Qos enabled for my xbox's mac address and while in games I show a 4 bar connection to the host pretty much at all times. I'm stumped folks and any suggestions or even explanations would be greatly appreciate.

Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...
On the set-up tab change the MTU Size to 1365 and click Save Settings...
Click on "Administration" tab and disable the option UPnP and click Save Settings...
Click on "Applications and Gaming" tab and then click on "Port Range Forwarding" subtab...
1) On the first line in Application box type in ABC, in the start box type in 53 and End box type in 3074, leave the protocol as both and under ip address type in 192.168.1.20 and check the enable box, click Save Settings once done...
2) Once you return to the set up page click on the Security tab and uncheck Block Anonymous Internet Requests and click on Save Settings...
3) Click on set-up and change the MTU Size to 1452 and click Save Settings...Click on the Status tab and take note of DNS1 and DNS2 Addresses...
4) Goto the XBox Network Settings and IP Address Settings and select manual IP Settings and assign the following on your Xbox
IP Address :- 192.168.1.20, Subnet Mask :- 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway :- 192.168.1.1...
5) Also assign the DNS Addresses on the Xbox
Use DNS1 and DNS2 Addresses you took note off of the router status tab as Primary DNS & Secondary DNS for the xbox...
6) Turn off your modem, router, and Xbox...Wait for a minute...
7) Plug the modem power first, wait for another minute and plug the router power cable, wait another minute and turn on the Xbox and test it...it will connect...
** Also try to lowe down the security such as WPA,WEP(64-bit)

Copy Folder with Joins. Export/Import Folder with joins. In EUL.

Ok, I've got a custom folder which has been made up by dragging items from 2 or 3 other folders into it.
It then has some joins of it's own, quite a few.
When trying to create a workbook from it, it takes 9 mins to run a query.
I need to work out what is slowing it down. If I create the same workbook against the folder which has the majority of the items in the custom folder, it runs instantly.
So I suspect it is one of the joins causing it.
My plan was to duplicate the folder, then remove joins until I find out which one is causing it.
However, if I cut n paste the folder, I get a copy without the joins.
If I export the folder and import it I get a copy without the joins.
Question then - how can I get a copy of a folder WITH the joins ?
I'm slightly concerned that when I export my EUL from the dev database and import it into the live database that I'm not going to get any joins since the export and import into the dev database is not retaining the joins.
Anyone ?

Hi,
The preferences for Disco Plus are set in the pref.txt file on the apps server and for Disco Desktop in the Windows Registry. I think the defaults are set on so unless you have changed them this is unlikely to help.
I think I read somewhere that the 11g optimiser will remove unused outer joins or where there is a foreign key constraint. I may have made that last bit up as I cannot find a reference to it, but it may be worth exploring.
To speed things up you could look at why this join is slowing things down. It could be that you need an index on the join column.
The join actually is used, in that it has to check in the other table that a record exists. This is why Discoverer cannot remove the join from the complex folder query. If it did and there where no matching records in the other table then you would get a different result.
Rod West

Issues with iTunes Media Folder resetting to default location

This is my 1st post to the Apple Support Community (the problem I have is with iTunes, but I believe it also has to do with the way OS X Lion is setup and the way Networked Drives are mounted in it) ...so I hope I've posted this to the correct place. Thank you in advance for any help I'm going to get here. I have no expirience with Mac OS X's (coming from a Windows background) so please bear with me, but I am a S/W Tester by trade so I'd like to think I'm resonably IT literate.
ISSUE:
I have a problem with iTunes and my Media Folder resetting constantly - my Setup is a MacBook Air, with an Apple Time Capsule 2TB which is providing my Wifi Network.
I want to setup iTunes so that it will permenatly point to my Data Folder on the Apple Time Capsule, so that when I download purchases, synch iPhones, or rip Music it will end up on the Apple Time Capsule and not on the MacBook Air's SDD Drive
I though I had managed to do this, but after I shut down the MacBook Air, and then logged back in to rip some music, iTunes had repointed to the MacBook Air's SDD, and all the CD's i ripped were saved there instead of the Apple Time Capsule. So far I have done the following;
STEPS CARRIED OUT SO FAR:
1) Connected the MacBook Air to the Wifi Network provided by the Apple Time Capsule - I can see the Time Capsule in the Finder app.
2) Gone to GO MENU > LOCATE SERVERS and selected the top level DATA FOLDER on the Apple Time Capsule....I believe that I've managed to create an ALIAS (Shortcut?) that points to this, and it's on my Desktop.
3) Next I went to SETTINGS > USERS > and made sure that ALIAS (Shorcut?) to the DATA FOLDER on the Apple Time Capsule is always loaded up on startup for my UserID
4) Next, I found my iTunes folder, and MOVED it from the MacBook Air SDD to the Apple Time Capsule's HDD over the Wifi Network.
5) I then went to ITUNES PREFERENCES and changed the MEDIA FOLDER it pointed to, from the MacBook Air's SDD to the one on the Apple Time Capsule.
6) Then I logged out and shut down the MacBook Air.
7) I powered on the Macbook Air, and logged in, then ripped some music - I then found that iTunes had created a new iTunes Folder for my User on the MacBooks SDD and all the CD's I ripped had been saved there. Also under the ITUNES PREFERENCES menu, it looks like iTunes had reset the location of the MEDIA FOLDER...
I don't know if this is an issue with iTunes or not - I'm assuming it's a setup issue on my part, and that maybe I haven't created a permenant link to the Apple Time Capsule as I thought I had. If it helps I was attempting to do something similar to whats described in this YouTube video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA399lEXRTE
Thanks again for any help
Regards
Codename21

Codename21 wrote:
4) Next, I found my iTunes folder, and MOVED it from the MacBook Air SDD to the Apple Time Capsule's HDD over the Wifi Network.
if you really moved your entire iTunes folder, the next step needs to be launching iTunes while holding the option (⌥) key, clicking on choose library at the prompt, and selecting the iTunes folder you moved to the TC.
as for auto-mounting the TC's disk on startup, you might find this discussion interesting.

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