Shortening the .fla development process

hello all,
I am going to try and make a small website with flash. what I am going to try and make it look like is the cosmos (solar system, or moon landscape maybe). a planet will be a button, which will take me to another page that's playing another movie, etc... and at the end, I am hoping to get some elements on the page to query some mysql dbs that I already have set up.
I don't know flash very well at all. actually, just today I was watching a few movie tutorials on it from lynda.com. I am not surprised at all with what I saw, and it's what I expected. It looks like flash is really a more complex and time consuming process than creating a simple html website, even a dynamic one.
I was watching the tutorials and trying to think of ways to shorten the development process, learning the ropes, etc. One of them showed how you could use a movie clip to loop animation, even with one frame present, and that gave me the idea that there must be other ways too, to shorten this whole thing, or to use some tricks to get what you want faster.
I am using CS5, which I've had for awhile now, but my question is: If flash is made up of so many components and process like adding pictures, adding frames, sound, keyframes, etc, what sort of things can I do to get what I want, or close to what I want faster?
The things I already know how to do obviously, are things like browsing the web for solar system images, background sound files, etc..., so I don't have to create those things myself. Does anyone else here have more suggestions on this?
I know I am stuck with learning the program myself and obviously it has to be done. Any suggestions on how to speed up the process of learning and such, or even suggestions on what is most relevant and not relevant in the flash program would be extremely helpful! For instance, many flash templates that I see out there don't look complicated at all, know that I've taken a few tutorials on the program and know how it operates a little bit (and how complicated things can get!).
Thanks guys.

There is no shortcut to learning. Before you can do something faster, you have to be able to do it at all. Flash may seem complicated to you because you are unfamiliar with it, but as a web design tool it is no more complicated or time consuming than working with html/css/javascript... it might even be less intensive than them these days. What can usually take time is developing animation elements, either with or without code, but that is one aspect of Flash that you can't achieve with other technologies (as easily a least). But like anything new, it is a mystery that requires time, effort, and patience to become adept at using it. So your best bet is to strap in and get to work.

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1.     What specific stages are involved in development using ABAP/4? (e.g., requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding, etc)
2.     Do these stages fit into any traditional software development lifecycle? (e.g. waterfall model, v-model, etc)
3.     Which of the stages in (1) above best describes the Platform Independent Model (PIM) of the MDA concept above?
4.     Which of the stages in (1) above best describes the Platform Specific Model (PSM) of the MDA concept above?
5.     How does the Accelerated SAP roadmap relate to the MDA concept above?
6.     Assuming theres a change in business requirements of a company that could lead to reconfiguring/customizing the R/3 system, how is this achieved? For instance, if a model has earlier been developed for that particular process, how does the change in the model affect coding/modification?
7.     How is coding achieved with respect to the reconfiguration of the business models or reference models?
8.     Are all coding manually done or are there tools in the ABAP Workbench that enable codes to be generated automatically from the models of the system?
9.     How much time is spent in coding compared to developing business models like EPC models?

I've also read about the SAP Composite Application Framework (CAF).
But it seems that it's only for Java development....

Development process in SAP

Hi
Please let me know,
What is the development process followed in SAP?
Thanks in advance.

It would be helpful to go through the help document of ASAP Methodology.
The following information may clarify some doubts/requirements you have.
Generating the Project IMG through ASAP:
After you have set the project scope, the next step is to generate the Project IMG. From the Business Process Master List (BPML), you can directly access the IMG activities relevant for configuring each process.
BPML: The Business Process Master List, along with the Business Blueprint, is a key result of the second phase of the Roadmap. Microsoft Excel tables contain the SAP scenarios, process groups, and processes that have been set in scope in the SAP Reference Structure, and are crucial for configuring your SAP System. In Realization, the third phase of the Roadmap, the BPML provides the basis for monitoring and steering test activities and for configuring your SAP System. It contains the titles of the structure items, and displays the status, the owner, links to documentation and links to the SAP System. Amongst other things, the BPML allows you to:
1) Set your baseline and final scope. These are used for baseline and final configuration.
2) Access the Project IMG and specific IMG activities assigned to structure items.
3) Access integration test plans, which help you carry out all required integration tests.
The Prerequisite is you have set the project scope.
Process Flow to use the Business Blueprint as a basis for configuring your SAP System:
1) Set the project scope.
2) Generate the Project IMG.
3) Generate the BPML.
4) From a specific processes in the BPML, you can go to the relevant IMG activities and make Customizing settings.

Rloe Creation in the SAP template process

Hello,
Our Company is a subsidiary co. of a German based MNC Co. who have a global presence in Europe, America & Asia.
Our compnay is the first subsidiary Co. for roll out of SAP templet process and later on the same templet process has been rolled out in America & Asia. Our MNC co. has trageted to rolled out the same templet process for all the subsidiary Co. globally.
Under the global template process, presently, we are using the SAP standard roles and user specific roles for the transactions authorisation.
We being a subsidiary co., developing the Role based transaction authorisation matrix and would like to define the same in Global SAP Template.
Questions:
1. Being a SAP global templet process, whether this new role based trasaction authorisation roles can be define for our subsidiary Company in the templet?
2. If , the answer is no what is the alternative remedy.
We would be glade to know the answer.
Thanx & Regards

Hi Prasad,
Yes it is possible. You will have to use handling units only as shipping units in the outbound delivery packing function. The handling unit can be defined during the transfer order confirmation (you have this in LT12 as packing) or in the delivery after the TO confirmation. You can only perform packing before goods issue.
I hope i'll helps you lot
Regards
Madhu

The maximum report processing jobs limit configured has been reached -Error

I have Created a common page that has a CrystalReportViewerControl (name of this page is ShowReport.aspx). The report name and database name that required for the report is being passed in a querystring. The database connection info is being pulled from the web.config file. All of the reports that I am dealing with have dynamic parameters and the Crystal Prompt page is automatically being created by the crystal viewer for these. Everything in my application is working fine except that when I try to access any report for the 76th. time I get the following error "The maximum report processing jobs limit configured by your system administrator has been reached."
I have already researched this error and am aware that the PrintJobLimit can be modifed to increase this limit or can be set to -1 if we need to allow unlimited connections. However doing this is not an option due to the degradation of server performance.
The other option that I have tried is to make sure I close and dispose of the report document object on the Page_unload or the page_SavedStateComplete() however on doing so even the session variable that I am using to store the originally created reportdocument is loosing all of the values it requires to display the report. The session variable is still available i.e. it is still of type report document but it has no values for any of the properties like FileName, database etc , basically for all of those properties it show an error "Invalid File Path" when viewed in debug mode.
I have already tried several approaches but with no luck. Every single time I close the originally created ReportDocument object I loose all the required values in the Session
I am using Crystal Report XI R2 , .Net 2.0 and ASP.net
Following is the code: (Any help will be highly appreciated) Thanks:
Option Strict On
Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports System.IO
Partial Class _ShowReport
Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
Private FechReport As ReportDocument
Dim strSelectedDatabase As String
Dim strReportsFolderPath As String =
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ReportsFolderPath").ToString()
Dim strReportFileName As String
Dim strReportFullPath As String
Dim iInsertedLogId As Integer 'This variable is used to store the inserted log id for the executed report.
Dim strConnString As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ConnString").ToString()
Dim strServerName As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("CR_ServerName").ToString()
Dim strUserName As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("CR_UserName").ToString()
Dim strPassword As String = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("CR_Password").ToString()
Protected Sub Page_OnSaveStateComplete(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.SaveStateComplete
If IsPostBack Then
If iInsertedLogId > 0 Then
UpdateReportLog_ReportServedTime(iInsertedLogId)
If Not FechReport Is Nothing Then
FechReport.Close()
End If
End If
End If
End Sub
Sub Page_Unload(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Unload
If Not FechReport Is Nothing Then
'FechReport.Close()
'FechReport.Dispose()
'GC.Collect()
End If
End Sub
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
Dim sRptFileName As String
If Request.QueryString("database") "" Then
strSelectedDatabase = Request.QueryString("database")
Else
Response.Write("A Valid Database has not been supplied to this page")
Response.End()
End If
If Request.QueryString("ReportFileName") "" Then
strReportFileName = Request.QueryString("ReportFileName")
strReportFullPath = strReportsFolderPath & strReportFileName
Else
Response.Write("A Valid Report has not been supplied to this page")
Response.End()
End If
sRptFileName = strReportFullPath
If Not IsPostBack Then
FechReport = New ReportDocument
If Not FechReport Is Nothing Then
ShowReport(sRptFileName)
End If
Else
If (Session("oReportDocument") Is Nothing) Then
FechReport = New ReportDocument
ShowReport(sRptFileName)
Else
'FechReport = New ReportDocument
'FechReport = CType(Session("oReportDocument"), ReportDocument)
myCrystalReportViewer.ReportSource = Session("oReportDocument")
'myCrystalReportViewer.ReportSource = FechReport
End If
End If
End Sub
Public Function ShowReport(ByVal strReportFileName As String) As Boolean
Dim blNoErrors As Boolean = True
Dim crDatabase As Database
Dim crTables As Tables
Dim crTable As Table
Dim crTableLogOnInfo As TableLogOnInfo
Dim crConnectionInfo As ConnectionInfo
FechReport.FileName = strReportFileName
myCrystalReportViewer.ReportSource = FechReport
crConnectionInfo = New ConnectionInfo()
With crConnectionInfo
.ServerName = strServerName
.DatabaseName = strSelectedDatabase
.UserID = strUserName
.Password = strPassword
End With
Try
crDatabase = FechReport.Database
crTables = crDatabase.Tables
For Each crTable In crTables
crTableLogOnInfo = crTable.LogOnInfo
crTableLogOnInfo.ConnectionInfo = crConnectionInfo
crTable.ApplyLogOnInfo(crTableLogOnInfo)
Next
Catch ex As Exception
Response.Write(ex.Message & ControlChars.NewLine & ex.InnerException.ToString & ControlChars.NewLine)
Exit Function
End Try
Session("oReportDocument") = FechReport
'FechReport.Close()
'FechReport.Dispose()
'GC.Collect()
Return blNoErrors
End Function
End Class

I have looked into Caching the report document as well. However, as you mentioned in the post it, it will only be usefull when the DB and the report parameters remain the same which is not the case in our application. We have multiple identical databases and hundreds of reports. Our users have the option of using a combination of any database and any reports, each report having numerous parameters.
Since one user can only access one report at a time. i do have cleanup code that removes the session variable used to store the reportdocument object in the page that is initially used to call the ShowReport.aspx page.
I understand now that the CR.net SDK is only good for light reporting only. Unfortunately when we started development based on all of the articles that I gathered, I didn't anticipate running to issues like this. But I guess that's the nature of the business :-). And hence there are people like you who go out of the way to answer these difficult questions.
Regards,

ERROR while enrolling the iOS developer program

Hello there,
I've been trying all day long to enroll the iOS developer program, but I keep getting the same error over and over again.
I've double-checked my details multiple times, I've confirmed my email and everything they request, my Apple ID is also confirmed and active.
Here's what happens:
1) I get to step #3 of the enrollment process ("Review and Submit"). See screenshot:
2) When I click on the CONTINUE button, I *always* get the following error:
In short: I cannot get past from step #3 ("Review and Submit") into step #4 ("Agree to License"). I always get prompted the same error no matter what. I've been trying all day long.
Any ideas?
Thank you very much in advance!

Thanks for reply.
I re-downloaded and its working now.
thanks alot
parry

JavaServer Faces Development process

Are there any guidelines / best practices how a JavaServer Faces development process can
be established. Mainly I'm worry about the separation between
HTML designer (page authors) and application developers.
Is it a "good" procedure to let application developer create a sort of prototype including
the JSP pages and MockBackingBeans to enable a reasonable
preview for the page authors?
Or are there any other recommended approaches, how this can be done?
Thanks for any help in advance.

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2002/jw-1129-jsf.html
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/javaserverfaces
1. Go to www.Google.com or www.yahoo.com
2. Type JSF or Java Server Faces in search box field
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