Unconstrain search

[Taig McNab]

Hi all,

I've been trying to figure out if this is possible:

I've got a list of tasks assigned to people and have a search button to look for outstanding tasks for a particular person.

Completed tasks have a timestamp field filled in with the date/time of completion.

The find script pops up a box asking for a name, finds all records with that name and then constrains the search to omit records with data in the timestamp field.

Is there a way of "unconstraining" this search to show the full list including completed tasks? I'd like to have a "show all" button on the search results page.

Regards,

Taig McNab

[LaRetta]

Is there a way of "unconstraining" this search to show the full list including completed tasks? I'd like to have a "show all" button on the search results page.

Hi Taig,

Script-step called Show All Records? If I'm still missing your point, let us know; it happens sometimes.

LaRetta

[Taig McNab]

Hi LaRetta,

Slightly missed

I would like to keep the original find in place:

eg.

1. click "view task by person" and type in "Bob"

2. Bob's outstanding tasks pop up (the first find script has found all Bob's tasks and then constrained and omitted the completed tasks)

#this is the problem bit:

3. click a "view all tasks" button which then shows all Bob's tasks including the ones that have been completed.

Show All Records would show all tasks from everyone, not just Bob.

I could easily do it the other way (show all tasks then have a button to constrain) but the majority of the time, we will not need to see the completed tasks, so I just wanted to make the UI a bit easier.

Best,

Taig

Edited November 12, 2008 by Guest

[Søren Dyhr]

Well you can wrap this around each of your contrains:

http://www.sumware.net/robfm/savingfoundsets.php

If you can't get away with this:

Modify Last Find 

Go to Record/Request/Page 

[ Last ] 

Omit Record 

Extend Found Set [  ] 

Assuming that only the latest request causes the found set to be too strained...

--sd

[Taig McNab]

Søren,

Brilliant! That script did the trick!!

I spent about 3 hours yesterday trying lots of combinations of extending found sets but had no joy.

Thank you for your help.

Taig