I might have to explore the single sign on idea a bit more, since I am pretty good on licenses. I just have to remind my users to shutdown some of their sessions when they are working batches of BAM notifications. I agree that Epicor could have thought this integration through a bit more...
Bart
Bart
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Roberts" <broberts@...> wrote:
>
> If you are using single sign on (windows domain authentication), it
> opens the target screen directly, without display a login screen or the
> Epicor menu. Visually better, but behind the scenes it appears to still
> be doing the full Epicor startup & license. Never researched properly,
> we went with details in the email body instead.
>
>
>
> Lots of previous posts on this list with example of adding the Part# etc
> to BAM emails. Search for "BAM email" and "additional alert procedure"
> - these can be as short as one line of code if the part# is all you
> need. BPM emails work too, give you a more control, especially if the
> TO address needs to change.
>
>
>
> Brian.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of bartsmit01
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 3:48 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Vantage] Re: BAM / Alert.MfgSys Automation
>
>
>
>
>
> I remember it being demoed during Perspectives or one of the Regional
> User Conferences, and it seemed a lot slicker; without the need for
> additional logins. I wonder if I am missing an intermediary step
> somewhere, or if the BAM method really just is this hokey, and during
> the demo it was a bunch of slick sales smoke and mirrors...
>
> Wondering if there is a slicker alternative?
>
> Bart
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "b_ordway" <cooner_55421@> wrote:
> >
> > >double clicking the link just
> > >presents you with another Vantage login,
> >
> > I kind of remember the same behavior you described.
> > A logon displayed even though most Vantage users are logged on all day
> long.
> >
> > I do know I stopped including links a long time ago.
> > Maybe this was the reason?
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vantage%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "bartsmit01" <bartsmit01@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Happy Friday!
> > >
> > > Well, I have gotten a BAM to fire off e-mails when a table gets
> updated. I even got the Alert.MfgSys template edited to include the
> attachment link with each BAM e-mail which allows the user to move
> directly to the record in question.
> > >
> > > I am a bit troubled about the fact that double clicking the link
> just presents you with another Vantage login, and only then lets you
> move into the record. It seems that this can be automated a bit more,
> because there is no check at all whether the user is already logged in,
> and whether rights match and allow the recipient to view/update the
> record. Also, I think this creates a problem of users having multiple
> simultaneous logins and burning up seats. It is also a bit cumbersome to
> have to login over and over again if the BAM sends a lot of e-mails your
> way and you have to log into each and everyone of them to see which
> record was changed. Which brings up the question: is there a way to
> include details like PartNum in the BAM generated e-mail, or am I
> looking at a BPM?
> > >
> > > I am wondering if someone in this group has taken this link to the
> next level?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Bart
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>