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A customer has asked to simply extend the length of an existing char field directly on the database table in IFS9 — the change looks simple at the table level, but is it actually safe to do this outside of an official IFS release?
Trying to Overtake a base API method (like a Raise_Record_Not_Exist___-style method) in Developer Studio produces an error related to a global package-level variable (like a specific API's lu_name_).
Is it possible to make a shortcut open a form window directly at one specific tab, rather than the default/first tab it normally opens on?
Is IFS 2020 R1 a new core release, or should it be treated as just another update on top of IFS Applications 10?
Does the Print Agent's own log file get automatically archived and cleaned up over time, and what's recommended for managing it?
Deploying the IFS EE Extension to all users via a software-deployment tool (like ConfigMgr) running in SYSTEM context fails, even though installing it manually with a locally-admin user account works fine. Is there a way to deploy it without requiring local admin rights?
A Custom Menu's Source Key Name (or its Condition) needs to reference a value that's only available as an API getter-function call, like an order reference resolved via a Get_ method, rather than a literal physical column present in the underlying view. Is there a way to make this work, since Custom Menu configuration normally seems to require a literal source column?
A Custom Menu item should only be enabled/visible when a specific field genuinely has a value, but standard SQL-style conditions like `MINIMUM_QTY IS NOT NULL` or `MINIMUM_QTY <> NULL` aren't accepted as valid Custom Menu condition syntax.
Is there a way to auto-populate a new Change Request's number with an incrementing, prefixed sequence value, like 'ABC-0001,' 'ABC-0002,' and so on, purely through IFS application configuration?
One Custom Event raises a specific known error via error_sys.record_general, and a separate Custom Event that changes the same object's status might trigger that error indirectly. Is it possible for the second event to catch and specifically handle that particular known error, rather than just blindly catching every possible exception with a generic WHEN OTHERS?
What's the key/mouse combination to open the Debug Console in Apps7 and earlier tracks?
Pictures pasted into sticky/yellow notes silently fail to save in Production, while the exact same action works fine in Test. The note content itself is confirmed stored as CLOB data in the TEXT column of FND_NOTE_PAGE_TAB.
After removing custom fields from a standard view (a _CFV view) that's referenced by a Reference-type persistent field on a Custom Logical Unit, opening that field's List of Values now throws an 'invalid identifier' error on one of the removed fields. Is there a way to refresh or republish the view so the removed fields are excluded?
Clicking an IFS URL link embedded in an email always opens a brand-new session, prompting the user to log in again, even if they're already logged into IFS with an existing session open. Is there a way to make it reuse the existing session instead?
IEE login times vary dramatically by office location, taking 90+ seconds in some higher-latency offices versus 20-30 seconds in offices closer to the hosted server, even though the server setup itself was done by IFS and should be identical for everyone. What's actually causing this location-dependent slowness?
'Unable to open saved PDF file from crystal web service' persists even after retrying with a fresh Crystal config and confirming IFSPRINT's grants. What else commonly causes this error?
A user's old laptop offered an 'Excel 97-2000' export option for Quick Report Crystal exports, giving better formatting, while a newer client build only offers older options like Excel 5.0/7.0/8.0. What controls which Excel export formats are available, and how can the better option be restored?
A copy of a standard page, made as an 'Own Process' page with added custom fields (for example a modified copy of Transport Task), doesn't show the custom menus that exist on the original standard page. Can these be carried over?
What should be considered when planning a Disaster Recovery test of an IFS environment (Middleware Server plus Oracle database, with Mobile and PSO in use), where the database is restored from backup onto a separate test server and the Middleware is reconfigured to point at it?
Is it possible to create a Materialized View in IFS Developer Studio, or should this be avoided?
Is it possible to have a Custom Menu of type 'PL/SQL Block' perform its action (like inserting a new row) and then also switch the client to a different window, all from within that same PL/SQL Block menu item, rather than needing two separate custom menus run manually one after another?
Special characters, like Swedish Å, Ö, Ä, get garbled when a UTF-8-encoded script file is deployed via the IFS installer's file executor, but work fine if the file's encoding is changed to ANSI. Is there a better fix than converting every deployed script file's encoding?
Beyond custom-field views ending in _CFV, what are the actual categories of database view in IFS, and what's each one for?
Where is the correct location, respecting language-specific subfolders, to place a Crystal Report layout (.rpt) file on the application server — it doesn't seem to be automatically copied there by the Delivery Builder the way other artifacts are?
A custom field is visible and confirmed created in the Custom Fields overview for a specific screen, but only Menu-items, not the custom field itself, are selectable when trying to add it as a column on that screen — reloading configuration and restarting EE doesn't help.
Is it possible to run an IFS10 Test environment against Oracle Database 12c using Enterprise Manager Database Express (EM Express)?
Creating a new entity in Developer Studio automatically generates its .cre file, containing the actual table-creation statements, but the delivery build script doesn't automatically add that .cre file's content into install.tem when a delivery is created. What's needed to actually deploy the new entity's table creation as part of a delivery?
Is there a way to have all users log into Enterprise Explorer with SSO enabled automatically by default, rather than needing to hold Shift while launching the application every time to enable it manually?
What expression should be used in a Database Task's Custom scheduling option to have it execute every 30 minutes, Monday through Friday only, skipping Saturday and Sunday entirely?
Access Providers and basic authentication have been mentioned as being deprecated in a future IFS release. What's the actual roadmap for this, since integrations built today need to remain viable through future upgrades?
How can you look up which underlying view/table a specific standard window, identified by its internal form name like frmPriceInquiryAnswer, is actually built on, when a Navigator search by name doesn't lead to the right screen and there's no obvious mapping between internal form names and Navigator display names — useful for verifying whether a large list of legacy custom menus still work after a migration?
Does the IFS Enterprise Explorer client use the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and would new JRE licensing requirements apply to running it?
What's the actual significance of the 'No of Processes' setting in Batch Queue Configuration, and is it safe to just increase it if a queue seems slow?
Migrating from IFS8 to IFS10, is there a way to export the list of Saved Searches, or query them directly in SQL, to verify they all came through the migration intact — 'My Administration' > 'Saved Searches' shows the list in the UI but doesn't offer an export option?
Changes made to a Lobby via EE take effect in EE but not in Aurena. Separately, is there a way to change which Lobby a Navigator item, like 'My Self-Service,' actually points to in Aurena, for example to point it at a local customized copy of that Lobby instead?
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