June 2005 Edition
Feature Spotlight: Job Manager Web Portal Beta
Q&A with Technical Support: .VTS Files
Smart Tip of the Month: Extended Preview Printing
Third Party Software: Cache Cleaning
Support Bookshelf: JavaScript Tutorial
Feature Spotlight
Job Manager Web Portal Beta
With its recent beta release, users who are eager to try the new Web Portal version of Job Manager have an opportunity to put the product through its paces. If you are using the OS 9 version of Job Manager and have OS X computers, you will be able to use this product to work natively in OS X. This version of Job Manager is a component in the new MetaCommunications Production Portal (MPP) product initiative. The functionality in this beta version of Job Manager focuses on the day-to-day needs of the production worker, providing job recording, job and customer entry, time card, reporting and more. Customers interested in getting a first hand look should contact technical support for an installation key.
For more information, visit:
http://www.meta-comm.com/customers/downloads/
Q&A with Technical Support
What are .VTS files?
In the new web portal version of Job Manager, users may notice the temporary .vts files which appear when attempting to open a Job Manager record in Virtual Ticket. These .vts files contain the database link, username, password, and an OpenURI statement to automatically launch and open Virtual Ticket with the desired record displayed.
For more information, visit:
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16199
Smart Tip of the Month
Extended Preview Printing – Revised
A previous solution available in the MetaCommunications Solution Catalog provided Macintosh users with the ability to print extended previews of Digital Resources by using an AppleScript to open the extended preview .jpg in a web browser. A revised version of this solution allows users to extract the extended preview information with both operating system platforms and print the extended preview with a desired application. This can be useful when users need to export the jpg preview of a file and forward it to someone through email, file sharing, etc.
For more information, visit:
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16129
Third Party Software
Cache Cleaning
Tiger Cache Cleaner was suggested by a customer as a good tool for clearing up quirky problems a user may experience with OS X. TCC provides several Mac OS X maintenance and utility options, that when combined with OS X's disk repair tools, can be effective in resolving many system problems.
TCC is shareware but a free demo can be found at http://www.versiontracker.com/.
Support Bookshelf
JavaScript Tutorial
The tutorial located at: http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/index2.htm provides a free set of lessons for JavaScript beginners. While constructed for web browsers, this type of information is good for novice MetaScripters looking for guidance. This page explores how to build basic functions, use alerts, implement conditional statements and much more.
For more information, visit:
http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/index2.htm
New MetaCommunications Knowledge Base Articles this month:
16062 – Referenced Searching in Virtual Ticket
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16062
16111 - MetaScript Example - Printing from Virtual Ticket
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16111
16123 – MetaScript Example - Getting the Currently Logged in User
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16123
16199 - Using .vts files
http://www.meta-comm.com/support/knowledge_base/article.asp?id=16199
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