Edit Data Hierarchy
v25 has exposed a lost of functionality with the AutoCAD edit data command. The edit data pop-up in Smart Client no longer allows the edit of a Department Code without the parent Division Code to be entered; the same can be said for the Room Type / Room Category.
Per Tech Support "This disallowing of entering data directly into a child field was a intentional change in the product design for reasons of application performance and data integrity."
This greatly increases the time it takes to input data.
Marisa Weinstein
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Sarah Gardescu
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Agreed that this may be an issue for some. (We are upgrading this spring from 23.3) We usually only know the Dept. ID. We do have the business rule that the Dept. ID. is unique, so in our current version we can enter the Dept. ID and it fills in the Div. ID for us. Similar for room types / categories, we pick from the detail list and have it fill in the category.
We are going to have to have another screen open to look up data so we can key it in.
I do see where some people would want to force this behavior. Also if it is speeding things up to do it this way, then perhaps train people.