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- The Trouble with And


Here's something I've seen several times that can lead to bugs. C# has two logical-and operators: & and &&. If you come from a C++ background, it's entirely natural to use the && operator. But there is a difference between the two Read More...
Posted Sunday, August 10, 2008 4:32 PM by DavidL | 0 Comments
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- Default Outcomes in Escalations


Here’s a simple way to set a default outcome for an escalation so the workflow will take to your chosen activity when the escalation fires. I’ve seen many approaches to accomplish this, but I think this one is the easiest. Let’s say you have a client Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:20 PM by DavidL | 0 Comments
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- Testing Your Process


One thing you'll hear me repeat many times when I'm working with a new customer is about testing your process. When testing your process, you must test every possible path through the workflow. Testing just the most likely path isn't good enough. Exercise Read More...
Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 9:44 PM by DavidL | 0 Comments
 
 
- TIP: Clear Browser Cache After [blackpearl] Upgrade


When upgrading to a new release of [blackpearl], like 0803, make sure you have your users clear their browser cache. This will insure any cached client-side java scripts are pulled fresh from the web server. If you don't do this, you might get the endlessly Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 12:13 AM by DavidL | 0 Comments
 
 
- TIP: Reducing SQL Server 2005 Memory Usage


Ever notice after a hard day working away at the old data mine in a Virtual PC that SQL Server takes up a pretty good chunk of your available memory? If you're like me, you could use this memory for something else. Here's how you can limit how much memory Read More...
Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 12:23 AM by DavidL | 0 Comments
 
 
- Introduction


Greetings to everyone out there in K2 land. My name is David Loomis and I am a consultant/architect for K2. I travel North America helping our customers design & implement projects with [blackpearl]. I spend a lot of time on the road, thus the title Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:10 PM by DavidL | 0 Comments