List length in Sage CRM is determined by the value of the "Grid Size" field that is set within the users preferences. By default this is either (5, 10, 15, 20, 25). The maximum by default is 25. To allow a great number of rows to be displayed then the selection list needs to be edited. The...

I have previously provided an example of a function that may be used in a search screen to test whether the page contained a List or a Grid. You can see this in the article " Clientside control of fields in Search screens including detection of grids and lists ". This is only part of a short...

This is a sample include file that enables the easy control of lists in clientside code. Example usage <script src=" http://myserver/crmsp1/custompages/listrules.js "> </script> <script> window.attachEvent("onload", formatGrid); function formatGrid() { var mygrid...

This tip is a modified product of a conversation that took place between a couple of my colleagues in the UK and US. The need was to find a technique that would allow the easy clientside control of fields with the search screens. It had to be clientside because the technique was needed for the hosted...

In the article " Using Clientside Code to Change the Property and Behaviour of a Column in a List " I gave an example of changing the hyperlink on a column to open in a new window. The trick that I had used was to alter the hyperlink so that a target window was used. But that technique opened...

When customizing a List block you have access to two means of controlling the properties of a column. The first is by using the create script for the column. See the article " Using Create Script in GridColumns ". The second technique depends on using clientside code that has been delivered...

Throughout the system, in different screens, Sage CRM uses tooltips on hyperlinks. For example in the OpportunityList screen you can see tool tips on on the tab customization button at the top right and when you hover over the status of the opportunity. This hyperlinks are produced by ALT properties...

This article has its origin in a recent presentation I gave as part of this years eSummit for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific ( http://www.sagesummit.com.au/ ). My focus is usually purely on communicating the technical aspects of Sage CRM but all of us are having to think more and more about the...

The code in article has been corrected, 7th May 2009. An individual screen within CRM will be produced as a result of a hyperlink that looks like this: http://servername/crm/eware.dll/Do?SID=5351668533575&Act=166&Mode=1&CLk=T&Key0=4&Key4=4&Key27=80&T=New I wrote a little while...

The reference HTML and code in this article has been corrected (20th April 2009). In life, just because you can do something does not mean you should do something. Or as Spiderman said, "with great power comes great responsibility". When we code in the browser we have access to the full document...