We have a web application developed with Java EE. There is a certain structure in the application like: Department -> Project -> modules -> scopes. There are many departments (around 20), many projects under these departments, and there are many modules under these projects and there can be many scopes under each module.
There is a option of "create report" when one navigates till a particular scope. Now the target is: to save all these reports in PDF form on a local machine in order to refer them in future as application is going to be shut down soon. Of course manual clicking through the hierarchy is just not possible as there are tremendous number of reports that have to be saved.
I am thinking of doing some kind of screen scraping in order to automate this work. As I am new to it, I would like to know what are the frameworks available for that. Also how reliable they are. and is there any other way apart from screen scraping ?
For info: The company who owns this application is our client and we need to save these reports as client wants it that way..
I would really appreciate any suggestions.
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My question relates to Salesforce.
I have a use case where a client has a monthly batch of files that need to be made available on various cloud-based storage/distribution platforms like Box and Dropbox but also other less ubiquitous tools specific to the sector. Currently, the client is logging into each distribution platform, one-at-a-time, and uploading the files; then, if at any point any files need to be updated or removed/restricted, the client logs into each platform one-by-one and takes the necessary action. Obviously the process being described is tedious/laborious and leaves multiple gaps for error. The client and I are discussing a solution that would allow for create/read/update/delete actions in all of the distribution platforms without having to leave their Salesforce org. I am aware of existing AppExchange integrations for Box, Dropbox, etc. but they don’t quite do everything we need (to my knowledge)—they tie-in nicely and there are use cases where they are powerful tools...but—my understanding of those existing integration is that they would still each require dedicated tabs within the Object and repeated ‘drags’ and ‘drops’ of the same files to each tab. Again, the end goal here is that, for example, the client wants to drag and drop one time and have it pushed to the various platforms, etc. Or another example is they would like to choose "delete" one time from within Salesforce and have the file removed/restricted on all distribution platforms.
I am a certified SF Admin 1, so...perhaps this should be in my wheelhouse but...I feel unsure how to approach. My feeling is this is asking for a combination of integrations via API and Process/Flow work, but I am hoping for some ideas/input/guidance. Any insight or help any of you have to offer would be so greatly appreciated!!
Thanks so much!
As an instructor, I want to be able to visualise a number of aspects of when my students are accessing my courses and materials. My institution refuses to give me DB access, and won't let me install a plugin. Is there any way I can pull this data? I could easily do it with a few lines of code in Canvas, so using moodle feels like stepping back in time. I've been exploring developing an LTI app as an option (I've got the demo LTIJS app working) Any ideas?
You can access user logs in a course by going to Participants then click on the user you want to track and you will be taken to their course profile. From there, you can choose any option in the "Reports" section. You will need to have the proper capabilities. The reports shown in the screenshot are from a site admin account.
i once saw a friend of mine whom was very good at visual basics and asp as well as c#. At the time i had no need to learn VB as i found php enough for my needs. While now since ive been in developing for a longer time i see why people use c#. It has its special place. My question relates to one of these special cases.
However i need your help to figure out how it was done.
What my friend did:
I had a wordpress site at the time. Because of our clients, we didnt want them to login backend and fill in the fields in the CMS. We wanted a deployed executable exe that the clients could install on pc and fill in the required data in simple forms that wont confuse them. Once the form was complete they would post the data to the wordpress cms in the background not visible to them. Using a webbrowser in the exe is what i recall my friend doing.
What i want to do:
I want clients to fill run an exe. They would then need to add login details to validate themselves. Once they logged in i want a very simple form that provides the necessary fields that the cms needs to fill in which will complete the post needed to render their page or profile on the actual website. In other words i want VB to connect to my website from a exe using forms to fill in data rather than going to the cms on a normal chrome or explorer browser.
I know you wondering why i want this. It seems like one hell of a work around. Well im a php developer whom needs a exe. I want to be able to package the exe physically in our portfolio when we hand it to clients. It becomes part of our presentation and welcome pack when joining out system.
This will help us when it comes to clients whom are not able to navigate a complex cms. If we make the cms to simple and old fashioned ( what clients generally are used to ) then we would have developed an outdated application in 2015 haha. Hence we want the best cms with modern features for the future, yet still need the old fashioned forms and simple structured date capturing clients are used to.
What you can help me with:
If i had a login, title and mobile number as the fields in my cms. The title had an ID named title and mobile number has an ID named Mobile. How can i do exactly what my friend did to login, and fill out forms then post the filled out form to my website cms that makes the post live. Please assist,:)
Kind regards
Basic solution will be using a webbrowser control with visibility=hidden. Now Just change the value of some elements and invoke submit(). If you can't understand i will explain in details.
I'm looking for a way to better manage a list of test cases within Trac. The Test Manager plugin for Trac seems to be the obvious choice.
Anyone have experience, comments and/or concerns with the Test Manager plugin for Trac?
We've also looked at Testuff, which has an awesome "Test Runner" app that integrates with Trac for creating tickets. However, it stores all of the test cases, labs, etc on their servers. I'd really like to have a single destination for documentation, tickets and tests (i.e. Trac).
We're using SnagIt for screen capture and annotations today. We're looking at the Problem Steps Recorder in Windows. We'd like to find something that can send captures to Trac, similar to the Testuff-Trac integration.
Any suggestions for an app that can capture video/images with each mouse click and key press logged? BONUS: Attach capture(s) into a new Trac ticket.
For capturing movies and uploading into Trac, try http://www.bbtestassistant.com/
For single screen captures, annotation and uploading into Trac, try http://fat-bug.com
I have also written a plugin for Cropper, http://cropper.codeplex.com/, that will let you upload images but it does not support annotations before hand like fat bug. Let me know if you want a copy of that.
We used Test Manager Plugin For Trac in one of my previous projects and I can say that it worked fine for us. It provides bidirectional traceability between Test Cases and user stories, support test plans (which in my point of view are execution plans but incorporated with wiki page become test plan) and it also as most of the Trac plugins allow to be customized in order to satisfy the process needs.
I am trying to convert one of my earlier written time tracking apps to a web browser based app.
Some options of technology include java, flash, ... My goal here is letting a user track time for our organization while having ideally no extra installation on desktop, or least minimal, like flashplayer or jvm, etc, but the product itself should be in browser.
I have done some research and so far i can't find a way any technology, of the ones i have known, could take a screenshot of whole desktop while running inside web browser even if, say, browser is out of focus.
The best i could do was take a screenshot of the page on which that app will run. Any ideas? Possible? leads?