Defining actors
To select an actor on which to base view selection, BMC Remedy AR System server queries the AR System User Application Actor form. To add actors to BMC Remedy AR System server, applications must define them in this form.
AR System User Application Actor form
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Each entry (actor definition) in the AR System User Application Actor form should contain this information:
Fields in AR System User Application Action form
To select an entry from the query results, BMC Remedy AR System server uses these criteria:
Criteria for selecting an entry
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Entry selection order
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User Name
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Application Name
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Notes
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1
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currentUser
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currentApplication
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2
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currentUser
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NULL
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Default actor in all applications for this user.
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3
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NULL
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currentApplication
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Default actor for all users in this application.
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4
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NULL
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NULL
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Default actor for all users in all applications. In earlier versions of BMC Remedy AR System server, the default form view was specified in one of these places:
- User Preference form's Default Form View field
- The form itself (Form > Set Default View)
In BMC Remedy AR System server 7.5.00 and later, however, if the AR System User Application Actor form contains this entry, the actor in the entry is always used to determine the form's default view (see Specifying an actor-based form view). To use the legacy default views, do not include this entry in the AR System User Application Actor form.
If multiple entries meet these criteria, the entry with the appropriate Group Access value and the highest Order value is used. If multiple entries share those criteria, the first entry returned by the query is used. BMC Remedy AR System server uses the actor specified in the entry to select a view. See Specifying an actor-based form view.
If no entry meets these criteria, BMC Remedy AR System server uses the default form view specified in the User Preference form or in the form itself. See Form view selection process.