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In response to the comment: How do you see this differing from the ACS macro record/playback function that already exists?
My understanding of a macro is that it is a set of commands that can be run sequentially (playback), for instance, to gather stats or creating listings to look for updates/differences. Those are two things for which I have used macros. As I understand this RFE, it is not set commands that can be played, it is returning to a previously entered screen, but not just to the screen but to the screen with the same data entered on it already. The OS option F9=Retrieve will return me to a screen, but if it is a menu option where I have entered parameters, it does not recall those parameters. I would need to re-enter the parameters. Additionally, the data that the users are entering is not consistent. It may be a different customer number, different policy number, different address, etc. and would change when the user is working with the next client. Though a macro can be edited, this would be above and beyond what would be expected in the role of the user.
How do you see this differing from the ACS macro record/playback function that already exists?
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Attachment (Use case): Examples of how function is used