Question : Create New Tab with dynamic data

Not sure if this one will  be a bridge to far .. lets see.

I would like to create a new tab in Goldmine which would pull existing data from the current record which is viewed and apply some logic to it.

For example, on the new tab I would like to pull personal details of the customer and based on various criteria and display a 1, 2 or 0 depending on the outcome.

So first, I need to create a new tab, once done I need to do the following.

I want check a field in Goldmine which stores a number, if it is under 9000 then display 0, otherwise - display a 1.

Check a field which has a YES or No, display 1 for yes and 0 for No.

I would then want to add all the 1 up and if the value is over 11 then a need to display Pass, if not then display Fail.

I know I will need to create new fields which will store this data but I think I will struggle with the syntax/logic.

Answer : Create New Tab with dynamic data

I personally prefer to use the 10.x.x.x network for my networks. You could also use 172.16.x.x - 172.31.255.255 and of course 192.168.x.x.

I recommend that you create VLANs (preferably trunked as this requires less switch work), however you can setup the ports to be static but if you move devices you will need to reconfigure the switch. All server NICs have the ability to specify a VLAN ID so ensuring the server is on the right VLAN is simple.

As for VLAN design, I would recommend that VLANs be created based on location, and then function. The table below is a quick example of how you could divide your network into VLANs.

Function           Location         VLAN
Servers             Extranet          10.50.x.x
Servers             Internal           10.40.x.x
Clients              Wired              10.30.x.x
Clients              Wireless        10.20.x.x
Guests              Wireless        10.100.x.x

Larger organizations will also separate departments into their own VLANs, for instance, Accounting, HR, Development, Engineering, Management, etc. With 400 users this may be more work than it is worth.

Another benefit of VLANs is simplified firewall management. If you have servers in the Extranet that you don't want to reach the intranet, if they are on different VLANs you can simply block traffic from the entire subnet instead of one by one.