Nice feature in 5 but how do you do effective parameterisation management.

One of the problems we see is its maintainability and self containment.

You should ideally create a new group of variables (temporary) which are not session or element but parameters. The parameter list object can only point to a group object and the parameters can map into the element pieces in the group object.

Surely this is a better design pattern? and would be a much cleaner enhancement. Designers/Developers can clearly them see the parameters feeding into that group. Some parameters may reference session variables (substitution tag) but at least you know what is going into the block and from where.

Have a think on that one!

Tam,

Thanks, whilst session variables are fine keeping track of session variables can encourage sloppy and unstructured development.

Grouping objects, dialogues or whatever and controlling parameters in a structured way has to encourage better design/development.

That was my point.