Hi all,
We've just recently been granted access to and started using Function Fields in reporting. However, our platform architect recently threw a flag on our usage after noticing that our function fields were modifying table structure by adding Dictionary Entries. Since we were using these in prod and not moving them up the stack this put prod out of sync with our lower environments.
He is proposing that we build these in dev and move them up the stack. I'll obviously follow his lead, but it feels like it kind of defeats the purpose of Function Fields. They seemed meant to empower us Report users to tweak the data delivery without bothering our developers.
Furthermore as I was deactivating some of what was in production, I'm noticing that dictionary entries are NOT deleting when a function field deactivates. I don't think he'll be thrilled to notice that.
Does all of this sound typical? How has it been handled in your SNOW environment? Thanks
