The top seed having faltered yet again, the big question now seems serious! The reliability of the professional tennis ranking system! The three grand Slam winner not being a number one, a non Grand Slam winner, Jelena Jankovic, finishing the previous year as number one and the current world number one has some feeble chance of repeating the same! Some prescribes of reviving the system; some are convinced in the name of consistency! Murray seems to go with the later and also questions the William sisters’ commitment to the game!
If the ranking system is faulty, then there must be a similar cacophony, in the men’s circuit. But this doesn’t seem to be the case. Harmony prevails in the men’s ranking system.
The word consistency is slowly losing its real sheen in the women’s tennis, which may not be owed to the lack of incompetent players or some may put the other way around – too much of competent players. Neither is true.
Much after the days of Davenport, Henin Hardenne, (barring William sisters’ from the context), the WTA is suffering from this disease - Inconsistency. Many promising players emerged, and had a flashing entry, reaching the top spot with exuberance, but refused to be on top and give a fight. Sharapova, Ivanovic, Jankovic are few to name. Let this disease stay away from the promising star - Oudin. Strange was the case of Mauresmo, wining two grand slams in a year and was not there to defend the title in the next year’s finals, facing early exits.
Players like Safina, Dementieva are in the other side of consistency. The most consistent of all in the current season, failing to rise on the occasion, inflicts more pain. Experienced Dementieva, should have known the wining ways and should have bagged a couple of grand slams easily. Safina, going very close to the pinnacle of fame and failed twice, should have learnt the ways to control nerves.
But the story with the American sisters is bit strange. The Williams have always been unique in their own way and stood synonymous to unpredictability. Though they were consistent, poised, experienced, victorious they still weren’t staying on top, as Roger Federer, Pete or Agassi, because they were unpredictable. May be Murray’s questioning of their commitment may be exaggerated, but one should not forget that they, would remain among legends for years and their passion to the sport is beyond doubts.
So it is not the ranking system that has to be revisited, but the players themselves. The rating, though appears to be defective, but still, is justified. The winning streak of Safina in 2009 or an excellent winning show of the US Open series, 2009 by Dementieva are its best examples.
Though the three Grand Slams of Serena may stand tall and great but tennis is just not the grand slams! One must not forget that it is the smaller tournaments that bring new players and fresh opponents to the tennis world.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Adding Buttons to Toolbar in PeopleSoft CRM:
Recently I had an issue of adding a Push button in Order Capture page. This is not done in the usual way as we do them in PeopleSoft HRMS or FSCM.
Here, in CRM, PeopleSoft have a concept of Toolbars. The Push button is created in the PIA, instead of creating them in the application designer. Then in the respective, Application package we need to write a method in the Tool Bar Application Class. Once the method is attached to the push button, it is attached to the Tool bar.
Let’s start game….
Here we go….
First the Push button is added in the following Navigation:
Home -> SetUp CRM -> Common Definitions ->Toolbar Button Definition
Then against the Class method field we need to mention the method, in which we have defined the logic.
This method is defined in the Toolbar application package.
In my case, Application Package: RO_CAPTURE_TYPES, Application Class: Order_Toolbar.
Secondly the pushbutton is added to the tool bar in the following Navigation:
Home -> SetUp CRM -> Common Definitions -> Toolbar Definition
Select the desired toolbar, (in my case RO_ORDER) and in the Buttons’ tab, add the button in the desired position.
Hope this helps you. Your suggestions and comments are highly appreciated!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Lost in London, Found in Paris!
The World knew this would happen one day and the inevitable has happened at last on the Sunday, 7th June. The all time great of tennis reiterated that he is the best in the business. The Swiss master with his magical wand, expunged the ludicrous doubt about his legendary, with the win at the Roland Garros. Completing the Career Grand slam, he also equaled the long awaited record of 14 Grand Slam of Pete Sampras.
The Supremacy of the Swiss master has now become unquestionable and unparalleled as the record speaks for itself. The Clay victory, which evaded not only the Swiss, but the American, for all these days, clearly proves the preeminence of the former over the latter.
Even this victory does not seem to convince some of the sport’s critical enthusiasts for one reason or more. Evidently the win does not come by beating the King of Clay, or by not dropping a set or by winning a match long before winning the toss, as it was the case with the maestro, years ago.
None of them happened in Paris in the past fortnight, yet that does not seem to fade the brilliance of the Swiss Star. Not claiming the title, by beating the reigning champion, as the one that happened in the dramatic final of the 2008 Wimbledon, is no way a hick-up for his legendary. If that is to be considered, he’s proved that he is better to his arch rival in defending the titles at least till the finals. In Paris, Mr. Perfect was losing sets, yet importantly, he was winning matches, when seeded players fell like leaves of the autumn. All the soft, stylish touch of the ball, the great forehand, the slice, that was missing all through the 2008, was seen throughout the tournament.
Even with the loss, all these years, he clearly established the fact that his legacy is the ultimate. Being the runner up in Paris, thrice, and losing it only to the champion, is itself a feat. Even the King of Clay would himself find this as a feat to achieve!
The number, though, clearly takes him above the all time legends of Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, could not be the only measure for his greatness. And if one considers the number, then it is really impossible to appreciate the true colours of the Swiss maestro. The All time Great comparison would not be meaningful, as tennis has evolved greatly over the years, thanks to ever growing technology.
Having said that, there must a scale to pronounce the supremacy, because it is this quest for supremacy the world thrives for, at least the tennis world. Numbers, Style, Unparalleled dominance over the game, (having lost each others’ dominance in their respective courts, the historic rivalry between Nadal still needs a litmus test) all are in the favor of the Basel Baron. But it is not complete.
Swiss Master’s accomplishments are still incomplete without breaking the Sampras’ tie. And the Spanish Bull is fast, thirsty and has all the ability in the right proportion to dethrone him from his empire. Also a Golden Slam has to find its place in the emperors’ grand cloak. The Paris win should have shown the winning way, he traveled all the years and missed the route for a brief period!
The FedEx has restarted the journey of success and has found the Legacy that was lost in London but found in Paris!
The Supremacy of the Swiss master has now become unquestionable and unparalleled as the record speaks for itself. The Clay victory, which evaded not only the Swiss, but the American, for all these days, clearly proves the preeminence of the former over the latter.
Even this victory does not seem to convince some of the sport’s critical enthusiasts for one reason or more. Evidently the win does not come by beating the King of Clay, or by not dropping a set or by winning a match long before winning the toss, as it was the case with the maestro, years ago.
None of them happened in Paris in the past fortnight, yet that does not seem to fade the brilliance of the Swiss Star. Not claiming the title, by beating the reigning champion, as the one that happened in the dramatic final of the 2008 Wimbledon, is no way a hick-up for his legendary. If that is to be considered, he’s proved that he is better to his arch rival in defending the titles at least till the finals. In Paris, Mr. Perfect was losing sets, yet importantly, he was winning matches, when seeded players fell like leaves of the autumn. All the soft, stylish touch of the ball, the great forehand, the slice, that was missing all through the 2008, was seen throughout the tournament.
Even with the loss, all these years, he clearly established the fact that his legacy is the ultimate. Being the runner up in Paris, thrice, and losing it only to the champion, is itself a feat. Even the King of Clay would himself find this as a feat to achieve!
The number, though, clearly takes him above the all time legends of Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, Andre Agassi, could not be the only measure for his greatness. And if one considers the number, then it is really impossible to appreciate the true colours of the Swiss maestro. The All time Great comparison would not be meaningful, as tennis has evolved greatly over the years, thanks to ever growing technology.
Having said that, there must a scale to pronounce the supremacy, because it is this quest for supremacy the world thrives for, at least the tennis world. Numbers, Style, Unparalleled dominance over the game, (having lost each others’ dominance in their respective courts, the historic rivalry between Nadal still needs a litmus test) all are in the favor of the Basel Baron. But it is not complete.
Swiss Master’s accomplishments are still incomplete without breaking the Sampras’ tie. And the Spanish Bull is fast, thirsty and has all the ability in the right proportion to dethrone him from his empire. Also a Golden Slam has to find its place in the emperors’ grand cloak. The Paris win should have shown the winning way, he traveled all the years and missed the route for a brief period!
The FedEx has restarted the journey of success and has found the Legacy that was lost in London but found in Paris!
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