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Posted to user@ofbiz.apache.org by Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com> on 2008/08/31 11:08:53 UTC
Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Hi,
when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined in
the original form?
What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are completely
replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
Thank you,
-Bruno
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>.
I believe this was discussed before, but I can't find the email.
the simplest way I can think of, but have not tested
is you have the drop down but it is conditionally displayed on the data
being there.
the data becomes available after the first step is taken.
The code (groovy) would then have a if statement the checks for the
first data before retrieving the second.
this would probably need a Java Script that acted on the first being
filled to post to the form again.
I believe there would be multiple request responses to direct to the
next form.
that is the way I would try to accomplish it.
that would be an interesting example.
Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 5:21 AM:
> BJ, Jacques,
> yes, I was interested to the form widget.
> I have a form widget with many actions and then I created a new frame
> extending the first. This simply adds one field a drop-down that need an
> additional action to be populated.
> Could be interesting to call all parent form actions and then perform the
> additional one.
> -Bruno
>
> 2008/8/31 Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>
>
>> I think it's about widget, there is no notion of action in FTL. And I have
>> no answers to propose.
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> From: "BJ Freeman" <bj...@free-man.net>
>>
>> before the answer need some clarification:
>>> by extended form are you talking about widgets or ftl.
>>> or are you talking about some new functions you are considering.
>>>
>>> Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 2:15 AM:
>>>
>>>> In other words,
>>>> how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Bruno
>>>>
>>>> 2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined
>>>>> in
>>>>> the original form?
>>>>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are
>>>>> completely
>>>>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> -Bruno
>>>>>
>>>>>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>.
BJ, Jacques,
yes, I was interested to the form widget.
I have a form widget with many actions and then I created a new frame
extending the first. This simply adds one field a drop-down that need an
additional action to be populated.
Could be interesting to call all parent form actions and then perform the
additional one.
-Bruno
2008/8/31 Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>
> I think it's about widget, there is no notion of action in FTL. And I have
> no answers to propose.
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "BJ Freeman" <bj...@free-man.net>
>
> before the answer need some clarification:
>> by extended form are you talking about widgets or ftl.
>> or are you talking about some new functions you are considering.
>>
>> Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 2:15 AM:
>>
>>> In other words,
>>> how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Bruno
>>>
>>> 2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined
>>>> in
>>>> the original form?
>>>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are
>>>> completely
>>>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> -Bruno
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>.
I was asking on the vague chance that he was referring to the action
folder (groovy).
Jacques Le Roux sent the following on 8/31/2008 4:48 AM:
> I think it's about widget, there is no notion of action in FTL. And I
> have no answers to propose.
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "BJ Freeman" <bj...@free-man.net>
>> before the answer need some clarification:
>> by extended form are you talking about widgets or ftl.
>> or are you talking about some new functions you are considering.
>>
>> Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 2:15 AM:
>>> In other words,
>>> how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Bruno
>>>
>>> 2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones
>>>> defined in
>>>> the original form?
>>>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are
>>>> completely
>>>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> -Bruno
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
I think it's about widget, there is no notion of action in FTL. And I have no answers to propose.
Jacques
From: "BJ Freeman" <bj...@free-man.net>
> before the answer need some clarification:
> by extended form are you talking about widgets or ftl.
> or are you talking about some new functions you are considering.
>
> Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 2:15 AM:
>> In other words,
>> how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Bruno
>>
>> 2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined in
>>> the original form?
>>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are completely
>>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> -Bruno
>>>
>>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by BJ Freeman <bj...@free-man.net>.
before the answer need some clarification:
by extended form are you talking about widgets or ftl.
or are you talking about some new functions you are considering.
Bruno Busco sent the following on 8/31/2008 2:15 AM:
> In other words,
> how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
>
> Thank you,
> Bruno
>
> 2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>
>> Hi,
>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined in
>> the original form?
>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are completely
>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> -Bruno
>>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>.
In other words,
how can I call actions of the parent form a child one?
Thank you,
Bruno
2008/8/31 Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
> Hi,
> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the ones defined in
> the original form?
> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form are completely
> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>
> Thank you,
> -Bruno
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>.
I would suggest to implement something like a tag (i.e.
<call-parent-actions>) that will let to call the parent actions like this:
<form name"formP">
<actions>
<action1>
<action2>
</actions>
</form>
<form name"formC" extends="formP">
<actions>
<actionA>
<call-parent-actions>
<actionB>
</actions>
</form>
In this way the user can have parent form actions executed before or after
the child actions. It will be also possible to have them NOT executed if the
<call-parent-actions> tag is not included.
-Bruno
2008/8/31 Adrian Crum <ad...@yahoo.com>
> That's interesting - the menu widget extends actions, but the form widget
> replaces them.
>
> Having the form widget extend actions would be a simple change to make.
>
> Any objections?
>
> -Adrian
>
>
> --- On Sun, 8/31/08, Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
> > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
> > Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 2:08 AM
> > Hi,
> > when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the
> > ones defined in
> > the original form?
> > What I see now is that actions defined in the original form
> > are completely
> > replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > -Bruno
>
>
>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>.
From: "Adrian Crum" <ad...@yahoo.com>
> That's interesting - the menu widget extends actions, but the form widget replaces them.
>
> Having the form widget extend actions would be a simple change to make.
+1
Jacques
> Any objections?
>
> -Adrian
>
>
> --- On Sun, 8/31/08, Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
>> To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
>> Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 2:08 AM
>> Hi,
>> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the
>> ones defined in
>> the original form?
>> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form
>> are completely
>> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> -Bruno
>
>
>
>
Re: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
Posted by Adrian Crum <ad...@yahoo.com>.
That's interesting - the menu widget extends actions, but the form widget replaces them.
Having the form widget extend actions would be a simple change to make.
Any objections?
-Adrian
--- On Sun, 8/31/08, Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Bruno Busco <br...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Adding actions instead of replacing them in extended forms
> To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
> Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 2:08 AM
> Hi,
> when extending a form is there a way to ADD actions to the
> ones defined in
> the original form?
> What I see now is that actions defined in the original form
> are completely
> replaced by the actions defined in the extended form.
>
> Thank you,
> -Bruno