Configurable Forms Fields Authorization

[Ajaya Agrawalla <AA...@strllc.com>]

Folks,

I am working on simple struts application and using formdef plugin.  I need
to have customizable way where I can control whether users are allowed to
fill in values for some fields.  This requirement varies depending on
installation. 

I am thinking of having a config file where we can specify whether a form
field is accesible or not and then display the fields accordingly in JSP.

Any thoughts??

AJ

Re: Configurable Forms Fields Authorization

[Gareth Evans <ga...@msoft.co.uk>]

Hi,

I use a similar method to generate a form,
Use a xml file to define the form e.g.

<form>
  <group name="section1">
   <field property="value1" type="text" />
   <field property="value2" type="date" />
....

I then use a custom tag to parse the xml tag and set the form config within the page context for me 
to iterate through and display.

I've added options to display a date selector, or a select box based on either values defined in the 
  xml or on a collection within the request context.

I use the grouping function to wrap fieldsets around parts of the form just to split it up.

Another nice feature is to pull the label for a field directly from the message resources e.g 
"field.name.value1" or "group.name.section1".

This approach works well for me!

Regards,

Gareth

Ajaya Agrawalla wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I am working on simple struts application and using formdef plugin.  I need
> to have customizable way where I can control whether users are allowed to
> fill in values for some fields.  This requirement varies depending on
> installation. 
> 
> I am thinking of having a config file where we can specify whether a form
> field is accesible or not and then display the fields accordingly in JSP.
> 
> Any thoughts??
> 
> AJ
> 

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