Display of operations in query lists

ask180

Hi,

I have a query which returns multiple records. For each record listed, depending on the status of the record listed, there can be many operations that can be invoked.

Rather than have each valid operation listed on the line, is there a may to list the valid operations in a combo box on each line?

I know I can have the operations above or below the list, but my users like the idea of the drop down list on each line.

Is this format possible? I have experimented with the query, but to no avail.

tford

Not possible.

customaware

I would create a BO of Options like....

Run this process
Print that report
Do something Else
Etc
Etc

Then have this as a Peer drop down for each record and you can filter them depending on the values in the record.

Then, Have an Operation Button next to it that calls a process with this record as a parameter......This process then branches out to do whatever the user selected.

If you know what I mean.

tford

Very interesting solution Mark!

AwareIM never ceases to amaze me in it's flexibility.

ask180

Guys, I think I know what you mean. I'll give it a go. Thanks for the suggestion.

Rennur

You could have a plain text attribute called Operations in HTML format.
For each new record, have a BO rule to create the operations dropdown. See Event Registration sample app's Event BO rules.

Sample BO Rule (see Appendix D in user guide for HTML operation links):

If myBO IS NEW Then 
 myBO.Operations=`<div class='dropdown'>
  <button class='btn btn-sm btn-default dropdown-toggle' type='button' id='dropdownMenu1' data-toggle='dropdown'>
    Operations Dropdown
    <span class='caret'></span>
  </button>
  <ul class=dropdown-menu role='menu' aria-labelledby='dropdownMenu1' style='z-index: 9999;
    position: relative;'>
    <li role='presentation'><a role='menuitem' tabindex='-1' href='#'>Action</a></li>
    <li role='presentation'><a role='menuitem' tabindex='-1' href='#'>Another action</a></li>
    <li role='presentation'><a role='menuitem' tabindex='-1' href='#'>Something else here</a></li>
    <li role='presentation' class='divider'></li>
    <li role='presentation'><a role='menuitem' tabindex='-1' href='#'>Separated link</a></li>
  </ul>
</div>`

In my example I have implemented Bootstrap dropdown.
http://getbootstrap.com/components/#dropdowns

Attribute:

Below, Query with the operations attribute shown as a dropdown.
I've set the query min-height (query sizing button) to 300px to accommodate the dropdown with only one record in the query, otherwise some actions would be cut off.
If you have more than 5 or more actions set the min-height to a larger number.

The limitation is that you cannot have a default action ticked (query orations).
Instead of a dropdown, you could have a row of action buttons instead.

Cheers

hpl123

Great workaround/solution for a custom command menu 🙂.