Extensibility framework - Copy button

I am trying to show a reminder popup for end users when they create an asset, so that the do not forget to create a meter for the new asset.

I have added handling for pressing the 'New' button, but as it is common to use 'Copy' to get most values filled in on the asset, i want to add handling to the Copy button as well.

Is there an event to capture for this as well ?

I do not want to use Save as that also requires my to solve finding out if there is a meter and not remind on all save events.

Unless someone is kind enough to solve that for me :-)

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You can put an event handler on any object on the screen, including the save and copy button.
You can also query the meter table as part of your save/copy event.

Contact me privately michael.snyder@stratumcp.com

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What is the event for copy button then? According to documentation from Infor on EAM Extensibility Framework there is no event for Copy. I have used 'afternewrecord' for New.
Or do I have to add my own event to the Copy Button ?

I think i can access the meter grid with Ajax-call and send the assetid from the form as a filter value to get a count of meters, to know if there is at least one meter created.

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Hi, is Michael suggesting you put a regular javascript event handler on the copy button, rather than use the eam events?

Thinking about user workflow, are you trying to prevent users from copying a donor record that doesn't have a meter? Would you not normally have ensured they have a meter in your process?

It might be more straightfoward to go for an after update Flex ... ?

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I have this same question. I have a custom screen that I want to blank out some fields when a user copies a record. I can't seem to find a trigger for it. I tried aftercopyrecord just to see if it would work but it doesn't. I also found beforetoolbarclick:

'[extensibleFramework]': {
                beforetoolbarclick: function(screen, action) {
                    console.log('beforetoolbarclick');
                    console.log(screen);
                    console.log(action);
                },
}

Which triggers fine, but aftertoolbarclick doesn't seem to work either.

alex-swary

My template for toolbar clics, so far, is
--
        '[extensibleFramework]' :
        {
            beforetoolbarclick: function(screen, action) {
              var screenClassName = '';
              try {screenClassName = Ext.getClass(screen).getName()} catch(e){console.log(e)};
              var screenControllerClassName = '';
              try {screenControllerClassName = Ext.getClass(screen.getScreenController()).getName()} catch(e){console.log(e)};
              var tab = null;
              try {tab = screen.getCurrentTab();} catch(e){console.log(e)};
              var tabClassName = '';
              try {tabClassName = Ext.getClass(tab).getName()} catch(e){console.log(e)};
              var tabName = '';
              try {tabName = tab.tabName} catch(e){console.log(e)};
              console.log('beforetoolbarclick'
                + ' screen: >'     + screenClassName           + '<'
                + ' controller: >' + screenControllerClassName + '<'
                + ', tab:>'         + tabClassName              + '<'
                + ', tab name: >'   + tabName                   + '<'
                + ', action: >'     + action                    + '<');

              // HDR, CMT : commenti, DOC : documenti, LST : griglie
              switch(action) {
                case 'copyRec':         // Copia record (Ctrl+F)
                case 'deleteRec':       // Elimina recod (Ctrl+D)
                case 'enterDesigner':   //
                case 'help':            //
                case 'nextRec':         // Record successivo (Ctrl+giu)
                case 'newRec':          // Nuovo record (Ctrl+N)
                case 'previousRec':     // Record precedente (Ctrl+freccia su)
                case 'printRec':        // stampa
                case 'printPreviewRec': // anteprima di stampa
                case 'resetRec':        // ripristina
                case 'saveRec':         // Salva record (Ctrl+S)
                  /* return false; */   // blocca l'azione corrente
                  break;
                default:
                  // screen : "EAM.view.administration.costcode.bscstc"
                  console.log('action :>' + action + '< non gestita nel template');
              }
          }
          // aggiungendo un documento in DOC
          // attivando lo screen designer
          // aprendo il lancio schermata CTRL+F2
          , activate:           function() {console.log('activate');}
          , deactivate:         function() {console.log('deactivate');}

          , beforecopyrecord:   function() {console.log('beforecopyrecord');}
        }
--
in HDR I've not found any event for copy.
Instead I intercept : afterrecordchange and afterloaddata .
So when user copy a record I see
--
beforetoolbarclick screen: >EAM.view.equipment.position.osobjp< controller: >EAM.controller.equipment.position.osobjp<, tab:>EAM.view.common.RecordView<, tab name: >HDR<, action: >copyRec<
beforecopyrecord
HDR afterrecordchange
HDR afterloaddata
--
Bye,
    Davide

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Legacy Contributor

That makes sense. But afterrecordchange and afterloaddata won't work for me because those are triggered when changing records. I only want to blank out some fields when a user is creating a new record via copy.

alex-swary

I copied&pasted the console log after a copy, so they are called.
If you find some call returning the record's current status (new, modified, ...) you've finished.
otherwise you could set a flag for this screen after the toolbar copy event & handle it in one of 2 'after*' event.

0712131256598360.doc

alex-swary

... looking into unminified app.js I just discovered something like

EAM.Utils.getCurrentTab().isCopyRecord()

that return true if just copied and undefined for empty or plain records.

"your mileage may vary" - undocumented as usual - wrap with try-catch.

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I got it working. I ended up using a flag like you mentioned - I only just discovered where the variable declaration needs to be in order to persist between calls. I also decided to use beforenewrecord to get what I'm looking for. Rather than blank a lot of fields out with a copy record call, I retained a couple with a new record call. If anyone needs it, below is the code I used to retain a couple fields when clicking creating a new record. Note that this example is for a user defined screen, RUBDCT. Thanks for the help Davide!

Ext.define('EAM.custom.external_rubdct', {

extend: 'EAM.custom.AbstractExtensibleFramework',

getSelectors: function () {

var fields = {};

var newFlag = false;

return {

'[extensibleFramework] [tabName=HDR][isTabView=true][userFunction=RUBDCT]': {

beforenewrecord: function() {

var vFormPanel = EAM.Utils.getCurrentTab().getFormPanel();

fields.store = vFormPanel.getFldValue('wspf_10_bld_store');

fields.bin = vFormPanel.getFldValue('wspf_10_bld_bin');

newFlag = true;

afterloaddata: function() {

if (newFlag) {

newFlag = false;

var vFormPanel = EAM.Utils.getCurrentTab().getFormPanel();

vFormPanel.setFldValue('wspf_10_bld_store',fields.store);

vFormPanel.setFldValue('wspf_10_bld_bin',fields.bin);

}

})

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