I have a notes form with a series of fields such as city_1, city_2, city_3 etc.
I have an XPage and on that XPage I have a repeat.
The repeat is based on an array with ten values 1 - 10
var repArray = new Array() ;
for (var i=1;i<=10;i++) {
repArray.push(i) ;
}
return(repArray) ;
Within the repeat I have a custom control which is used to surface the fields city_1 through city_10
The repeat has a custom property docdatasource which is passed in
It also has a string custom property called cityFieldName which is computed using the repeat
collection name so that in the first repeat row it is city_1 and in the second it is city_2 etc..
The editable text field on the custom control is bound using the EL formula
compositeData.docdatasource[compositeData.cityFieldName]
This works fine but each time I add new fields I have to remember to create a new custom property and then a reference to it on the parent page.
I would like to be able to simply compute the data binding such as
compositeData.docdatasource['city_' + indexvar]
where indexvar is a variable representing the current row number.
Is this possible ? I have read that you cannot use '+' in Expression Language.
First: you wouldn't need an array for a counter. Just 10 would do (the number) - repeats 10 times too. But you could build an array of arrays:
var repArray = [];
for (var i=1;i<=10;i++) {
repArray.push(["city","street","zip","country","planet"]) ;
}
return repArray;
then you should be able to use
#{datasource.indexvar[0]}
to bind city,
#{datasource.indexvar[1]}
to bind street. etc.
Carries a little the danger of messing with the sequence of the array, if that's a concern you would need to dig deeper in using an Object here.
compute to javascript and use something like
var viewnam = "#{" + (compositeData.searchVar )+ "}"
return viewnam
make sure this is computed on page load in the custom control
I was never able to do the addition within EL but I have been very successful with simply computing the field names outside the custom control and then passing those values into the custom control.
I can send you some working code if you wish from a presentation I gave.
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In the past, I've added multi-value text data to a field putting the values into a simple JavaScript array. For example:
doc.replaceItemValue('AlwaysAccess', ["John Doe","Bob Smith"]);
Any recommendations on how to store a series of DATES in a multi-value, Time/Date field in a Notes document?
TL;DR: The concept should be almost identical to a multi-value Field of Strings, your Date(/Time) values need to be valid NotesDateTime values properly stored.
A Notes field can have multiple Date/Time values; you can see this in the Form, selecting a field of type Date/Time and checking "Allow multiple values".
You can also see that a multi-value of from the replaceItemValue page of the Domino Designer Knowledge Center.
To accomplish the same with the NotesDominoAPI (in SSJS), we'll need to:
get a handle on the NotesItem (the field, which I'll create)
create our values to put in the field (I'll create a couple using session.createDateTime)
add these values to a java.util.Vector, which will be interpreted as multi-value (you should also be able to use the SSJS Array, if you prefer)
set the values to the field
Sample code (I just ran it in the onClick event of an xp:button):
//create a new doc
var tmpDoc:NotesDocument = database.createDocument();
//give it a Form
tmpDoc.replaceItemValue("Form","MultiDateFieldForm");
//create a NotesItem
var itm:NotesItem = tmpDoc.replaceItemValue("DateFieldName",new java.util.Vector());
//create the Vector, our multi-value container
var vec:java.util.Vector = new java.util.Vector();
//create a couple NotesDateTime values to store
var first = session.createDateTime(new Date());
vec.add(first);
var second = session.createDateTime("Tomorrow");
vec.add(second);
//save the values to the item
itm.setValues(vec);
//save
tmpDoc.save();
//recycle!
first.recycle();
second.recylce();
itm.recycle();
tmpDoc.recylce();
[Edit]
As Frantisek Kossuth points out in the comments, be sure to recycle your NotesDomino API objects (especially the Date/Time ones). I've updated the code to reflect this.
[/Edit]
Checking a Form-based View after running, I'm giving this (field properties reflect the multi-value field of Date/Time values; two shots as it ran out of the box).
Essentially, I found that I needed to create a vector to store the list of dates, and populate it with NotesDateTime objects.
var vRepeatDates:java.util.Vector = new java.util.Vector();
In my case, I needed to increment the dates x amount of times. So, I used a for loop to add the NotesDateTime elements to the vector (while using .adjustDay(1) to increment the dates)
And finally store the vector in a field using replaceItemValue()
doc.replaceItemValue("RepeatInstanceDates",vRepeatDates);
Based on this XPages adding #Formulas in dialogList, my dialogList1 takes values from two concatenated views: a and b.
There is another dialogList2, which is rendered depending if the dialogList1 value is null or not, whose values should be like this:
dialogList1.value is from a => dialogList2.choices should be only from b
dialogList1.value is from b => dialogList2.choices should be only from a
I tried:
// Contr.txt_particontractcv_1 - is the value binded by dialogList1
var dbname = session.getServerName() + "!!" + "mynsf.nsf";
//var a = #Unique(#DbColumn(dbname, "vwNumeCompanii", 0)).sort();
//var b = #Unique(#DbColumn(#DbName(),"vwA",0));
//return a.concat(b);
if ( #IsMember(Contr.txt_particontractcv_1,#Unique(#DbColumn(#DbName(),"vwA",0))))
{ return #Unique(#DbColumn(dbname, "vwNumeCompanii", 0)) }
else
{ return #Unique(#DbColumn(#DbName(),"vwA",0)) }
but the dialogList2 is taking values only from vwA ( from b ) ... I think I'm missing something. Thanks for your time.
Contr.txt_particontractcv_1 cannot be used in SSJS. Dot notation works in LotusScript but not SSJS or Java because Java's runtime is not proprietary and has not been extended that way. That is why Contr.getItemValueString("txt_particontractcv_1") is required.
Some SSJS global variables allow dot notation to be used, e.g. sessionScope. But that is because it is based on a Map, so sessionScope.myProperty can only map to sessionScope.get("myProperty"). The Domino Document class does not extend the Map interface (that's one of the enhancements of the OpenNTF Domino API), so dot notation doesn't know whether to use getItemValue(), getItemValueString(), getItemValueDateTimeArray() etc.
This is also why best practice for scoped variables is also to use e.g. sessionScope.get("myVar"). When it comes to moving to Java, you will not be able to use dot notation, you will have to use the relevant method. So working that way in SSJS fosters good habits for the future.
Yep, I just modified Contr.txt_particontractcv_1 to Contr.getItemValueString("txt_particontractcv_1") and, now, it works.`
The following code is a script object on an XPage in it I loop through an array of all the forms in a database, looking for all the forms that contain the field "ACIncludeForm". My method works but it takes 2 - 3 seconds to compute which really slows the load of the XPage. My question is - is there a better method to accomplish this. I added code to check to see if the sessionScope variable is null and only execute if needed and the second time the page loads it does so in under a second. So my method really consumes a lot of processor time.
var forms:Array = database.getForms();
var rtn = new Array;
for (i=0 ; i<forms.length; ++i){
var thisForm:NotesForm = forms[i];
var a = thisForm.getFields().indexOf("ACIncludeForm");
if (a >= 0){
if (!thisForm.isSubForm()) {
if (thisForm.getAliases()[0] == ""){
rtn.push(thisForm.getName() + "|" + thisForm.getName() );
}else{
rtn.push(thisForm.getName() + "|" + thisForm.getAliases()[0] );
}
}
}
thisForm.recycle()
}
sessionScope.put("ssAllFormNames",rtn)
One approach would be to build an index of forms by yourself. For example, create an agent (LotusScript or Java) that gets all forms and for each form, create a document with for example a field "form" containing the form name and and a field "fields" containing all field names (beware of 32K limit).
Then create a view that displays all these documents and contains the value of the "fields" field in the first column so that each value of this field creates one line in this view.
Having such a view, you can simply make a #DbLookup from your XPage.
If your forms are changed, you only need to re-run the agent to re-build your index. The #DbLookup should be pretty fast.
Place the form list in a static field of a Java class. It will stay there for a long time (maybe until http boot). In my experience applicationScope values dissappear in 15 minutes.
I have a custom list in SharePoint (specifically, MOSS 2007.) One field is a yes/no checkbox titled "Any defects?" Another field is "Closed by" and names the person who has closed the ticket.
If there are no defects then I want the ticket to be auto-closed. If there are, then the "Closed by" field ought to be filled in later on.
I figured I could set a calculated default value for "Closed by" like this:
=IF([Any defects?],"",[Me])
but SharePoint complains I have referenced a field. I suppose this makes sense; the default values fire when the new list item is first opened for entry and there are no values in any fields yet.
I understand it is possible to make a calculated field based on a column value but in that case the field cannot be edited later.
Does anyone have any advice how to achieve what I am trying to do?
Is it possible to have a "OnSubmit" type event that allows me to execute some code at the point the list item is saved?
Thank you.
Include a content editor web part in the page (newform.aspx / editform.aspx) and use jQuery (or just plain javascript) to handle the setting of default values.
Edit: some example code:
In the lists newform.aspx, include a reference to jquery. If you look at the html code, you can see that each input tag gets an id based on the field's GUID, and a title that's set to the fields display name.
now, using jquery we can get at these fields using the jQuery selector like this:
By title:
$("input[title='DISPLAYNAMEOFFIELD']");
by id (if you know the field's internal guid, the dashes will ahve to be replaced by underscores:
// example field id, notice the guid and the underscores in the guid ctl00_m_g_054db6a0_0028_412d_bdc1_f2522ac3922e_ctl00_ctl04_ctl15_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_TextField
$("input[id*='GUID']"); //this will get all input elements of which the id contains the specified GUID, i.e. 1 element
We wrap this in the ready() function of jQuery, so all calls will only be made when the document has fully loaded:
$(document).ready(function(){
// enter code here, will be executed immediately after page has been loaded
});
By combining these 2 we could now set your dropdown's onchange event to the following
$(document).ready(function(){
$("input[title='DISPLAYNAMEOFFIELD']").change(function()
{
//do something to other field here
});
});
The Use jQuery to Set A Text Field’s Value on a SharePoint Form article on EndUserSharePoint.com shows you how to set a default value for a field using JavaScript/jQuery.
They also have a whole series of articles on 'taming calculated columns' that will show you many more powerful options you have for calculated fields with the use of jQuery.
One thing to be aware of when inserting JavaScript into a SharePoint page and modifying the DOM is support. There is a small chance that a future service pack will break the functionality you add, and it is quite likely that the next version of SharePoint will break it. Keeping this mind however, I believe it's a good solution at this time.
I've got a walk through with sample code that may help
Setting a default duration for new calendar events
It sets the End Time/Date fields to Start Time + 1.5 hours when you create a new event.
Its complicated a little by the steps need to do the time/date work, but you'll see examples of how to find the elements on the form and also one way to get your script onto the newform.aspx without using SPD.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Set the hours to add - can be over 24
var hoursToAdd = 1;
// Mins must be 0 or div by 5, e.g. 0, 5, 10, 15 ...
var minutesToAdd = 30;
// JavaScript assumes dates in US format (MM/DD/YYYY)
// Set to true to use dates in format DD/MM/YYYY
var bUseDDMMYYYYformat = false;
$(function() {
// Find the start and end time/minutes dropdowns by first finding the
// labels then using the for attribute to find the id's
// NOTE - You will have to change this if your form uses non-standard
// labels and/or non-english language packs
var cboStartHours = $("#" + $("label:contains('Start Time Hours')").attr("for"));
var cboEndHours = $("#" + $("label:contains('End Time Hours')").attr("for"));
var cboEndMinutes = $("#" + $("label:contains('End Time Minutes')").attr("for"));
// Set Hour
var endHour = cboStartHours.attr("selectedIndex") + hoursToAdd;
cboEndHours.attr("selectedIndex",endHour % 24);
// If we have gone over the end of a day then change date
if ((endHour / 24)>=1)
{
var txtEndDate = $("input[title='End Time']");
var dtEndDate = dtParseDate(txtEndDate.val());
if (!isNaN(dtEndDate))
{
dtEndDate.setDate( dtEndDate.getDate() + (endHour / 24));
txtEndDate.val(formatDate(dtEndDate));
}
}
// Setting minutes is easy!
cboEndMinutes.val(minutesToAdd);
});
// Some utility functions for parsing and formatting - could use a library
// such as www.datejs.com instead of this
function dtParseDate(sDate)
{
if (bUseDDMMYYYYformat)
{
var A = sDate.split(/[\\\/]/);
A = [A[1],A[0],A[2]];
return new Date(A.join('/'));
}
else
return new Date(sDate);
}
function formatDate(dtDate)
{
if (bUseDDMMYYYYformat)
return dtDate.getDate() + "/" + dtDate.getMonth()+1 + "/" + dtDate.getFullYear();
else
return dtDate.getMonth()+1 + "/" + dtDate.getDate() + "/" + dtDate.getFullYear();
}
</script>
I wound up modifying the source from a publically posted POC: http://datacogs.com/datablogs/archive/2007/08/26/641.aspx, which is a custom field definition for cascading drop downs. The modifications were to allow parent-child list boxes where a user can multiselect for filtering and selecting the values to be written back to a SharePoint list. I got the parent-child cascading behavior working, but the save operation only takes the first value that is selected from the list box. I changed the base type for the custom field control from "SPFieldText" to "SPMultiLineText", along with changing the FLD_TYPES field definition values from:
Text to Note and this did not work. So, I changed the field control base type to "SPFieldMultiChoice" and the FLD_TYPES to "MultiChoice" and still get the same result, which is only the first value that's selected, writing to the SharePoint list.
Does anyone have any idea how to get a custom field with multiple selections to write those multiple selections to a SharePoint list?
Thanks for taking the time to read through my post.
Cheers,
~Peter
I was able to accomplish this by inheriting from SPFieldLookup and overriding its internal handling of AllowMultipleValues:
In your FLDTYPES_*.xml set <ParentType>LookupMulti</ParentType>
In your extension of SPFieldLookup, be sure to override AllowMultipleValues (always true), FieldValueType (probably typeof(SPFieldLookupValueCollection)) and FieldRenderingControl. I also set base.LookupField = "LinkTitleNoMenu", though in retrospect I'm not sure why. :)
In your field editor control's OnSaveChange(), set the field's Mult value to true.
To set Mult, you can either string manipulation on field.SchemaXml:
string s = field.SchemaXml;
if (s.IndexOf(" Mult=", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) < 0)
field.SchemaXml = s.Insert(s.IndexOf("/>", StringComparison.Ordinal), " Mult=\"TRUE\" ");
Or use reflection:
var type = field.GetType();
var mi = type.GetMethod("SetFieldBoolValue", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
mi.Invoke(field, new object[] { "Mult", true });
It's been a while, so I might be forgetting something, but that should be most of it.