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changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:52:25 GMT

Hi,I need to do some changes in the look and feel (and logic) of the "Edit Categories" page.The believe that the whole logic that i need to change is within the <r:categorySelector> component. (CategorySelectorTag ; CategorySelectorGenerator)(am i right :shock: )Still, i can't find where exact

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

dhalupa — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:46:34 GMT

Rendering is taken care of in the abstract super class AbstractItemSelector

Kind regards,

Denis

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:35:03 GMT

thanks Denis!

but yet, i still don't know where to perform the changes in to this component… :roll:

I don't understand why the logic for adding a category is so complex…
I could not even find where this component gets the "categories" model from. (query? session?)

can anyone try to explain this logic?

I just try to simplify the UI - so that adding a category to a space won't require so many steps…
:idea:

thanks,

Dror

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

dhalupa — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:21:20 GMT

Try to do some reading on JSF and custom component development, there are plenty of books and tutorials around. Once you get to understand underlying technology, you will find that Alfresco components are not that complicated after all

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:34:31 GMT

Hi Denis,

I do know JSF custom component development, and still i think that Alfresco's logic for adding categories is too complex and the component that's hadling it is a major part of this problem.

anyways, i've found a way arround this

Thanks again! :wink:

Dror

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

dhalupa — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:40:06 GMT

Great, I'm glad you made it

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

gcoleman — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:58:56 GMT

Hi Dror,
I wonder if you would mind sharing your solution?

Cheers

Greg.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:11:35 GMT

The solution was not to use the component that Alfresco is using for adding categories…

I've modified the jsp and added my own backing beans and logic to create a much simpler way for adding categories.

Greg - if you want me to be more specific, please write :wink:

best regards,

Dror

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

gcoleman — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:36:56 GMT

Hi Dror,
         Just to clarify, are you talking about the page where you associate a category with a document? If you are then this is exactly what I want to change. It is a little tedious and I am sure my users will not like it.

         If it is not too much bother, I would appreciate it if you shared your source code with me.

         Let me know if I can return the favour. I have been working on a modification to the simple search. It finds relevant documents if you type the name of a category.

Regards

Greg.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:39:26 GMT

Hi Greg.

I've added this code to edit-space-category.jsp (replaced Alfresco's <r:multiValueSelector> component):

<h:commandButton image="/images/icons/up.gif" action="#{AddCategoryBean.getLevelUpChildrenForNode}" rendered="#{AddCategoryBean.isParentListNotEmpty}" immediate="true">
</h:commandButton>
 <h:dataTable id="categoriesTable" border="0" binding="#{AddCategoryBean.categoriesTable}" value="#{AddCategoryBean.categoryItems}" var="line">
      <h:column>
         <h:selectBooleanCheckbox value="#{line.selected}" id="categoryCheckbox"  immediate="true"/>
      </h:column>
      <h:column>
      <h:commandLink id="cmd-link" action="#{AddCategoryBean.getChildrenForNode}" immediate="true">
         <h:outputText id="output-text" value="#{line.localName}"/>
      </h:commandLink>
    </h:column>   
 </h:dataTable>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

this is the backing bean: (don't forget to add setter and getter methods)

public class AddCategoryBean extends BaseDetailsBean 
{

   private FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
   private List<NodeRef> categories;
   private Stack<NodeRef> parentCategories;
   private ArrayList<SelectItem> rootCategories;
   private Collection<ChildAssociationRef> childRefs;
   private List<AddCategoryItem> categoryItems;
   private UIData categoriesTable;
   private static final String MSG_ERROR_UPDATE_CATEGORY = "error_update_category";
   
   //default constructor
   public AddCategoryBean() 
   {
       super();

      categories = (List<NodeRef>)FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSessionMap().get("savedCategories");
      if(categories == null)
         categories = new ArrayList<NodeRef>();
      parentCategories = new Stack<NodeRef>();
      categoryItems = new ArrayList<AddCategoryItem>();
      getRootChildren(context);
   }
   
   /**
    * get top level categories
    */
   private void getRootChildren(FacesContext context)
   {
      childRefs = getCategoryService().getCategories(Repository.getStoreRef(), ContentModel.ASPECT_GEN_CLASSIFIABLE, Depth.IMMEDIATE);
      updateTableModel();
   }
   
   /**
    * get categories by nodeRef
    * the nodeRef comes from the selected row
    */
   public String getChildrenForNode()
      {
         ChildAssociationRef assocRef = ((AddCategoryItem)categoriesTable.getRowData()).getChildRef();
         NodeRef nodeRef = new NodeRef(Repository.getStoreRef(), assocRef.getChildRef().getId());
         childRefs = getCategoryService().getChildren(nodeRef, 
               CategoryService.Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, CategoryService.Depth.IMMEDIATE);
         addCheckedRows();
         updateTableModel();
         ChildAssociationRef parentRef = Repository.getServiceRegistry(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).getNodeService().getPrimaryParent(nodeRef);
         parentCategories.push(parentRef.getParentRef());
         UIContextService.getInstance(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).notifyBeans();
         return "success";
      }
   
   /**
    * get categories by nodeRef.
    * the nodeRef comes from the stack that holds the parent reference.
    * this method is used to navigate one level up.
    */
   public String getLevelUpChildrenForNode()
      {
         if ( !parentCategories.isEmpty())
         {
            NodeRef parentRef = (NodeRef)this.parentCategories.pop();
            childRefs = getCategoryService().getChildren(parentRef, 
                   CategoryService.Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, CategoryService.Depth.IMMEDIATE);
            addCheckedRows();
            updateTableModel();
            UIContextService.getInstance(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).notifyBeans();
            
         }         
         return "success";
      }
   
   /**
    * update table model with new values
    */
   public void updateTableModel()
   {
      categoryItems.clear();
      AddCategoryItem categoryItem = null;
      for(ChildAssociationRef ref: childRefs)
      {
         categoryItem = new AddCategoryItem();
         categoryItem.setChildRef(ref);
         if(categories.contains(ref.getChildRef()))
         {
            categoryItem.setSelected(true);
         }
         
         categoryItems.add(categoryItem);
      }   
   }
      
   /**
   * Use Spring JSF integration to return the category service bean instance
   * 
   * @param context    FacesContext
   * @return category service bean instance or throws runtime exception if not found
   */
   private CategoryService getCategoryService()
   {
      CategoryService service = Repository.getServiceRegistry(context).getCategoryService();
      if (service == null)
      {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to obtain CategoryService bean reference.");
      }      
      return service;
   }
   
   /**
    * add selected rows to the "categories" collection
    * the method will remove rows that have been disselected from the "categories" collection!
    */
   private void addCheckedRows()
   {
      for (int i=0; i < categoriesTable.getRowCount(); i++) 
      {   
         categoriesTable.setRowIndex(i);
         UISelectBoolean box =  (UISelectBoolean)categoriesTable.findComponent("categoryCheckbox");
         boolean isSelected = box.isSelected();
         
         ChildAssociationRef assocRef = ((AddCategoryItem)categoriesTable.getRowData()).getChildRef();
         NodeRef currentRowRef = assocRef.getChildRef();
         if((categories.contains(currentRowRef)) && !(isSelected))
         {
            categories.remove(currentRowRef);
         }
         if((isSelected) && !(categories.contains(currentRowRef)))
         {
            categories.add(currentRowRef);
         }
      }
   }
   
   /**
    * Updates the categories for the current document
    *  
    * @return The outcome
    */
   public String saveCategories()
   {
      String outcome = "cancel";     
      UserTransaction tx = null;
      
      addCheckedRows();
      try
      {
         tx = Repository.getUserTransaction(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance());
         tx.begin();
         NodeService nodeService =  Repository.getServiceRegistry(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).getNodeService();
         // firstly retrieve all the properties for the current node
         Map<QName, Serializable> updateProps = nodeService.getProperties(
               getSpace().getNodeRef());
         
         // create a node ref representation of the selected id and set the new properties
         updateProps.put(ContentModel.PROP_CATEGORIES, (Serializable)this.categories);
         
         // set the properties on the node
         this.nodeService.setProperties(getSpace().getNodeRef(), updateProps);
         
         // commit the transaction
         tx.commit();
         
         // reset the state of the current document so it reflects the changes just made
         getSpace().reset();
         
         outcome = "finish";
      }
      catch (Throwable e)
      {
         try { if (tx != null) {tx.rollback();} } catch (Exception ex) {}
         Utils.addErrorMessage(MessageFormat.format(Application.getMessage(
               FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), MSG_ERROR_UPDATE_CATEGORY), e.getMessage()), e);
      }
      
      return outcome;
   }   
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the one last thing you need is a model class that holds the model for one row in the table:

public class AddCategoryItem 
{
   private ChildAssociationRef childRef;
   private boolean selected = false;
   
   public ChildAssociationRef getChildRef() {
      return childRef;
   }
   public void setChildRef(ChildAssociationRef childRef) {
      this.childRef = childRef;
   }
   public boolean isSelected() {
      return selected;
   }
   public void setSelected(boolean selected) {
      this.selected = selected;
   }
   public String getLocalName()
   {
      if(childRef != null)
      {
         return childRef.getQName().getLocalName();
      }
      return "";
   }
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

you will need to register the backing bean in faces-config-beans.xml, and add some lines to the properties file that stores the msg (messages) for all Alfresco's jsp files

😎
enjoy.

Dror

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

gcoleman — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:23:33 GMT

Thanks Dror,
That works a treat.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

ribz33 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:53:26 GMT

Hi,

this is very interesting, im thinking also that original component is too hard to use !

is it possible to have some captures to give us idea of your change on this component ? Or maybe have you contribute it in forge or wiki ?

Thx in advance.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

friedman30 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:52:03 GMT

Hi 'ribz33'

Just show me the way to add a screenshot and i will add it immediately.

:wink:

Dror

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

stevewickii — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:51:16 GMT

I can't get this to work in Alfresco 2.9.0B.

getStore() is not a valid method, and there are some missing required methods:

Has anyone made this to work in Alfresco 2.9.0B?

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

stevewickii — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:03:33 GMT

I have implemented a solution for Alfresco 2.9.0B build 683 as well. It is posted here: http://forums.alfresco.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12018&p=40368#p40368

It modifies the out-of-the-box component to support multiple selection, just like the Category Selector on the Advanced Search page.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

mesa2e — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:09:43 GMT

Dror's solution is exactly what I was investigating, because I also think category component is really complex.

I've tried Dror's solution for my Alfresco, but I get the following error:

javax.faces.FacesException: Could not retrieve value of component with path : {Component-Path : [Class: javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot,ViewId: /jsp/dialog/document-details.jsp][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlForm,Id: document-details][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlOutputText,Id: _idJsp12]}
caused by:
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Could not retrieve value of component with path : {Component-Path : [Class: javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot,ViewId: /jsp/dialog/document-details.jsp][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlForm,Id: document-details][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlOutputText,Id: _idJsp12]}
caused by:
javax.faces.FacesException: Could not retrieve value of component with path : {Component-Path : [Class: javax.faces.component.UIViewRoot,ViewId: /jsp/dialog/document-details.jsp][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlForm,Id: document-details][Class: javax.faces.component.html.HtmlOutputText,Id: _idJsp12]}
caused by:
javax.faces.el.PropertyNotFoundException: Bean: org.alfresco.web.bean.AddCategoryBean, property: lockService

Please, any ideas about what I am forgetting?

Thanks in advance!!

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

mesa2e — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:25:07 GMT

I've achieved to fix the problem before, and now I can select the categories properly.
The problem is when I click on "OK Button" to save the categories. The application gets me the following error:

Failed to update category due to system errorrg.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper

Any ideas???

Thanks in advance,
Elena.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

mesa2e — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:56:32 GMT

I finally got the solution and it works successfully!!! I had to make some modifications on Dror's code.
Here you have all my modifications:

Extend the class DocumentDetailsBean:

package org.alfresco.web.bean;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.text.MessageFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Stack;

import javax.faces.component.UIData;
import javax.faces.component.UISelectBoolean;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.transaction.UserTransaction;

import org.alfresco.model.ApplicationModel;
import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.CategoryService;
import org.alfresco.web.app.Application;
import org.alfresco.web.app.context.UIContextService;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Node;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Repository;
import org.alfresco.web.ui.common.Utils;


public class AddCategoryBean extends DocumentDetailsBean 
{

   private FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
   private List categories;
   private Stack parentCategories;
   private ArrayList rootCategories;
   private Collection childRefs;
   private List categoryItems;
   private UIData categoriesTable;
   private static final String MSG_ERROR_UPDATE_CATEGORY = "error_update_category";
   
   //default constructor
   public Logesta_DocumentDetailsBean() 
   {
       super();

      categories = (List)FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().getSessionMap().get("savedCategories");
      if(categories == null)
         categories = new ArrayList();
      parentCategories = new Stack();
      categoryItems = new ArrayList();
      getRootChildren(context);
   }
   
   /**
    * get top level categories
    */
   private void getRootChildren(FacesContext context)
   {
      childRefs = getCategoryService().getCategories(Repository.getStoreRef(), ContentModel.ASPECT_GEN_CLASSIFIABLE, CategoryService.Depth.IMMEDIATE);
      updateTableModel();
   }
   
   /**
    * get categories by nodeRef
    * the nodeRef comes from the selected row
    */
   public String getChildrenForNode()
      {
         ChildAssociationRef assocRef = ((AddCategoryItem)categoriesTable.getRowData()).getChildRef();
         NodeRef nodeRef = new NodeRef(Repository.getStoreRef(), assocRef.getChildRef().getId());
         childRefs = getCategoryService().getChildren(nodeRef, 
               CategoryService.Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, CategoryService.Depth.IMMEDIATE);
         addCheckedRows();
         updateTableModel();
         ChildAssociationRef parentRef = Repository.getServiceRegistry(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).getNodeService().getPrimaryParent(nodeRef);
         parentCategories.push(parentRef.getParentRef());
         UIContextService.getInstance(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).notifyBeans();
         return "success";
      }
   
   /**
    * get categories by nodeRef.
    * the nodeRef comes from the stack that holds the parent reference.
    * this method is used to navigate one level up.
    */
   public String getLevelUpChildrenForNode()
      {
         if ( !parentCategories.isEmpty())
         {
            NodeRef parentRef = (NodeRef)this.parentCategories.pop();
            childRefs = getCategoryService().getChildren(parentRef, 
                   CategoryService.Mode.SUB_CATEGORIES, CategoryService.Depth.IMMEDIATE);
            addCheckedRows();
            updateTableModel();
            UIContextService.getInstance(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance()).notifyBeans();
            
         }         
         return "success";
      }
   
   /**
    * update table model with new values
    */
   public void updateTableModel()
   {
      categoryItems.clear();
      AddCategoryItem categoryItem = null;
     
      Iterator i = childRefs.iterator();
      do
      {
          if(!i.hasNext())
              break;
          ChildAssociationRef ref = (ChildAssociationRef)i.next();
          categoryItem = new AddCategoryItem();
          categoryItem.setChildRef(ref);
          if(categories.contains(ref.getChildRef()))
          {
             categoryItem.setSelected(true);
          }
          
          categoryItems.add(categoryItem);

     } while(true);

   }
      
   /**
   * Use Spring JSF integration to return the category service bean instance
   * 
   * @param context    FacesContext
   * @return category service bean instance or throws runtime exception if not found
   */
   private CategoryService getCategoryService()
   {
      CategoryService service = Repository.getServiceRegistry(context).getCategoryService();
      if (service == null)
      {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to obtain CategoryService bean reference.");
      }      
      return service;
   }
   
   /**
    * add selected rows to the "categories" collection
    * the method will remove rows that have been disselected from the "categories" collection!
    */
   private void addCheckedRows()
   {
      for (int i=0; i < categoriesTable.getRowCount(); i++) 
      {   
         categoriesTable.setRowIndex(i);
         UISelectBoolean box =  (UISelectBoolean)categoriesTable.findComponent("categoryCheckbox");
         boolean isSelected = box.isSelected();
         
         ChildAssociationRef assocRef = ((AddCategoryItem)categoriesTable.getRowData()).getChildRef();
         NodeRef currentRowRef = assocRef.getChildRef();
         if((categories.contains(currentRowRef)) && !(isSelected))
         {
            categories.remove(currentRowRef);
         }
         if((isSelected) && !(categories.contains(currentRowRef)))
         {
            categories.add(currentRowRef);
         }
      }
   }
   
   /**
    * Updates the categories for the current document
    *  
    * @return The outcome
    */
 public String saveCategories()
   {
       addCheckedRows();
        String outcome = "cancel";
        
        UserTransaction  tx = null;
        System.out.println("Dentro de saveCategories");
        try
        {
           FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
           tx = Repository.getUserTransaction(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance());
           tx.begin();
           
           // firstly retrieve all the properties for the current node
           Map updateProps = nodeService.getProperties(getDocument().getNodeRef());
           
           // create a node ref representation of the selected id and set the new properties
           updateProps.put(ContentModel.PROP_CATEGORIES, (Serializable )this.categories);
           
           // set the properties on the node
           this.nodeService.setProperties(getDocument().getNodeRef(), updateProps);
           
           // commit the transaction
           tx.commit();
           
           // reset the state of the current document so it reflects the changes just made
           getDocument().reset();
          
           outcome = "finish";
        }
        catch(Throwable e)
        {
            Utils.addErrorMessage(MessageFormat.format(Application.getMessage(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(), "error_update_category"), new Object[] {
                e.getMessage()
            }), e);
        }
        return outcome;
    }



   
   public Node getNode()
   {
       return browseBean.getDocument();
   }
   
  public UIData getCategoriesTable(){
     
     return categoriesTable;
  }
  
  public void setCategoriesTable(UIData categoriesTable){
     
     this.categoriesTable = categoriesTable;
  }
  
  public List getCategoryItems(){
     
     return categoryItems;
  }
  
  public void setCategoryItems(List categoryItems){
     
     this.categoryItems = categoryItems;
  }

/* (non-Javadoc)
 * @see org.alfresco.web.bean.BaseDetailsBean#getLinkResolvedNode()
 */
   protected Node getLinkResolvedNode()
   {
       Node document = getDocument();
       if(ApplicationModel.TYPE_FILELINK.equals(document.getType()))
       {
           NodeRef destRef = (NodeRef)document.getProperties().get(ContentModel.PROP_LINK_DESTINATION);
           if(nodeService.exists(destRef))
               document = new Node(destRef);
       }
       return document;
   }
   
   public Node getDocument()
   {
       return getNode();
   }
   


/* (non-Javadoc)
 * @see org.alfresco.web.bean.BaseDetailsBean#getTemplateModel()
 */
   public Map getTemplateModel()
   {
       Map model = new HashMap(2, 1.0F);
       model.put("document", getDocument().getNodeRef());
       model.put("space", navigator.getCurrentNode().getNodeRef());
       model.put("imageresolver", imageResolver);
       return model;
   }
   

/* (non-Javadoc)
 * @see org.alfresco.web.bean.BaseDetailsBean#getPropertiesPanelId()
 */
   protected String getPropertiesPanelId()
   {
       return "document-props";
   }
   
   

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Create AddCategoryItem:

package org.alfresco.web.bean;

import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;


public class AddCategoryItem 
{
   private ChildAssociationRef childRef;
   private boolean selected = false;
   
   public ChildAssociationRef getChildRef() {
      return childRef;
   }
   public void setChildRef(ChildAssociationRef childRef) {
      this.childRef = childRef;
   }
   public boolean isSelected() {
      return selected;
   }
   public void setSelected(boolean selected) {
      this.selected = selected;
   }
   public String getLocalName()
   {
      if(childRef != null)
      {
         return childRef.getQName().getLocalName();
      }
      return "";
   }
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Replace multivalueSelector on edit_details.jsp:

<h:commandButton image="/images/icons/up.gif" action="#{DocumentDetailsBean.getLevelUpChildrenForNode}" immediate="true">
</h:commandButton>
<h:dataTable id="categoriesTable" border="0" binding="#{DocumentDetailsBean.categoriesTable}" value="#{DocumentDetailsBean.categoryItems}" var="line">
     <h:column>
        <h:selectBooleanCheckbox value="#{line.selected}" id="categoryCheckbox"  immediate="true"/>
     </h:column>
     <h:column>
      <h:commandLink id="cmd-link" action="#{DocumentDetailsBean.getChildrenForNode}" immediate="true">
         <h:outputText id="output-text" value="#{line.localName}"/>
      </h:commandLink>
    </h:column>   
</h:dataTable>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Add the following code on faces-config-custom.xml:

  <managed-bean>
      <description>
         Backing bean used by the document details dialog
      </description>
      <managed-bean-name>DocumentDetailsBean</managed-bean-name>
      <managed-bean-class>org.alfresco.web.bean.Logesta_DocumentDetailsBean</managed-bean-class>
      <managed-bean-scope>session</managed-bean-scope>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>browseBean</property-name>
         <value>#{BrowseBean}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>nodeService</property-name>
         <value>#{NodeService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>lockService</property-name>
         <value>#{LockService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>versionService</property-name>
         <value>#{VersionService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>copyService</property-name>
         <value>#{CopyService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>ownableService</property-name>
         <value>#{OwnableService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>checkOutCheckInService</property-name>
         <value>#{CheckoutCheckinService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>navigator</property-name>
         <value>#{NavigationBean}</value>
      </managed-property>
     <managed-property>
         <property-name>multilingualContentService</property-name>
         <value>#{MultilingualContentService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>contentFilterLanguagesService</property-name>
         <value>#{ContentFilterLanguagesService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>editionService</property-name>
         <value>#{EditionService}</value>
      </managed-property>
      <managed-property>
         <property-name>permissionService</property-name>
         <value>#{PermissionService}</value>
      </managed-property>
   </managed-bean>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

mesa2e — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:31:13 GMT

Please help!!!

After doing this customization, I've detected a problem.

If I modify the category's name, the 'select category' panel shows the old name, no the newer.

Any ideas, please?

Thanks in advance,
Elena.

Re: changing the 'select a category' component

cbosdonnat — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:07:23 GMT

Hi Elena,

If I modify the category's name, the 'select category' panel shows the old name, no the newer.

You should change the implementation of the public getCategoriesTable() method to compute the table every time it is called and not make it rely on a private member. This is a bit less performant, but it should work fine. Otherwise, I've tried another approach which is explained here:

http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=83&lang_view=en

HTH