Webtop Default Preference Settings

Hi,

I'm trying to set default preference settings for all users when they first logon to Webtop (6.5 SP2). In particular I'm attempting to force Webtop to prompt the user to decide if they wish to open the content or structure of a VDM. In the Webtop code it appears that the default setting for the vdm.click.action preference will default to "Structure" if a value cannot be retrieved from the PreferenceService.

I've tried putting the XML below in custom\app.xml and vdm_preferences_component.xml with no success. When testing the change I have made sure to delete both the cookie on the client PC and the *.preferences file from \Resources\Registry\Preferences\Webtop.

<preferences>
<preference id="vdm.click.action">
    <label>vdmopen</label>
    <type>string</type>
    <value>Prompt</value>
</preference>
</preferences>

Does anyone know if it is possible to define this preference setting in the XML config files?

Thanks,

Keith

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steven.savini

I am trying the same thing. Did you have any luck?

One thing I tried was extending vdm_preferences_component.xml to point to a custom copy of vdm_preferences.jsp where I set the value of the control:

<dmf:radio nlsid="MSG_CHOOSE_OPEN_VIRTUAL_DOCUMENTS_OPTION_TYPE_CONTENT" name='<%=VdmPreferences.CONTROL_VDM_CLICK_CONTENT%>' group='vdmClick' tooltipnlsid="MSG_CHOOSE_OPEN_VIRTUAL_DOCUMENTS_OPTION_TYPE_CONTENT" value='true'/>

However, this only really sets that as the default when you go to the Preference > Virtual Documents page. It does not set it for any new user coming into the system. I could not find anywhere where this default setting was set.

steven.savini

Well, this seemed to be much harder than it should be. I attacked at two levels:

1. Default action for new users. This involved extending the webtop openvirtualdocument action and its supporting OpenVirtualDocumentAction class. The original class defaulted to Structure mode when no Preference setting was found. This was modified to default to Content mode.

WEB-INF/classes/com/documentum/webcomponent/library/actions/OpenVirtualDocumentAction.class

2. Default selection in Preferences > Virtual Documents interface. This involved extending the vdm_preferences component and its supporting VdmPreferences class. The original class defaulted the radio button option to Structure. This was modified to default to Content. Note: The JSP approach I had tried earlier was not a good approach; I found it was always setting the option to Content when you went into Preferences interface, regardless of any prior saved preference (not good). It was necessary to modify the class to only set the option when there was no prior saved preference so it will remember your selected preference (e.g. in case a user decides they prefer Structure mode).

WEB-INF/classes/com/documentum/webcomponent/environment/preferences/vdm/VdmPreferences.class

lastnitescurry

Personally I modify the main component {class} when I need to set a default perference. Users will hit main as they enter the application, so it is a good point & place to configure (in mainex_component), read and set your to read some custom preference settings.

KKKKKKKKKKK

Thanks for these suggestions.

Since we use a custom Authentication Scheme I decided that it was the best place to set default user preferences. I added the following XML to the custom\app.xml

<custom_preferences>
<preference id="vdm.click.action">Prompt</preference>
<preference id="vdm.copy.preference">Prompt</preference>
</custom_preferences>

I read this config in the class that extends IAuthenticationScheme, and use the PreferenceService to set the default setting if the user has not already specified a preference. Note: that you will have to edit/delete the WDK preference object for any users that have already accessed the system for this change to work.

Hope this is of use to someone

lastnitescurry

sounds like a nice solution