Limiting new folder object types:

Hello,

I have a custom component that extends the new folder component in webtop.

I want to limit the choice of object types to just my custom type so I modifed the <base_type>. In the documentation it says:

/* <base_type>                  Sets the base type for a new folder.
                                        Subtypes will also be displayed.
                                        Default: dm_folder

However I can still see all the dm_folder types in the types drop down.

Here is my custom component:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>

<scope>

<class>com.co.create.CustomNewFolder</class>

</component>

<pages>

<start>/custom/library/create/newfolder/customNewFolder.jsp</start>

</pages>

<base_type>my_custom_type</base_type>

<default_type>my_custom_type</default_type>

</scope>

</config>

Any ideas? my custom type is a subtype of dm_folder.

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Deepak27

Hi nano,

In newfolder.jsp

<dmf:datadropdownlist name='<%=NewFolder.OBJECT_TYPE_LIST_CONTROL_NAME%>' tooltipnlsid="MSG_TYPE_COLON">
<dmf:dataoptionlist>
<dmf:option datafield="type_name" labeldatafield="label_text"/>
</dmf:dataoptionlist>
</dmf:datadropdownlist>

remove the lines and add like thus

<dmf:datadropdownlist name='<%=NewFolder.OBJECT_TYPE_LIST_CONTROL_NAME%>' tooltipnlsid="MSG_TYPE_COLON">
 <dmf:option value="custom_type1" label="Custom Type 1"/> 
    <dmf:option  value="custom_type2" label="Custom Type 2"/>

 </dmf:datadropdownlist>



 Regards,
 Deepak

lastnitescurry

DO NOT MODIFY THE jsp file, it is dumb and it will not work as you have the component configured!!!

Do fix your component extension from

<component id="custom_newfolder" extends="newfolder:webcomponent/config/library/create/newfolder_component.xml">

<component id="newfolder" extends="newfolder:webcomponent/config/library/create/newfolder_component.xml">

Do delete <class> and <pages> as they are not necessary to achieve your goal

Deepak27

Hi,

I was saying the change in jsp file in the your new component (you can copy those lines from original jsp file), not the original one

NanoMeko

Thanks Deepak your suggestion does work but I realised that my initial attempt actually worked. It was my jsp that wasn't loading.

So in webtop 6.5 I can confirm that you can limit folder types by choosing a base type like the following:

         <base_type>my_custom_type</base_type>         <default_type>my_custom_type</default_type>