Taskspace table where columns are populated via an adaptor

I need a bit of a help here. When creating a table in a form using a Formsbuilder, where columns are mapped onto repeating properties of an object, everything is just working fine. Table automatically generates the proper number of rows. The same is true when using a readonly table with data source being an adaptor. Things get more complicated when trying to use a table where columns are populated via an adaptor. I get the first row created properly and that's where it stops. Even with adaptor returning multiple rows, table does not add additional rows. Is it a bug or a feature? Or am I missing something here?

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Miller-zzMST

Hi!

I am note sure, it must be cheked, but It seems to me it will work.

First, it will work only in electronic form.

Second, you must set the data storage type to 'Store as XML content' (go to Main Menu -> View -> Storage). The data will saved in meta-data not in xml.

This is nither bug not feature. It is works as desgined Then you trying to populate the xml attributes, it must created additional values (for each new row) in xml, but they cann't.

irubalski

Hi!. Thanks for answering. Unfortunately, I'm wotking with a taskspace form "folder content" to be precise. Because of the type of my form, the only choice is to save data to object's properties. Is there another way of getting it done?

Miller-zzMST

Sorry for late answer.

And again sorry, I don't have any idea how to achieve your requirement.

irubalski

Thanks. At least you seem to have good ideas. So far you've been the most helpfull. I will have to attack it from a diferent angle then.

irubalski

New development on the subject. This time I have a new form where I made sure to select the storage option as 'Store as XML content'. Created adaptor to populate the table and, as you can see from the screen shot, it is only showing the first row. My adaptor trace shows that it should have 3 rows of data instead. Just in case I updated the forms builder and taskspace to patch 11 and still the same

Miller-zzMST

Oops, strongly apologize.

I don't where were my brain and eyes , but it must be 'Store in repository attributes'.

Because of adaptor couldn't create a new record in XML. It can fill with some data existing attributes, but couldn't create the new one.

Sorry again!

irubalski

Well, it's not that simple. As I was trying all possibilities, I created several variations. In one of my attempts, I have a form where I set the storage option to 'Store in repository attributes'. The object has all the repeating properties populated prior to launching the form. All the columns in a table are mapped on to the object's properties and I still get the same problem. When form is instantiated, I only get 1 row.

I ended up creating a service request and had a first call from EMC support. We'll see how that goes.

irubalski

My last approach finally worked properly. Using electronic form as before with storage option to 'Store in repository attributes'. This time instead of creating dmc_calendar_event I use a custom type based on dm_document. Just to make things more interesting, I experienced a form corruption which prevented me from realizing that my approach was actually working. Now I have another issue with populating a table column. I need to obtain corrent values in that column before making a change to just one item as I need to return the full set of values. I thought of using something like "validateContext.getPointer(elementPath);" but it appears that in order to get "JXPathContext", I would need the "Document originalDocument" object. It is available in validation adaptor context but not with the datasource adaptors. Can it be obtained if I have the form's object ID?