Custom connector menu action

Below is a question that our developer submitted to devsupport via email. I'm posting it in devnet to see if anyone might be able to respond with some guideance.

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To: worksite-devsupport@interwoven.com

I have been asked to assist one of your resellers with updating some custom connectors after a recent upgrade of Worksite to version 8.2.

We have run the Connector Wizard and created the framework. All options are Global options and consist of DSNs to various databases. The Process() method simply returns HTML to advise the user what the connector does. The connector contains one custom menu action item (Sync) which performs the action described. Prior to the upgrade, the action called a second ASP page with embedded javascript to perform the function.

In the new connector, I am uncertain as to what to enter into the wizard for the action to complete when the menu action entry is selected. If I recall correctly, even the developer documentation only refers to a URL. In short, should the method for the menu action item reside in the .cs framework file, and if so, what is the correct format to call the method? Is the return for the method still the formatted HTML to display?

I apologize for the long explanation, but I wanted to hopefully provide as much information as you would require in order to provide the solution. If there is an additional information I can provide, please do not hesitate to contact me via reply email.

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Thanks in advance for any assitance,

vnava

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Migrateduser

Not sure if I understand your question correctly

If you want to call a menu item from connector "action menu" then
Yes, it is a url. If you a have a custom aspx page then you can copy them in the connector folder and provide a relative url e.g. /worksite/connectors/{yourconnector}/your.aspx page -

If you want to call a custom processing then call your custom code or DLL from connector Process() method and make sure your assembly is copied in GAC or your connector bin folder

Thanks
Sheetal

WorkSite Web Consultant
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sheetal@docstree.com

vnava

Thank you Sheetal for your reply. I have forwarded it to our developer and will see if he has a response.

Thanks,

Victor

ollie

Thanks for the reply! Actually what we were asking is if the menu action item supports calling a custom procedure within the cs file. The process function cannot be used as it is executed on the page load. We need to execute the custom function on the menu item selection. We have been told we can call an external javascript function from the menu and that may be what we have to do, but the function is already implemented in C#, and it would save some work to just include it in the .cs if it can be called from the menu item.

The bigger issue is that we need the results from the function to be passed back to the current connector context. The Process method is used to display the instructions which the menu item implements. We need the results returned to that context (similar to a postback).

Migrateduser

Ok

You can do couple of things
1) Use javascript to refresh the same page but pass some querystring parameter - and then in your process code read this query string parameter and update the process logic accordingly

2) Call custom URL and set soemthing in the Session variable and then redirect to the same workspace that will cause the conneector to reprocess and now in your process() code you will have that Session variable you set in your custom page

Hope this help.

Thanks
Sheetal
Worksite web consultant
sheetal@docstree.com
www.docstree.com