Columns and facets customization

I guys,

I've followed the Content Server Facets and Column API Documentation (https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll/fetch/2001/15080935/-15106263/15106294/16376487/15386351/18858498/customview.html?func=ll&objId=18858498&objAction=browse&viewType=1) in order to create a custom column and a custom facet. The information that is shown is the user who have a specific permission to the file.
I've created the facet and the column and after firing "Rebuild column" and "Rebuild facet" are populated correctly. Now the problem is that If I change the user who have that permission the column and the facet are not updated. To have the correct value I have to rebuild both facet and column.

BTW I'm on CS 16.0.3

Does anyone have any suggestion?

Thank you, R.

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Chris Meyer

Hi Roberto: The Rebuild column and Rebuild facet operations are typically meant for the initial data population. You must still make calls to the appropriate functions in $LLIAPI.ColumnUtil and $LLIAPI.FacetUtil to insert, update, or delete values when your data changes.

If you search through LLIAPI for ColumnUtil.SetColumnValue or ColumnUtil.DeleteColumnValue you'll find many examples where this is done.

Patrick Vitali

Hi Roberto,

a valid alternative for creating a datasource for a custom column is to create a Content Script backed datasource. In order to do so, you have just to create a Content Script into "Content Script Volume:CSSource", the new datasource will be immediately available among the others in the custom colum creation dialog.
The CSSource script will be used for performing initial build (or subsequent rebuild).
To keep up-to-date your columns you can leverage: Content Script synch callbacks (scripts stored under "Content Script Volume:CSSynchEvents"), Content Script asynch callbacks (scripts stored under "Content Script Volume:CSEvents"), or scheduled Content Scripts.

The APIs you should use are:

docman.updateColumnValue(CSNode node, String dataSourceIdentifier, String columnValue) //for updating non CS backed colums
docman.updateContentScriptColumnValue(CSNode node, String scriptName, String columnValue) //for updating CS backed colums

Ciao

Roberto Di Gisi

Thank you Chris, you are right. This is well described in the documentation.