UITK - modifying default UI component settings

The UITK manual is adequate for the examples it gives for removing or adding new columns in the current UI displays. But what about modifying an existing column? Say I want to change the width of a column or just the label - what's the syntax for that in ui_custom.xml? I can't find anything in the document that talks about modifying existing display fields.

I tried to override the sort order of my Jobs and Tasks in the UI to "des" instead of "asc", which is the default - why they chose "asc" as the default I have no clue. It didn't seem to work when I put this into my ui_custom.xml:

<pagedlist id="iw.ccpro.task_list.pagedlist" sortOrder="des" sortColumn="id" pageSize="10">

It could be that "des" isn't a correct value for sort_order - I wouldn't know because it isn't documented, at least not where I would expect it to be.

So what's the procedure to override default settings for existing UI components, specifically column attributes and sort order?

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

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Migrateduser

Can someone from Interwoven answer these posts in this Forum that are unanswered? The documentation for the UITK is clearly lacking a bunch of info. Sure would be nice if someone from Interwoven would help out here.

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
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DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Migrateduser

Great question.

I just took a look at README_base_config_types.txt, located in the 'reference' toolkit, and noticed that although the "sortOrder" attribute is explained, its possible values are not revealed.

Whoops.

I believe that possible values are "asc" and "desc".

Michelle Neuringer
Interwoven Engineer

Migrateduser

Thank you, Michelle. What about my other question - how would I modify the column width of an existing column, like "owner"? Or if I wanted to change the label for an existing column?

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
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DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Migrateduser

That stuff (unlike "asc" vs. "desc"...whoops) is covered in the README file (README_base_config_types.xml) in the reference toolkit. Check it out!

Michelle Neuringer
Interwoven Engineer

Migrateduser

Where would that file be located? I can't seem to find it....

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Johnny

I'm pretty sure you have to sift through the existing reference files inside the /reference directory.

Can't tell you off the top of my head which goes where as they don't directly match up the custom xml files.

A little deduction on the file name and the view type (eg pagedList) and you should find the column names.

Have a look at the customer_samples stuff... there is a little customizing of existing columns.

John Cuiuli

Migrateduser

Funny, I can find that file (as well as a bunch of files named ref_*.xml on our dev server, which was upgraded from 6.0 to 6.1. But I have none of those files (not the README file either) in my prod server in the same path:

/interwoven/iw-home/local/config/lib/content_center/customer_src/etc/conf/customer

All I have on my prod server in that path is:

application_custom.xml roles_custom.xml
portal_custom.xml ui_custom.xml workflow_custom.xml

Our prod server was upgraded from 5.5.2 to 6.1. Weird....do I need those files named ref_*.xml?

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Migrateduser

Dave,

It's in

$iw-home/local/config/lib/content_center/reference/etc/conf

with the rest of the reference configuration files.

Michelle Neuringer
Interwoven Engineer

Migrateduser

OK got it....thank you.

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Migrateduser

Michelle, as usual you were a great help with this. Thank you again. While a README file is a useful way to convey release notes kind of information that doesn't make it into a pdf manual in time for a production release, it isn't a place I would hope to have to look for detailed development info like this particular file contains. I hope you will consider moving this very useful documentation to the actual UI Customization Guide. I can understand that this info might have been created after the first cut of the pdf manual was released, but certainly for the next version of the manual, someone should move it over from the README file into the pdf version of the manual.

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com