Adding custom buttons to the main toolbar

Richard Galt
Richard Galt
in AppWorks #1

The Web Client Configuration Guide document tells you how to customise almost any part of the web interface.

Section 1.29 explains how to add custom buttons to the toolbar.  I can't work out from the instructions where you tell the system what to do when the button is pressed.  I want to launch an admin form.

Can anyone help please?

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  • Richard Galt
    Richard Galt
    #2

    Has anybody needed to do this?

     

     

  • Richard Galt
    Richard Galt
    #3

    Any assistance with this would be much appreciated.

  • Tony Wheeler
    Tony Wheeler
    #4

    Hi Rich,

     

    For your scenario, it sounds like all you are trying to do is launch a URL. I would refer to the Web Client configuration guide Section 4 (BPM URLs) to get the syntax of the Admin form URL you are trying to open.

     

    Then in the Default.aspx page add the following under the definition of the telerick:RadToolBar around line 60:

     

    http://www.google.com" SkinID="MyPage" CheckOnClick="true" Group="NavItems" Text="My Page" ToolTip="My Page" />
                 

    (replace google's URL with the URL of your Admin form)

     

    You're creating a new RadToolBarButton but there is no definition for the SkinID yet so you'll get an error if you just run it.

     

    Now go to the Web\app_themes\Default\Default.skin file and find the corresponding skin definition for all those buttons around line 14 and add the following:

     

     

    After saving both files (Default.aspx and Default.skin) your button should now be clickable with 2 states. When you click it, google should open in a new window. You can change the images for the button states or add javascript to your liking.

     

    *Edit * I just looked and it is not opening in a new window but you can play around with the link to get it to open in a different window.. ie target="_blank".

     

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  • Richard Galt
    Richard Galt
    #5

    Thanks for the reply, I tried to launch a new window using your suggested solution but couldn't get it to open in a new window.

     

    Instead I've used this which seems to work:-

     

    /Metastorm/eForm.aspx?Map=eService\_Desk&Client=External&Action=MDDC\_Log\_Call" target="\_new" SkinID="MyPage" CheckOnClick="true" Group="NavItems" CommandName="MyPage"           Text="Log New Call" ToolTip="Log New Call" />

     

    But when the new window opens I get a message in the background :- "Nullable object must have a value."

     

    Do you have any idea how I can avoid this?

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    Kind Regards

    Rich

     

     

     

     

  • Tony Wheeler
    Tony Wheeler
    #6

    Can you try it while leaving <CommandName="MyPage"> off?

     

    Edited * Okay I just tested this and what you want to do is set  CheckOnClick="false"  and leave off the CommandName="MyPage" entirely... ie:

     

    /Metastorm/eForm.aspx?Map=eService\_Desk&Client=External&Action=MDDC\_Log\_Call" target="\_new" SkinID="MyPage" CheckOnClick="false" Group="NavItems" Text="Log New Call" ToolTip="Log New Call" />

  • Grzegorz Lag
    Grzegorz Lag
    #7

    Hello

     

    I want to fallow Metastorm BPM 9.1 SR1 WebClient Configuration Guide, and I Want to have embedded my external URL inside List interface on Content Viewer.

     

    In default.aspx I have:

               

     

    In default.skin I have:

       

     

    In default.aspx.cs I have:

    // Put here logic for any custom content.

    if (!(currentControl is ContentViewer))
    {
    ContentViewer myViewer = new ContentViewer();
    myViewer = new ContentViewer() { Location = "http://www.google.com" };
    myViewer.Enabled = true;
    newControl = myViewer;
    newControl.ID = newControl.GetType().Name + "_" + checkedGroupButton.CommandArgument;
    MyNewControlPlaceHolder.Controls.Add(newControl);

    }
    break;

     

    But I have the same message about nullabe object.

    How can I do this without need of opening conent in new window?

  • Grzegorz Lag
    Grzegorz Lag
    #8

    I found problem.

    Everything works fine if we will try-catch the line above:
     ListType = listType.Value;

    but this looks like it is not used at all :) so comment this also works fine ;)

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