Setting the attribute from the presentation using OGNL expression

[salil3]

One of the requirement while dynamically populating the fields using OGNL expression is to maintain some metadata with the field so that same can be used by scripting elements along with the field value. So in order to achieve this, I created a composite type attribute parameter for the input parameter and pass the same to the actions element called from within the OGNL expression. Inside the actions element I populated the passed in composite type with the corresponding values but surprisingly when I tried to access the composite type post OGNL expression execution  the value were not set.

So the question is how to set the composite type attribute from within actions called from within the OGNL expression.

For e.g. In the below case I would like to populate the composite attribute "scInstanceMapping" from within the action element getScList() and then populate the input parameter with the names property of the composite attribute.

Predefined answers :- GetAction("com.myactions","getScList").call( #manager,#scInstanceMapping), #scInstanceMapping["names"]

Any help on this will be highly appreciated. BTW I am using the version 5.5.2.1 of VCO appliance.

Thanks in advance,

Salil

[cdecanini_]

A composite type is set like a Properties type:

var compositeType = new Properties();

compositeType.put(key1, value1);

compositeType.put(key2, value2);

[salil3]

Thanks for your prompt response I really appreciated that.

I tried that but still it didn't worked for me. I want the attribute parameter "scInstanceMapping" to be set to the return value of the action "getScList" invoked from within the OGNL expression below

OGNL Expression 1 : #scInstanceMapping=GetAction("my.module","getScList").call( #manager), #scInstanceMapping.get("names")

The above works fine for the current input field but when  the same attribute "scInstanceMapping" is passed as an input parameter to some other action "getVolumeFolderList" as stated below it complaints that it is null

OGNL Expression 2 : #folderInstanceMapping=GetAction("my.module","getVolumeFolderList").call( #scInstanceMapping),#folderInstanceMapping.get("names")

Question is how to set the "scInstanceMapping" attribute in Expression 1 so that it is available for Expression 2?

Thanks in advance,

Salil

[salil3]

I tried that but still it didn't worked for me. I want the attribute parameter "scInstanceMapping" to be set to the return value of the action "getScList" invoked from within the OGNL expression below

OGNL Expression 1 : #scInstanceMapping=GetAction("my.module","getScList").call( #manager), #scInstanceMapping.get("names")

The above works fine for the current input field but when  the same attribute "scInstanceMapping" is passed as an input parameter to some other action "getVolumeFolderList" as stated below it complaints that it is null

OGNL Expression 2 : #folderInstanceMapping=GetAction("my.module","getVolumeFolderList").call( #scInstanceMapping),#folderInstanceMapping.get("names")

Question is how to set the "scInstanceMapping" attribute in Expression 1 so that it is available for Expression 2?

Thanks in advance,

Salil

[sdavros]

this might be over simplified, but the first thought that struck me would be to make #scInstanceMapping an attribute?

[salil3]

#scInstanceMapping is already declared as an attribute under Gneneral tab but still it is not getting set as part of OGNL expression.

Please see the attachment.

Thanks,

Salil

[salil3]

Hi

I am stuck on this. Any help on this will be very much appreciated

Thanks in advance,

Salil

[sappomannoz]

HI!

Did you manage to solve this issue?

Cristiano