Data in custom banner

pbrad · Post by **pbrad** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:28 pm

Hi,
I would like to always show the LoggedIn.RegularUser Name in the banner area. I am using a custom banner with just straight forward html in it. Is there a way to add a tag into this area?
Thanks,
Pete

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:02 am

Hi Pete,

there is a way to do it but it is not straightforward - you have to modify the JSP file that Aware IM generates, which means that you have to re-apply the changes whenever a new version is published.

Let us know if you are interested in the details.

pbrad · Post by **pbrad** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:43 am

Yes, I figured it would be that way. If you could let me know which jsp file it is to modify and which folder, I will take it from there. If it is any easier to work with the status line rather than the banner, I could put the information at the bottom of the page but I would like to add the usertype as well. I am already having to paste in the form corners on each version anyway.
Cheers,
Pete

avatar69 · Post by **avatar69** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:31 pm

Hi,

I would be interested in modding some of these JSP files - could you post that info here for me?

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:10 am

There must be a directory under AwareIM/Tomcat/webapps/AwareIM. Its name starts with Header_ and is followed by the business space name. In this directory there is a file called BAS_Header.jsp

You need to modify the file to do the following:
1) Add these lines at the top of the file:
<%@ page import="com.bas.connectionserver.server.IInteractionSession" %>
<%@ page import="com.bas.webapp.misc.WebAppConstants" %>

2) Add the following lines before the <body> tag:

<%
IInteractionSession is = (IInteractionSession) session.getAttribute (WebAppConstants.SERVER_SESSION);
String userName = (String) session.getAttribute (WebAppConstants.LOGIN_NAME);
%>

3) You can now use userName variable inside your HTML. You need to refer to this variable like this:
<%=userName%>

for example,
<p> User name is <%=userName%> </p>

pbrad · Post by **pbrad** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:35 am

Great, thanks

avatar69 · Post by **avatar69** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:27 pm

Many tanks!

autonomy2 · Post by **autonomy2** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:07 am

Hi Support.

To make further use of the banner, would it be possible to display Business Object attributes in a custom banner, by referencing / modifying a .jsp file, similar to the previous suggestion <%=userName%> in this post?

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:45 pm

In theory this should be possible although we never tried it. You will need to get the instance of the business object from the server either by its id or by running a query. Let me know how you want to get the business object and we will supply further details.

autonomy2 · Post by **autonomy2** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:31 pm

Hi Support.

Guessing, I would say the preferred method would be by query.

Thanks.

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:25 pm

Oh well, here goes:

1) Add the following lines at the top of the file:

<%@ page import="com.bas.shared.domain.configuration.elements.Query" %>
<%@ page import="com.bas.shared.domain.operation.IEntity" %>
<%@ page import="com.bas.shared.data.QueryResult" %>
<%@ page import="com.bas.webapp.misc.WebAppUtils" %>

2) Add the following lines before the <body> tag:
<%
String attrValue = "";
Query q = Query.createFromRuleLanguageString ("FIND MyObject WHERE ...");
QueryResult result = (QueryResult) WebAppUtils.sendMessageToExecutionEngine (session.getServletContext(), session, "executeQuery", new Object [] { q, new Integer (1), new Integer (1), null, null }, 1000000);
IEntity [] ents = result.getEntities ();
if (ents != null && ents.length > 0)
attrValue = ents [0].getAttributeValue ("NameOfObjectAttribute");
%>

You can then use attrValue in the HTML tags using it like this
<%=attrValue%>

BobK · Post by **BobK** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:01 pm

Are these directions still valid?

aware_support wrote:There must be a directory under AwareIM/Tomcat/webapps/AwareIM. Its name starts with Header_ and is followed by the business space name. In this directory there is a file called BAS_Header.jsp

You need to modify the file to do the following:
1) Add these lines at the top of the file:
<%@ page import="com.bas.connectionserver.server.IInteractionSession" %>
<%@ page import="com.bas.webapp.misc.WebAppConstants" %>

2) Add the following lines before the <body> tag:

<%
IInteractionSession is = (IInteractionSession) session.getAttribute (WebAppConstants.SERVER_SESSION);
String userName = (String) session.getAttribute (WebAppConstants.LOGIN_NAME);
%>

3) You can now use userName variable inside your HTML. You need to refer to this variable like this:
<%=userName%>

for example,
<p> User name is <%=userName%> </p>

I would like to do the same thing but do not have the directory under AwareIM/Tomcat/webapps/AwareIM with a name starts with Header_ and is followed by the business space name. I do have a directory that starts with "BAS_Banner_Main_Main_" followed by the business space name and visual perspective. This directory does not have any jsp files, just my HTML file.

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:09 am

No, this file is not there any more. The banner files are stored in the directory you mentioned. There are also "LAYOUT" files in the AwareIM/Tomcat/webapps/AwareIM directory that control overall layout of the screen. So you need to add the same changes to one of these files - depends where you want it to be.

BobK · Post by **BobK** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:00 pm

Thanks Support.

Here are a few more questions.

What attributes can be accessed this way?

Specifically, I have my own business object I use for logins. I added this object to the SystemUser in the Business object groups. Can I access the different attributes of this object?

If not, can I access it by performing a query similar to what is described in one of the above replies?

Would it be easier to get the business object from the server by its id? How would I determine the id?

Thanks again.

tford · Post by **tford** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:48 pm

Re: getting an ID

ID is listed as an available attribute when displaying query results.

Tom

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