Modify RSS to add link to Imagenow form

From my experience working with many RSS and ESS/MSS customizations over the years, you'll need to find out the correct html (.htm) and/or javascript (.js) within RSS to modify. You'll have to analyze and review the actual code to understand the structure of how Lawson builds their RSS product. When you find the correct .htm/.js file, check out the Include statements to see where much of the actual processing takes place. You can include a new include which points to a new or existing .js, or you can put your entire processing within your .htm. I've done both. I would think it'd be easier to do everything in the .htm using the onClick() function, and the definition of that function would be in the .htm.

Sounds like you'll be using AGS and/or DME calls so to get the syntax/structure correct check out existing calls and adapt those to fit what you need.

Roger

Thanks for the reply. I am thinking of adding this button in html/index.htm, under class=greenBar, class=infoBar, id=reqInfo. This is where the requisition number, description, and reference number display. I would only want to add a document when this info exists, because I want to grab the req nbr etc as part of the key for the new form in Imagenow. Haven't looked into which js I want to modify (or maybe add a new one) yet, or whether I'll try to do it all in the htm.

just find the correct .htm file and modify it, i had earlier done a similsar thing. Don't forget to take a backup of the original one. If you want you give a DME/AGS call, there are many standard lawson scripts having it, you can also do a grep on DME or AGS and find the syntax.

I have it modified now and it looks good so far. Thanks

Where are the RSS pages located on the server? We are Unix. ESS/MSS are in $WEBDIR/lawson, but I can't find the RSS pages on the server.

ENV 9.0.1.7

Thanks,
Karen

They don't appear until you deploy RSS application. We are also Unix, and we have ours under (path to WebSphere)/installedApps/xxxxCell01/RSS.ear/rss.war. Since that's a lot to keep up with, I put a shortcut in /etc/lawson.env and called it RSSROOT. Then I can just cd to $RSSROOT to find it. Caution - back up any mods you make to another directory, because if you redeploy the app, your mods all disappear.

If you're careful, and know what you're doing, you can extract the .ear to a temp directory, make your changes and then repackage the .ear.
That way you can redeploy it without making your customizations every time you deploy it.

Gary - I found them - thanks so much for your help

Karen

Hi Gary

I am interested in adding Image now to RSS. Can you please send me your contact info to rnarasimhan@saintpetersuh.com?

Thanks

gary.padgett@moffitt.org

Well, what I did works OK but not great.  The new button "Attach Documentation" works great as long as I am on the profile tab, but fails from other tabs.  I am trying to save the values I need to new global variables and then save them from profile, but I am doing something wrong.  Confused about variables defined in xsl file vs. variables defined in javascript files.  Can anybody point me to where I can get a little guidance on this? Thanks