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9. View extensions

To Sometimes to add additional content to existing views sometimes it is necessary to create 'viewExtensions' xml file (see View Tab Module or View Ribbon Group Module).

9.1. ribbon extension

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View Ribbon extension xml file must have structuremust be defined as:

<viewExtensions

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ribbonExtension xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schema.qcadoo.org/viewmodules/ribbonExtension" xsi:schemaLocation="http://schema.qcadoo.org/viewmodules/ribbonExtension http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/viewribbonExtension.xsd"> // HERE YOU PUT VIEW EXTENSIONS </viewExtensions>

9.2. ribbon extension

Ribbon extension must be defined as:

<ribbonExtension  
	plugin="pluginIdentifier"
	view="viewName">

      // HERE YOU PUT RIBBON EXTENSIONSGROUPS

</ribbonExtension>

Where:

• pluginIdentifier - is a identifier of plugin with extending view
• viewName - is a name of extending view

Ribbon extensions are definitions of ribbon groups to add to existing ribbon. For more information about ribbon group definition see 'ribbon groups section'.

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2. window tab extension

Window tab extension must be defined as:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<windowTabExtension xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension" 
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension.xsd" 
	plugin="pluginIdentifier"
	view="viewName">

      // HERE YOU PUT WINDOW TAB

</windowTabExtension>

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• pluginIdentifier - is a identifier of plugin with extending view
• viewName - is a name of extending view

windowTabExtension tag chould should contains single window tab definition. For more information about window tab definition see 'tabbed window section'.

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Important - If you want to correspond with model fields from

<view ... >
    ...
    <component type="form" name="someName" reference="someForm">
        // some content
    </component>
    ...
</view>

<component type="input" name="foo" field="#{someForm}.someModelField" />

9.3. example

Here is example that extends product view with some fields and add some ribbon items:


productRibbonExtension.xml

<ribbonExtension xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/ribbonExtension" 
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/ribbonExtension http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/ribbonExtension.xsd" 
	plugin="basic"
	view="product">

     <group name="export">
          <bigButton name="exportProduct" action="#{form}.fireEvent(exportProduct);" />
     </group>
</ribbonExtension>

productViewTabExtension.xml

<windowTabExtension xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension" 
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension http://schema.qcadoo.org/modules/windowTabExtension.xsd" 
	plugin="pluginIdentifierbasic"
	view="viewName">="product">
     
     <windowTab name="productAdditionalData" reference="productAdditionalData">
          <component type="gridLayout" name="productAdditionalDataLayout" columns="3" rows="4">
               <layoutElement column="1" row="1">	
                    <component type="input" name="additionalNumber" field="#{form}.additionalNumber" />
               </layoutElement>
               <layoutElement column="1" row="2" height="2">	
                    <component type="textarea" name="additionalDescription" field="#{form}.additionalDescription" />
               </layoutElement>
               <layoutElement column="1" row="4">	
                    <component type="checkbox" name="enableAdditionalFunctionality" 
                         field="#{form}.enableAdditionalFunctionality" default="true">
               </layoutElement>
          </component>
HERE YOU PUT WINDOW TAB </windowTab>
</windowTabExtension>