Task widget

TaskWidget is a built-in component of Portal which contains the tasks users can interact with. In order to show needed task’s information, Portal supports overriding concept for TaskWidget. Each TaskWidget contains 2 parts:

  1. UI: TaskHeader and TaskListHeader and TaskFilter

  2. Data query: display the tasks as you want

Important

  • Task header customization currently support responsive design. Refer to this part for more detail.

  • Task header’s buttons cannot be modified (they stay where they are)

How to override task widget’s UI

Refer to portal-developer-examples project for examples

  1. Introduce an Axon Ivy project which has PortalTemplate as a required library.

  2. To customize task widget, you must customize Portal Home first. Refer to Customize Portal home to set new home page.

  3. Copy the PortalStart process from PortalTemplate to your project. Point PortalHome element to your custom home page in previous step. This process is new home page and administrator should register this link by Portal’s Admin Settings.

  4. Use Axon Ivy HtmlOverride wizard to override PortalTasks HTML dialog.

    Tip

    This action overrides Task widget in: TaskList page, Task Search result.

  5. After previous steps, you can override TaskListHeader and TaskHeader and TaskFilter

Task List Header and Task header

Refer to the taskListHeader (1) and taskHeader (2) sections in PortalTasks.xhtml of PortalTemplate. In case your task widget has new columns, you should override TaskLazyDataModel to make the sort function of these columns work:

task-list

  • Introduce a java class extends TaskLazyDataModel

  • Override the extendSort method and extend the sort function for the added columns (see the method’s Javadoc comments)

  • Default taskList supports user to config display/hide column: Custom SortFields (1), Custom checkboxes (2) and Custom header column (3)

    task-columns-configuration

    • In case you have new columns, override method getDefaultColumns of the extended class from TaskLazyDataModel to display checkboxes in Config columns panel and display/hide sortFields (see the methods’ Javadoc comments)

    • To add cms for checkboxes’s label, add new entries to folder /ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.ui.jsf/taskList/defaultColumns/ in PortalStyle or override method getColumnLabel(see the methods’ Javadoc comments)

    • In taskListHeader section, use TaskColumnHeader component

    • In taskHeader section, use TaskCustomField component for each additional columns. This component will handle display/hide new columns on task list.

      Currently, TaskCustomField only supports text field. If you want to create your own component, remember to add rendered=”#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn(‘YOUR_CUSTOM_COLUMN’)}”

      For example: Show custom field customer name which stored in task.customVarCharField5

      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskCustomField id="customer-name-component" componentId="customer-name" column="customVarCharField5" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" labelValue="#{task.customVarCharField5}" />

  • Use Axon Ivy Override to override the InitializeTaskDataModel callable and initialize data model by your customized one.

  • In your customized portal tasks HTMLDialog, the customized data model should be passed as a parameter to components (refer to PortalTasks.xhtml).

Task filter

  • Refer to the taskFilter section in PortalTasks.xhtml of PortalTemplate.

  • In order to introduce new filter, create a new java class extends TaskFilter and override its methods (see javadoc comments)

    1. Filter label() and value() method.

    2. Filter resetValue() method.

    3. Filter validate() method.

    task-filter

  • Introduce a java class extends TaskFilterContainer. This filter container contains your filters, you can reuse default filters, refer to DefaultTaskFilterContainer.java

    Tip

    StateFilter is added as default to container. If you don’t need it, use this code in constructor: filters.remove(stateFilter);

  • Introduce a java class extends TaskLazyDataModel. Override the initFilterContainer method and initialize filter container (see javadoc comments)

  • Use Axon Ivy Override to override the InitializeTaskDataModel callable and initialize data model by your customized one.

  • In your customized portal tasks HTMLDialog, the customized data model and filter container should be passed as parameters to components (refer to PortalTasks.xhtml).

  • Advanced usage: Portal supports storing/restoring filters. Your filter class (extends TaskFilter) is stored in business data. Properties stored user input values should be persisted, properties controlled logic should not be persisted to reduce persisted data size in business data. Use annotation @JsonIgnore to exclude properties. By default, Portal takes care storing/restoring filters. If you want to customize storing/restoring filter data, do it in your data model class (extends TaskLazyDataModel class).

    By default, filters are stored/restored in process model level. You can change this by setting the ui:param filterGroupId in PortalTasks.xhtml to a new Long value.

    Tip

    If you have multiple case lists in your project, you may want to set filterGroupId to an unique identifier for each of your PortalTasks.xhtml across your projects

How to override task widget’s data query

  • Override the BuildTaskQuery callable process of PortalKit and build your own query to effect the data of task widget, task categories and statistic widget.

  • If you want to apply a query for only Home page task list, not for Full mode task list, use attribute isQueryForHomePage in BuildTaskQuery callable process to specify the query for Home page task list

    E.g:

    if (in.isQueryForHomePage) { // in home page
    in.taskQuery = TaskQuery.create().where().activatorId().isNotNull();
}

  • Apply the following steps in case you would like to provide data for task list after navigating to task list from your page, e.g. clicking on a bar chart then opening the tasks of that bar:

    • Use the OpenPortalTasks callable process with the TaskView parameter. It is used to define which information are displayed in TaskWidget.

    • Refer to TaskView, TaskSearchCriteria to build your TaskView

    TaskLazyDataModel dataModel = new TaskLazyDataModel();
// Set your TaskQuery
dataModel.getCriteria().setCustomTaskQuery(YOUR_TASK_QUERY);
// Display the tasks of all users
dataModel.getCriteria().setAdminQuery(true);
out.taskView = TaskView.create().dataModel(dataModel)
.showHeaderToolbar(false).createNewTaskView();

How to override export feature

  1. Extend the TaskExporter java class of PortalKit.

    • Override the getColumnName method.

    @Override
protected String getColumnName(String column) {
   String columnName = getSpecialColumnName(column);
   return columnName != null ? columnName : Ivy.cms().co("/DefaultColumns/".concat(column));
}

    • Override the getColumnValue method.

    @Override
protected Object getColumnValue(String column, ITask task) {
   switch (column) {
      case CustomizedTaskLazyDataModel.CUSTOM_VAR_CHAR_FIELD5:
         return task.customFields().stringField(CUSTOM_VARCHAR_FIELD5).getOrNull();
      case CustomizedTaskLazyDataModel.CUSTOM_TIMESTAMP_FIELD12:
         return task.customFields().timestampField(CUSTOM_TIMESTAMP_FIELD1).getOrNull();
      default:
         return getCommonColumnValue(column, task);
   }
}

  2. Override the ExportTaskToExcel callable process and apply your extended TaskExporter java class.

    TaskExporter exporter = new CustomizedTaskExporter(in.columnsVisibility);
in.exportedFile = exporter.getStreamedContent(in.collectedTasksForExporting);

Custom task delegate

Portal allows to customize the list of users and roles that a task can be delegated to. This can be done following these steps:

  1. Introduce a Axon Ivy project which has PortalTemplate as a required library and its own PortalStart process. Refer to step 1, 2, 3, 4 in override task widget’s UI guide.

  2. In your project, override the callable subprocess CalculateTaskDelegate

    calculate-task-delegate

  3. The callable subprocess data contains the current user in.currentUser and the current task to be delegated in.task. The lists in.users and in.roles contain all possible users and roles that the task can be delegated to. Modify those two to have your own delegate list.

How to make responsive task list

If you have customized task list and want it responsive on different screen sizes, please follow below steps.

You can refer to portal-developer-examples project for examples

  1. Add responsiveStyleClass param (in case you’re using Portal component), or styleClass (in case you’re using Primefaces or JSF component) with the same responsive css class for both taskListHeader and taskHeader. You can find responsive class in this part.

    <ui:define name="taskListHeader">
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskListHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskColumnHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter" componentId="task-custom" sortField="customVarCharField5"
      value="#{ivy.cms.co('/DefaultColumns/customVarCharField5')}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskColumnHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter" componentId="task-custom" sortField="customTimestampField1"
      value="#{ivy.cms.co('/DefaultColumns/customTimestampField1')}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down
      js-hidden-when-expand-menu" />
</ui:define>

<ui:define name="taskHeader">
      <!-- Flexbox is applied, so please set your column's width by flex style. The TaskName column takes the remaining width. -->
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskPriority priority="#{task.priority}"
      dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <div class="task-start-info">
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskName task="#{task}" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      </div>
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskResponsible dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      userName="#{task.getActivatorName()}" fullName="#{task.getActivator().getDisplayName()}"
      styleClass="activatior-column" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskId value="#{task.getId()}" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskDate
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('CREATION_TIME')}" componentId="creation-time"
      value="#{task.startTimestamp}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-md-down
      js-hidden-when-expand-menu" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskDate
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('EXPIRY_TIME')}" componentId="expiry-time"
      value="#{task.expiryTimestamp}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskState dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" state="#{task.state}" />

      <!-- New field -->
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskCustomField id="customer-name-component"
      componentId="customer-name" column="customVarCharField5" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      labelValue="#{task.customFields().stringField('CustomVarCharField5').getOrNull()}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down" />
      <h:outputText id="shipment-date"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter custom-datetime u-hidden-lg-down js-hidden-when-expand-menu"
      value="#{task.customFields().timestampField('CustomTimestampField1').getOrNull()}"
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('customTimestampField1')}">
      <f:convertDateTime pattern="#{dateTimePatternBean.configuredPattern}" />
      </h:outputText>
</ui:define>

    Tip

    TaskCustomField component has default responsiveStyleClass is u-hidden-sm-down

  2. Responsiveness could be broken when you anchor left menu. In this case, to maintain the responsiveness, you could hide some columns by add js-hidden-when-expand-menu to responsiveStyleClass or styleClass param of taskListHeader and taskHeader.

    <ui:define name="taskListHeader">
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskListHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskColumnHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter" componentId="task-custom" sortField="customVarCharField5"
      value="#{ivy.cms.co('/DefaultColumns/customVarCharField5')}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskColumnHeader dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter" componentId="task-custom" sortField="customTimestampField1"
      value="#{ivy.cms.co('/DefaultColumns/customTimestampField1')}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down
      js-hidden-when-expand-menu" />
</ui:define>

<ui:define name="taskHeader">
      <!-- Flexbox is applied, so please set your column's width by flex style. The TaskName column takes the remaining width. -->
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskPriority priority="#{task.priority}"
      dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <div class="task-start-info">
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskName task="#{task}" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      </div>
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskResponsible dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      userName="#{task.getActivatorName()}" fullName="#{task.getActivator().getDisplayName()}"
      styleClass="activatior-column" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskId value="#{task.getId()}" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskDate
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('CREATION_TIME')}" componentId="creation-time"
      value="#{task.startTimestamp}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-md-down
      js-hidden-when-expand-menu" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskDate
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('EXPIRY_TIME')}" componentId="expiry-time"
      value="#{task.expiryTimestamp}" />
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskState dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}" state="#{task.state}" />

      <!-- New field -->
      <ic:ch.ivy.addon.portalkit.component.task.column.TaskCustomField id="customer-name-component"
      componentId="customer-name" column="customVarCharField5" dataModel="#{taskView.dataModel}"
      labelValue="#{task.customFields().stringField('CustomVarCharField5').getOrNull()}"
      responsiveStyleClass="u-hidden-lg-down" />
      <h:outputText id="shipment-date"
      styleClass="TexAlCenter custom-datetime u-hidden-lg-down js-hidden-when-expand-menu"
      value="#{task.customFields().timestampField('CustomTimestampField1').getOrNull()}"
      rendered="#{taskView.dataModel.isSelectedColumn('customTimestampField1')}">
      <f:convertDateTime pattern="#{dateTimePatternBean.configuredPattern}" />
      </h:outputText>
</ui:define>

Tip

The smallest browser width you can anchor the left menu is 1025. So you could reduce width of browser to 1025 to test and decide which columns need to be hidden.