[opencms-dev] [External] process for creating/using dynamic function in openCms 13

[Jochen Graf]

Hi Dave,

presumably this is a matter of container type configuration.

Somewhere in your template JSP configured for your website there must be 
a <cms:container> tag with a type attribute <cms:container 
type="mytype">. The container is the area on a page where new content 
elements can be dropped, e.g., drag and drop your dynamic function using 
datatables.

In order to allow a content element being draggable onto a container, 
the container types must match. If your container is of type "mytype", 
"mytype" must also be present in the dynamic function configuration.

There is a section "Matching containers" -> "Container types" in the 
dyncamic function configuration, where one can configure "mytype".

There might be other reasons why drag-and-drop is not possible, e.g., 
permissions.

Let us know if the container type configuration solves the problem.

Jochen


Am 23.08.22 um 04:56 schrieb Eichmann, David A:
> Jochen,
>
> Thanks for the hint! The time example works fine, as does the creation of a D3-based bar chart. I’m now working on an example using datatables. The dynamic function appears in the wizard list, but I get no highlighting of content sections when I attempt to drag-and-drop onto a content page. The dynamic function definition of all three are basically the same, with the exception, of course, of which JSP they reference. Any notion of why the drag-and-drop is not enabling?
>
> - Dave
>
>> On Aug 22, 2022, at 5:36 AM, Jochen Graf via opencms-dev <opencms-dev at opencms.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> you need two configurations in the /.content/.config sitemap configuration file:
>>
>> 1. enable dynamic functions in general for your site: in the "content elements" tab of the /.content/.config file, add a new "Content element configuration" and select OpenCms' built-in "function_config" type
>> 2. add your specific dynamic function to your site: in the "dynamic functions" tab of the /.content/.config file, in the section "Dynamic functions to be added", add your individual function configuration, e.g., /system/modules/com.alkacon.opencms.documentation/functions/demo/time-example.xml
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> Jochen
>>
>>
>> Am 21.08.22 um 22:38 schrieb Eichmann, David A via opencms-dev:
>>> I’m working through creating an example dynamic function, starting with the time example in the documentation. I get the creation of the JSP and the XML files, but I’m not seeing the new dynamic function when attempting to use it in a content page. Where is the appropriate placement for the definition files and how to I get openCms to present the function as an option for placement in an element?  Thanks!
>>>
>>> - Dave
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