[racktables-users] Re: Help needed in developing RackTables Software Manager
- From: Matt Shields <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: racktables-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 09:29:25 -0500
On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Alexey Andriyanov <alan-74@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1. Make sure you have the line
> $page['title']['bypass'] = 'title_id';
> in your inc/navigation.php
>
> 2. Add code for a new 'title' page into your dynamic_title_decoder()
> implementation in inc/interface.php.
>
> BTW, I am not sure this patch will be merged into trunk.
>
> 03.12.2010 10:52, Ernest Shaffer пишет:
>
> Does anyone have any good notes on how RackTables functions and realms
>> work so I can create a new Main menu and realm in RackTables similar to
>> Objects or Files?
>>
>> I'm trying to make a software manager in RackTables that will allow
>> tracking installed software and license information. Rather then creating a
>> stand-alone plugin, I figured it might be better to make it fully integrated
>> with RackTables. I wanted to make it similar to the Objects section
>> creating a new Table called Software with basic information about the
>> Software Titles (like RackObject), and with a new realm called software. I
>> want to allow linking files to each software title similar to objects. I
>> also wanted to allow liking the Software Titles to objects just like linking
>> files to objects. I was able to get as far as setting up the Software ->
>> Titles -> View tab which pulls from the new Software table using
>> $SQLSchema and built in functions (modified), but now I can't figure out how
>> to get the View tab link to get generated correctly for my software title
>> (summary page).
>>
>> So I figured I'd ask the developers if they have any notes or suggestions
>> on getting a new Main section added with new realm.
>>
>> Also, should it be possible to get attributes added to my Software titles
>> just like objects, utilizing the built in functions so you can use the
>> Configuration Attributes Edit map to link attributes to software titles? Or
>> should I just look at creating my own attributes functions/tables to add
>> custom attributes to these software titles? I was hoping that the $realm
>> variable would have be used some how to allow duplicate id values that exist
>> between the RackObject table and my new Software table, but it doesn't look
>> like it does this, or I'm just not understanding this part yet and my code
>> is just broken. (see pictures)
>>
>> Here is where I'm stuck now.
>>
>> Main page: Software: dynamic_title_decoder() failure
>>
>> should be:
>> Main page: Software: Windows Server 2008 R2
>>
>> My Software TItle View tab link looks like this:
>> http://localhost/racktables/index.php?page=title&tab=default
>>
>> But it should be:
>> http://localhost/racktables/index.php?page=title&tab=default&object_id=1
>>
>> So using the Object View tab as an example, I can't figure out where in
>> the code for the&object_id=1 or in my case the&title_id=1 gets appended?
>>
>> Attached are some screen shots of my progress. You'll notice that the
>> attributes for the software title are actually pulling from the attributes
>> of the object with the same id as the software title in my new software
>> table.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>>
>> Ernie
>>
>>
>
>
I for one would love to have this added into the code. I'm sure there's
other that would appreciate it as well.
-matt
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