Drop down with Re:new using AB_NewlookDropdownController

Example

The following example uses the EasyBuy Autoparts demo system

• Step 1: Open the EasyBuy newlook solution in SOA architect. Open the 'Customer Detail Update' screen. On the identify screen we have the two fields we need to set. Set the Parent Name field to category 'Combo Entry Field' and the ID field to 'Entry Field'
• Step 2: Set the properties on the newlook design screen:
  
  • After the search button properties are set, it is easiest to simply copy and paste the command button, then change the name and picture properties. 
• Step 3: In the EasyBuyAutoParts .NET 'CustomerOrders.sln application', 'open CustomerDetail.xaml.cs'
  • Add the following code block to am_SetParentProperties() at the end of the method

var parentHandler = new AB_NewlookDropdownController()
{
    // This must be setup in the SB Interface Modue, each module should ahve a generated dropdown entry
    ap_SbInterfaceReferenceID = "CustomerDropDown", 
    // Name of the combo entry field setup in the newlook screen
    ap_NewlookControlName = "ParentName",
    // Type of Detail Opened when clicking the Open or New command buttons
    ap_DetailType = typeof(WPF.Customer.CustomerDetail),
    // View Model type used to select data to populate the combo box
    ap_ViewModelType = typeof(CustomerVM),
    // Type of entity returned by the View Model Selection
    ap_EntityType = typeof(BOS.CustomerDataEntity.CustomerEntity),
    // Name of the 'Value' field in the entity
    ap_DisplayMemberFieldName = "Name",
    // Name of the 'key' field in the entity
    ap_KeyFieldName = "InternalID",
    // View used to sort/filter combo box items
    ap_CurrentView = "YD1CLF1",
    // Screen the combo box should be populated on
    ap_ScreenName = "CustomerDetailUpdate"

};
 // Enroll the Dropdown Controller for automatic population and command processing
ap_NewlookDropdownControllers.Add("ParentName", parentHandler);

The Parent Name should now populate with the names of all customers and the Search, Open, and New should open their respective commands.

You can also condition what dropdowns load based on the screen name by moving the creation of the AB_NewlookDropDownController to the am_NewlookscreenChanged method and conditioning based on screen name.  Make sure you create the AB_NewlookDropdownController prior to calling the base.am_onNewlookScreenChanged or the data will not load properly in the dropdown. Here is an example:

protected override void am_OnNewlookScreenChanged(object sender, EventArgs e, string ScreenName, string ScreenTitle)
{
    if (ScreenName == "CustomerDetail" || ScreenName == "CustomerDetailUpdate")
    {
        #region  //  Custom Code to handle Customer Drop Down on Newlook Detail
        var dropdowncontroller = new AB_NewlookDropdownController()
        {
            // This must be setup in the SB Interface Module, each module should have a generated dropdown entry
            ap_SbInterfaceReferenceID = "CustomerDropDown",
            // Name of the combo entry field setup in the newlook screen
            ap_NewlookControlName = "ParentName",
            // Type of Detail Opened when clicking the Open or New command buttons
            ap_DetailType = typeof(WPF.Customer.CustomerDetail),
            // View Model type used to select data to populate the combo box
            ap_ViewModelType = typeof(CustomerVM),
            // Type of entity returned by the View Model Selection
            ap_EntityType = typeof(CustomerEntity),
            // Name of the 'Value' field in the entity
            ap_DisplayMemberFieldName = "Name",
            // Name of the 'key' field in the entity
            ap_KeyFieldName = "CustomerInternalID",
            // View used to sort/filter combo box items
            ap_CurrentView = "YD1CLF1",

        };

        dropdowncontroller.ap_ScreenName = ScreenName;

        // Enroll the Dropdown Controller for automatic population and command processing
        if (!ap_NewlookDropdownControllers.ContainsKey(dropdowncontroller.ap_NewlookControlName))
        {
            ap_NewlookDropdownControllers.Add(dropdowncontroller.ap_NewlookControlName, dropdowncontroller);
        }

        #endregion
    }


    base.am_OnNewlookScreenChanged(sender, e, ScreenName, ScreenTitle);
}