Pre selectable rows based on a custom data utility

Basic Customization > User Interface Customization > Presenting Information in the UI > Constructing and Rendering a Table Using the JSP Framework > Customization Points > Configuring non- Pre-Selection rows > Pre selectable rows based on a custom data utility

Create and register a custom data utility for the column to be used as a pre-selectable column.

Create a custom data utility

Create your own DataUtility by extending “com.ptc.core.components.factory.dataUtilities.AbstractBooleanValueDataUtility”.

Override getBooleanAttributeValue () method.

An example:

package com.customPkg;
import com.ptc.core.components.factory.dataUtilities.
AbstractBooleanValueDataUtility;
public class TestCustomDataUtility extends
AbstractBooleanValueDataUtility {
public boolean getBooleanAttributeValue(String
component_id, Object datum,
ModelContext mc) throws
WTException {
/* this method will return true if the row is pre selectable */
}
}

1. Configure the newly created data utility against the column id:

<Service name="com.ptc.core.components.descriptor.DataUtility">
<Option serviceClass="com.customPkg.TestCustomDataUtility "
requestor="java.lang.Object" selector="col1” cardinality="duplicate"/>
</Service>
TableConfig table = factory.newTableConfig ();
--------
ColumnConfig col = factory.newColumnConfig(<'''columnId'''>, false);
col.setNeed (<Attribute>); // Specify the attribute which will decide the
row is pre selectable or not.
col.setDataStoreOnly (true); // this will make your Column hidden
table.addComponent (col);
table.setPreSelectableColumn (col);

2. Configure the newly created data utility against the Selector id:

<Service name="com.ptc.core.components.descriptor.DataUtility">
<Option serviceClass="<DataUtility>" requestor="java.lang.Object"
selector="<selectorId>” cardinality="duplicate"/>
</Service>
TableConfig table = factory.newTableConfig ();
--------
ColumnConfig col = factory.newColumnConfig(<columnId>, false);
col.setNeed (<Attribute>); // Specify the attribute which will decide
the row is selectable or not.
((JcaColumnConfig)col) setDataUtilityId (<selectorId>);
col.setDataStoreOnly (true); // this will make your Column hidden
table.addComponent (col);
table.setPreSelectableColumn (col);