MirageLab :: labCategories Support Forum

Adding a list of categories under an existing category

Tue, 28 Sep 2004 03:21:00 GMT

If you have a group of categories that you want to make child categories of an existing category, first locate the category that you wish to move it under. Make sure that there are no child categories under it (or you will have to move them first).

Now edit parent category of the master category for your list. Change it's parent category to reflect the parent of the category you want to move it under.

Then move the child categories of the existing category into the one that you just moved.

You can then delete the existing category and copy it's name to the one you moved.

Don't forget to double check any config areas (like labDossier) that are set to the old category, since they sync to the category ID, not it's name.[addsig]

The (--+ style) in the treedata

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:36:00 GMT

Hi St.Ego, I can't understand the (--+) style in the treedata. I have made the following: Installed the module, then imported the labAccounting.php file. Now: Why is Site Topics displayed with --+ and labAccounting only with + Why is Account Types displayed with --+ and Transaction Types only with + and so on. Seems to be no rule for these signs, though the indentation is always correct. Thomas[addsig]

how to integrate labCategories:

Fri, 14 May 2004 21:43:00 GMT

labCategories_user_modify is the first half of labCategories integration. make sure that labCategories/pnuser.php is loaded, then assign the results of labCategories_user_modify to a variable. It will return a dropdown (and a text field, if specified) containing all of the subcategories of the cid passed (all are returned if no cid is passed). The field name, cid, and default cid can all be passed. If newfieldname is passed, you can allow spot creation of new categories. which brings us to the second half of labCategories integration: if you specified a newfieldname value, you will have a variable of that name returned. in your form processing gui function (ex: mymodule_admin_create). the only code that is needed here is to check if that variable is empty. if it is not, send it to labCategories_adminapi_create as the "name" variable so that it gets added. take the returned ID and overwrite the ID returned by the form with it before writing changes. that's the quick and dirty version. any questions? [addsig]

labCategories Information and Resources

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:20:00 GMT

Product Page: [url=http://www.miragelab.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=29]here[/url] Chart of Accounts Demo: [url=http://demo.miragelab.com/index.php?module=labAccounting]here[/url] (username: demo, password: demo) Download: [url=Downloads+index-req-getit-lid-26.phtml]here[/url] Forum: [url=phpBB_14+index-action-viewforum-forum-14.phtml]current page[/url] FAQ: [url=modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=10&categories=labCategories&parent_id=5]here[/url] [addsig]

labCategories implementation

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:15:00 GMT

How to use in other modules (labAccounting example): Form field:

    $accountcid = pnModGetVar('labAccounting', 'accountcid');
    if(pnModLoad('labCategories', 'user') && $accountcid > 0) {
        
        $accttypeidfield = pnModFunc('labCategories',
                             'user',
                             'modify',
                             array('cid' => $accountcid,
                                   'fieldname' => "accttypeid",
                                   'newfieldname' => "newaccttype",
                                   'verbiage' => "Account Type",
                                   'defaultcid' => $account['accttypeid']));
                                   
        $row = array();
        $output->SetOutputMode(_PNH_RETURNOUTPUT);
        $row[] = $output->Text(_LAB_ACCOUNTTYPE);
        $row[] = $output->Text($accttypeidfield);
        $output->SetOutputMode(_PNH_KEEPOUTPUT);
        $output->TableAddrow($row, 'left');
    }

Form handler function code:

    if(!empty($newaccttype) && pnModAPILoad('labCategories', 'admin')) {
        $accttypeid = pnModAPIFunc('labCategories', 'admin', 'create', array('name' => $newaccttype, 'parent_id' => pnModGetVar('labAccounting', 'accountcid')));
    }

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jscalendar in labCategories

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:12:00 GMT

An example use of this feature is as follows:

    if(pnModLoad('labCategories', 'calendar')) {
        $row[] = pnModFunc('labCategories',
                        'calendar',
                        'make',
                        array('inputfield' => 'opendate',
                            'defaultdate' => $account['opendate'],
                            'triggerbutton' => '...'));
    } else {
        $row[] = $output->FormText('opendate', date("Y-m-d",strtotime($account['opendate'])), 20, 32);
    }

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what can labCategories do for a module?

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 07:43:00 GMT

It provides ordering capabilities where most proprietary category systems have none. If you access the module's admin page, you can change the sequence of categories among their own siblings, or even promote a category as a sibling of it's parent or a child of one of it's siblings. labCategories also cuts down on the dev time for a new module. an advanced system is provided that all modules can (and may eventually) tie in to for simplicity. you can also re-use the same category list between modules using labCategories such that any change to the list affects all associated modules. drastically reduces deployment time.[addsig]

module resources

Mon, 08 Dec 2003 07:27:00 GMT

labCategories will be supported: * here, for general public access to report bugs, fixes, usage, kudos, etc. * by a module FAQ (premium user and client access) * by the Trouble Ticket system for MirageLab (again, premium and client access only) * with downloads available from MirageLab for registered users. * in the MirageLab Module Library as a centralizing resource.[addsig]