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How to create dialog group to add menu item without contract class

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i created a dialog using sysOperationFramework that has 2 menu items in it.

I had to create a contract class just to make groups in order for the menu items to appear at the top of the dialog

[DataContractAttribute,
SysOperationContractProcessingAttribute(classStr(AAUIBuilder)),
SysOperationGroup('Grp1', 'Group1', '1'),
SysOperationGroup('Grp2', 'Group2', '2')]
class AAContract
{
}

class AAUIBuilder extends SysOperationAutomaticUIBuilder
{
    FormBuildFunctionButtonControl      button1;
    FormBuildFunctionButtonControl      button2;
    FormBuildGroupControl               grp1;
    FormBuildGroupControl               grp2;
    
    public void build()
    {
        super();

        grp1		= this.dialog().formBuildDesign().control('Grp1');

        button1 = grp1.addControl(FormControlType::MenuFunctionButton, 'Button1');
        button1.menuItemType(MenuItemType::Display);
        button1.menuItemName(menuItemDisplayStr(AAButton1));

        grp2		= this.dialog().formBuildDesign().control('Grp2');

        button2 = grp2.addControl(FormControlType::MenuFunctionButton, 'Button2');
        button2.menuItemType(MenuItemType::Display);
        button2.menuItemName(menuItemDisplayStr(AAButton2));
    }

}

since i'm not using the contract for anything, how can i create dialog groups without it?

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Gunjan Bhattachayya 35,423 on at

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Hi D365FO user,

Why don't you try creating a custom dialog form and use it instead of having a contract. You can check the form PurchEditLines as an example.

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Hi Gunjan,

The dialig gets created automatically as i'm using sysOperationFramework (controller, service and contract classes) as i'm exporting an entity in the service class.

There should be sth to say dialog.addgroup then assign menu item somehow in the build method instead of doing the grouping in contract class

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Gunjan Bhattachayya 35,423 on at

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Have you tried overriding the controller dialog method and add the dialog groups?

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Will i still need the UI builder for adding menu items or can i add it in the controller dialog method?

Can you give me an example?

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Gunjan Bhattachayya 35,423 on at

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I haven't tried this approach before, so I am not sure if this would work or not. UIBuilder is normally used with a contract class. If are trying to override the dialog method in the controller class, I believe you can add the dialog groups there itself.

I would still suggest you go with a custom form instead of using a standard dialog. This will give you the freedom of designing the form as you need it. You can check this post for an example of how you can achieve this. You can also check the classes BudgetPlanAllocateController and HcmPositionForecastAddPositionController as well for examples.

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Martin Dráb 237,880 Most Valuable Professional on at

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The right approach is implementing your own UI builder class.

In more complex case, it would also be possible to design a form in AOT rather then building it at runtime. Then you would return the name of this form from templateForm() method of your controller class.

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Hi Gunjan,

Thanks alot, i'll check ur suggestions

Hi martin,

I created my own UIbuilder that extends sysOperation... UIBuilder as seen in the question.

So could i have created groups in UIbuilder build() method instead of of using contract class and adding menuItem buttons? If yes can you please show me how?

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Martin Dráb 237,880 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Sure. Don't call the logic of the parent class (super()) and add whatever you want (such as field groups) by yourself.

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Hi Martin,

1. why should i exclude the super()?

2. Also can you help me with the syntax, how can i add a formControlButton? as it's not working

FormBuildFunctionButtonControl button1; FormBuildGroupControl grp1; dialogGroup = dialog.addGroup("group1"); dialogGroup.Columns(0); button1 = grp1.addControl(FormControlType::MenuFunctionButton, 'Button1');

3. I noticed that when i click the button and the form opens, then i close it. i don't get back to the dialog. it exits the whole dialog. How can i prevent that?

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Martin Dráb 237,880 Most Valuable Professional on at

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1. Because it calls the standard logic, which you don't want. Just try both options to see the diifference. You can also review the code, if you wish.

2. Please give us a more detailed description of your problem. "It's not working" may mean anything.

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