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Adding my own templates to the report template wizard, no extension point? [message #34269]

Wed, 04 May 2005 16:37

Eclipse User

hello,

Trying to figure out how to add my own templates to the report template
wizard. and searching I found the class

WizardTemplateChoicePage

and the canned template choices seem to be hard coded into the wizard.
Seems a better way would be to have a template extension point, to allow
others to add to this wizard? or am I missing something?

Re: Adding my own templates to the report template wizard, no extension point? [message #34611 is a reply to message #34269]

Thu, 05 May 2005 05:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: none.none.com

Hi Mike,

The templates are indeed hardcoded in the report wizard. We have been
looking at different ways to support user-defined templates, and the
extension point is definetely a good candidate. I will propose an
enhancement for that and let you know on the status.

Thank you,

David

"Mike Boyersmith" <mjboyers@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:d5bc4v$8p1$1@news.eclipse.org...
> hello,
>
> Trying to figure out how to add my own templates to the report template
> wizard. and searching I found the class
>
> WizardTemplateChoicePage
>
> and the canned template choices seem to be hard coded into the wizard.
> Seems a better way would be to have a template extension point, to allow
> others to add to this wizard? or am I missing something?
>
>
>

Re: Adding my own templates to the report template wizard, no extension point? [message #34644 is a reply to message #34611]

Thu, 05 May 2005 11:51

Eclipse User

Ok sounds good!

Can you post the defect or RFE number when you have it. I searched Birt
Bug List but don't see it yet. If you want I can file it.

Just need this for tracking features that were considering using in our
product at some point :D

David Michonneau wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> The templates are indeed hardcoded in the report wizard. We have been
> looking at different ways to support user-defined templates, and the
> extension point is definetely a good candidate. I will propose an
> enhancement for that and let you know on the status.
>
> Thank you,
>
> David
>
>
> "Mike Boyersmith" <mjboyers@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> news:d5bc4v$8p1$1@news.eclipse.org...
>
>>hello,
>>
>>Trying to figure out how to add my own templates to the report template
>>wizard. and searching I found the class
>>
>>WizardTemplateChoicePage
>>
>>and the canned template choices seem to be hard coded into the wizard.
>>Seems a better way would be to have a template extension point, to allow
>>others to add to this wizard? or am I missing something?
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Re: Adding my own templates to the report template wizard, no extension point? [message #34678 is a reply to message #34644]

Thu, 05 May 2005 12:04

Eclipse User

Definately extensibility is a good thing here. I see two extension
possibilities right off that would be nice to have:

1) An extension point that allows a company to add to a tree view that
categorizes templates something like

company X feature
temp1
temp2
temp3
Company Y feature
tempa
tempb
tempc
company z
sub category a
temp1
temp2
temp3
sub category b
temp 1
temp 2
temp 3

- OR -

2) Add extension support for adding kinds of templates to the wizard and
allow the extension implementor to provide additional pages for that new
kind of template on the template kind selection and Next button press.

so

wizard page 1 mighe be

Select Kind of Report Templates you wish to work with

Basic
Company X
Company Y

if I select Company X and hit <next>

I get the Company X list of templates to select from.

anyway....

> David Michonneau wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> The templates are indeed hardcoded in the report wizard. We have been
>> looking at different ways to support user-defined templates, and the
>> extension point is definetely a good candidate. I will propose an
>> enhancement for that and let you know on the status.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> "Mike Boyersmith" <mjboyers@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
>> news:d5bc4v$8p1$1@news.eclipse.org...
>>
>>> hello,
>>>
>>> Trying to figure out how to add my own templates to the report
>>> template wizard. and searching I found the class
>>>
>>> WizardTemplateChoicePage
>>>
>>> and the canned template choices seem to be hard coded into the wizard.
>>> Seems a better way would be to have a template extension point, to allow
>>> others to add to this wizard? or am I missing something?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>

Re: Adding my own templates to the report template wizard, no extension point? [message #35086 is a reply to message #34644]

Fri, 06 May 2005 13:15

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: none.none.com

Mike,

Please go ahead and file the enhancement under Bugzilla.

Thank you,

David

"Mike Boyersmith" <mjboyers@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
news:d5dfpt$dsi$1@news.eclipse.org...
> Ok sounds good!
>
> Can you post the defect or RFE number when you have it. I searched Birt
> Bug List but don't see it yet. If you want I can file it.
>
> Just need this for tracking features that were considering using in our
> product at some point :D
>
>
>
> David Michonneau wrote:
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> The templates are indeed hardcoded in the report wizard. We have been
>> looking at different ways to support user-defined templates, and the
>> extension point is definetely a good candidate. I will propose an
>> enhancement for that and let you know on the status.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> "Mike Boyersmith" <mjboyers@us.ibm.com> wrote in message
>> news:d5bc4v$8p1$1@news.eclipse.org...
>>
>>>hello,
>>>
>>>Trying to figure out how to add my own templates to the report template
>>>wizard. and searching I found the class
>>>
>>>WizardTemplateChoicePage
>>>
>>>and the canned template choices seem to be hard coded into the wizard.
>>>Seems a better way would be to have a template extension point, to allow
>>>others to add to this wizard? or am I missing something?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>

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