Custom UI component based on a classic Creatio page element

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In Creatio, you can expand the out-of-the-box set of Freedom UI page components with custom components.

Creatio lets you implement the following custom component types:

  • Custom component based on a classic Creatio page element. Supported in Creatio 8.0.2 Atlas and later.
  • Remote module. Supported in Creatio 8.0.3 Atlas and later.

You can implement a custom component based on a classic Creatio page element in Creatio version 8.0.2 Atlas and later.

To implement a custom component based on a classic Creatio page element:

  1. Create a custom component.
  2. Add the custom component to the Freedom UI page.

1. Create a custom component 

  1. Create a module schema. To do this, follow the instruction in a separate article: Client module.

  2. Implement a custom component.

    1. Add a dependency on the @creatio-devkit/common library to the AMD module.

      Example that adds a dependency to the UsrAppClientSchemaName AMD module
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrAppClientSchemaName", ["@creatio-devkit/common"], function (sdk) {
    ...
});

    2. Declare the component class.

      Example that declares the UsrAppClientSchemaName class
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrAppClientSchemaName", ["@creatio-devkit/common"], (sdk) {
    /* Declare the class. */
    class UsrAppClientSchemaName extends HTMLElement {
        constructor() {
            super();
            const shadowDom = this.attachShadow({mode: 'open'});
            shadowDom.innerHTML = '<h1>UsrAppClientSchemaName works!</h1>'
        } 
    }
    ...
});

    3. Register the component.

      Example that registers the UsrAppClientSchemaName component
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrAppClientSchemaName", ["@creatio-devkit/common"], (sdk) {
    ...
    /* Register the component. */
    customElements.define('usr-custom-view-element', UsrAppClientSchemaName);
    ...
});

    4. Register the web component as a view element.

      Example that registers the usr-custom-view-element component
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrAppClientSchemaName", ["@creatio-devkit/common"], (sdk) {
    ...
    /* Register the web component as a view element. */
    sdk.registerViewElement({
        type: 'usr.CustomViewElement',
        selector: 'usr-custom-view-element'
    });
});

2. Add the custom component to the Freedom UI page 

  1. Add the custom component module to the AMD module declaration as a dependency.

    Example that adds the UsrAppClientSchemaName dependency
    /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrAppClientSchemaName1", ["UsrAppClientSchemaName"], () {
    ...
});

  2. Add the configuration object of the module that contains the custom component to the viewConfigDiff schema section.

    View the configuration object of the module that contains the UsrCustomViewElement custom component below.

    viewConfigDiff schema section
    viewConfigDiff: /**SCHEMA_VIEW_CONFIG_DIFF*/[
    {
        "operation": "insert",
        "name": "UsrAppClientSchemaName",
        "values": {
            "type": "usr.CustomViewElement",
            "layoutConfig": {
                "column": 1,
                "row": 1,
                "colSpan": 3,
                "rowSpan": 1
            }
        },
        "parentName": "Main",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "index": 0
    }
]/**SCHEMA_VIEW_CONFIG_DIFF*/,

Note. It is not possible to add a custom component based on a classic Creatio page element to the component library of the Freedom UI Designer. The Freedom UI Designer displays a placeholder instead of the custom component on the canvas. This is because classic Creatio page elements are implemented using the ExtJs framework. To display a custom component in the element library of the Freedom UI Designer, implement a remote module. To do this, follow the instruction in a separate article: Implement a remote module.

View a detailed example that implements the custom component in a separate article: Implement a custom component based on a classic Creatio page.

See also
Client module
Custom UI component implemented using remote module
Implement a custom component based on a classic Creatio page
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The example is relevant to version 8.0.2 and later.

Example. Display the history of the selected account on the Account timeline tab of the record page of the Requests custom section. The tab is a web component. Implement the web component based on the 7.X Timeline tab displayed on the contact page.

1. Create an app 

  1. Create a custom Requests app based on the Records & business processes template. To do this, follow the procedure in the user documentation: Create a custom app.

  2. Open the Requests form page page in the workspace of the Requests app page.

    The Requests form page page includes the Name field by default.

  3. Add an account field:

    1. Add a new field of the Dropdown type to the Freedom UI Designer’s workspace.

    2. Click the button on the Freedom UI Designer’s action panel and fill out the field properties in the setup area:

      • Set Title to "Account."
      • Set Code to "UsrAccount."
      • Select "Account" in the Lookup property.
      • Clear the Enable adding new values checkbox.

  4. Add a tab that contains the history of the selected account.

    1. Add a new Tabs layout element to the Freedom UI Designer’s workspace.
    2. Delete the Tab 2 tab the Requests form page page includes by default.

    3. Click the button on the Freedom UI Designer’s action panel and specify "Account timeline" in the Title tab property in the setup area.

  5. Click Save on the Freedom UI Designer’s action panel.

2. Create a custom web component 

  1. Go to the Configuration section and select a custom package to add the schema.

  2. Click Add → Module on the section list toolbar.

  3. Fill out the schema properties in the Module Designer.

    • Set Code to "UsrTimelineModule."
    • Set Title to "Timeline module."

  4. Implement a custom web component.

    1. Add the @creatio-devkit/common, Base7xViewElement, and ckeditor-base modules as dependencies to the AMD module declaration.

      Dependencies of the UsrTimelineModule AMD module
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrTimelineModule", ["@creatio-devkit/common", "Base7xViewElement", "ckeditor-base"], function (sdk, Base7xViewElement) {
    ...
});

    2. Declare a custom UsrTimelineModule web component class.

      UsrTimelineModule class declaration
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrTimelineModule", ["@creatio-devkit/common", "Base7xViewElement", "ckeditor-base"], function (sdk, Base7xViewElement) {
    /* Class declaration. */
    class UsrTimelineModule extends Base7xViewElement {
        set primaryColumnValue(value) {
            this._primaryColumnValue = value;
            this._init();
        }

        get primaryColumnValue() {
            return this._primaryColumnValue;
        }

        set entitySchemaName(value) {
            this._entitySchemaName = value;
            this._init();
        }

        get entitySchemaName() {
            return this._entitySchemaName;
        }

        set cardSchemaName(value) {
            this._cardSchemaName = value;
            this._init();
        }

        get cardSchemaName() {
            return this._entitySchemaName;
        }

        constructor() {
            super("Timeline");
        }

        _init() {
            if (this._primaryColumnValue && this._cardSchemaName && this._entitySchemaName) {
                this.initContext(() => {
                    this._moduleId = this.sandbox.id + "_UsrTimelineModule";
                    this.sandbox.subscribe("GetColumnsValues", (attributeNames) => this._getColumnValues(attributeNames), null, [this._moduleId]);
                    this.sandbox.subscribe("GetEntityInfo", () => this._getEntityInfo(), null, [this._moduleId]);
                    this._loadTimelineSchemaModule();
                });
            }
        }

        _loadTimelineSchemaModule() {
            this._moduleId = this.sandbox.loadModule("BaseSchemaModuleV2", {
                id: this._moduleId,
                renderTo: this._renderTo,
                instanceConfig: {
                    schemaName: "TimelineSchema",
                    isSchemaConfigInitialized: true,
                    useHistoryState: false,
                    showMask: true,
                    parameters: {
                        viewModelConfig: {
                            "CardSchemaName": this._cardSchemaName,
                            "ReferenceSchemaName": this._entitySchemaName,
                            "InitialConfig": {
                                "entities": []
                            }
                        },
                    },
                }
            });
        }

        _getColumnValues(attributeNames) {
            const values = {};
            attributeNames?.forEach((attributeName) => {
                switch (attributeName) {
                    case "Id":
                        values[attributeName] = this._primaryColumnValue?.value;
                        break;
                    case "Name":
                        values[attributeName] = this._primaryColumnValue?.displayValue;
                        break;
                    default: break;
                }
            });
            return values;
        }

        _getEntityInfo() {
            return {
                entitySchemaName: this._entitySchemaName,
                primaryColumnValue: this._primaryColumnValue?.value,
                primaryDisplayColumnValue: this._primaryColumnValue?.displayValue
            };
        }

        getMessages() {
            const messages = super.getMessages();
            return Object.assign(messages, {
                "GetColumnsValues": {
                    mode: Terrasoft.MessageMode.PTP,
                    direction: Terrasoft.MessageDirectionType.SUBSCRIBE
                },
                "GetEntityInfo": {
                    mode: Terrasoft.MessageMode.PTP,
                    direction: Terrasoft.MessageDirectionType.SUBSCRIBE
                }
            });
        }

        disconnectedCallback() {
            this.sandbox.unloadModule(this._moduleId, this._renderTo);
        }
    }
    ...
});

    3. Register the UsrTimelineModule web component on the page.

      Register the UsrTimelineModule web component
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrTimelineModule", ["@creatio-devkit/common", "Base7xViewElement", "ckeditor-base"], function (sdk, Base7xViewElement) {
    ...
    /* Web component registration. */
    customElements.define('usr-timeline', UsrTimelineModule);
    ...
});

    4. Register the usr-timeline web component as a visual element.

      usr-timeline web component registration
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrTimelineModule", ["@creatio-devkit/common", "Base7xViewElement", "ckeditor-base"], function (sdk, Base7xViewElement) {
    ...
    /* Register a web component as a visual element. */
    sdk.registerViewElement({
        type: 'usr.Timeline',
        selector: 'usr-timeline',
        inputs: {
            primaryColumnValue: {},
            cardSchemaName: {},
            entitySchemaName: {}
        }
    });
});
    Complete source code of the page schema
  5. Click Save on the Module Designer’s toolbar.

3. Add the custom web component to the Freedom UI page 

  1. Open the UsrRequests_FormPage schema of the Freedom UI Requests form page page in the Configuration section.
  2. Click the button on the Freedom UI Designer’s action panel. This opens the source code of the Freedom UI page.

  3. Add the custom web component.

    1. Add the UsrTimelineModule module of the custom web component as a dependency to the AMD module declaration.

      Dependencies of the UsrRequests_FormPage AMD module
      /* AMD module declaration. */
define("UsrRequests_FormPage", /**SCHEMA_DEPS*/["UsrTimelineModule"]/**SCHEMA_DEPS*/, function/**SCHEMA_ARGS*/()/**SCHEMA_ARGS*/ {
    ...
});

    2. Add the configuration object of the UsrTimelineModule module with the custom web component to the viewConfigDiff schema section.

      viewConfigDiff schema section
      viewConfigDiff: /**SCHEMA_VIEW_CONFIG_DIFF*/[
    ...,
    {
        "operation": "insert",
        "name": "Timeline_qwerty",
        "values": {
            "type": "usr.Timeline",
            "layoutConfig": {
                "column": 1,
                "row": 1,
                "colSpan": 12,
                "rowSpan": 8
            },
            "primaryColumnValue": "$UsrAccount",
            "cardSchemaName": "AccountPageV2",
            "entitySchemaName": "Account"
        },
        "parentName": "GridContainer_qaocexw",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "index": 0
    },
    ...
]/**SCHEMA_VIEW_CONFIG_DIFF*/,
      Complete source code of the page schema
  4. Click Save on the Client Module Designer’s toolbar.

Outcome of the example 

To view the outcome of the example:

  1. Open the Requests app page and click Run app
  2. Click New on the Requests app toolbar.
  3. Enter "Request’s name" in the Name field.
  4. Select an account in the Account field, for example, "Accom."

As a result, Creatio will display the Account timeline tab of the selected "Accom" account on the request page.

Freedom UI Designer will display a stub in place of the custom web component.

Resources
Package with example implementation