Version: 8.1

Add an image field to a record page

Level: advanced

To implement the example:

Add an image column to the object schema. Read more >>>
Add an image field to the record page. Read more >>>

Example

Add an image field to the page of a knowledge base article. Use the image provided below as a default field value.

1. Add an image column to the object schema

Create a package. Instructions: Create a user-made package.

For this example, create the sdkAddFieldWithImageToPagePackage package.
Create a replacing object schema. Instructions: Implement a replacing object.

For this example, create the KnowledgeBase replacing object schema. Use the schema properties as follows.

Property
Property value
Parent object
KnowledgeBase

Creatio populates other properties automatically.
Add an image column to the schema.
1. Go to the properties area → Columns node’s context menu → → Other → Image Link.
2. Fill out the column properties.
  
  Property
  Property value
  Code
  UsrLogo
  Title
  Logo of the knowledge base article
Select the image column to use as the object image.
1. Go to the KnowledgeBase replacing object schema → Object settings property block.
2. Fill out the image properties.
  
  Property
  Property value
  Image
  Logo of the knowledge base article
Publish the schema.

Property	Property value
Parent object	KnowledgeBase

Property	Property value
Code	UsrLogo
Title	Logo of the knowledge base article

Property	Property value
Image	Logo of the knowledge base article

As a result, an image column will be added to the object schema.

2. Add an image field to the record page

Create a replacing view model schema. Instructions: Implement a replacing module.

For this example, create the KnowledgeBasePageV2 replacing view model schema. Use the schema properties as follows.

Property
Property value
Parent object
KnowledgeBasePageV2

Creatio populates other properties automatically.
Add an image to the schema.
1. Go to the properties area → Images node’s context menu → .
2. Fill out the image properties.
  
  Property
  Property value
  Code
  DefaultLogo
  Image
  Upload the image file
3. Click Add.

Property	Property value
Parent object	KnowledgeBasePageV2

Property	Property value
Code	DefaultLogo
Image	Upload the image file

Add the dependencies.

For this example, add the KnowledgeBasePageV2Resources and ConfigurationConstants modules as dependencies.

AMD module dependencies
/* Declare the AMD module. */
define("KnowledgeBasePageV2", ["KnowledgeBasePageV2Resources", "ConfigurationConstants"], function(resources, ConfigurationConstants) {
    return {
        ...
    }
});

Specify the object schema that is used in the replacing view model schema.
1. Add the entitySchemaName property.
2. Set KnowledgeBase as property value.
entitySchemaName property
```
 /* The name of the record page object's schema. */
entitySchemaName: "KnowledgeBase",
```

Implement the business logic that adds the default image to a new knowledge base article.

Add the methods schema section.

Implement the following methods.

Method	Method description
getPhotoSrcMethod()	Receives the image by link.
beforePhotoFileSelected()	Called before the image selection box opens.
onPhotoChange()	Called upon the image change.
onPhotoUploaded()	Saves the link to the changed image in the object column.

methods schema section
/* The methods of the record page's view model. */
methods: {
    /* Call before the image selection box opens. */
    beforePhotoFileSelected: function() {
        return true;
    },
    /* Receive the image by link. */
    getPhotoSrcMethod: function() {
        /* Receive the image link from the object column. */
        var imageColumnValue = this.get("UsrLogo");
        /* If the link is specified, return the image file URL. */
        if (imageColumnValue) {
            return this.getSchemaImageUrl(imageColumnValue);
        }
        /* If the link is not specified, return the default image. */
        return this.Terrasoft.ImageUrlBuilder.getUrl(this.get("Resources.Images.DefaultLogo"));
    },
    /* Handle the image change. 
    photo is the image file. */
    onPhotoChange: function(photo) {
        if (!photo) {
            this.set("UsrLogo", null);
            return;
        }
        /* Upload the file to the database. Call onPhotoUploaded once the upload finishes. */
        this.Terrasoft.ImageApi.upload({
            file: photo,
            onComplete: this.onPhotoUploaded,
            onError: this.Terrasoft.emptyFn,
            scope: this
        });
    },
    /* Save the link to the changed image. 
    imageId is the ID of the file saved in the database. */
    onPhotoUploaded: function(imageId) {
        var imageData = {
            value: imageId,
            displayValue: "Image"
        };
        /* Assign the image link to the image column. */
        this.set("UsrLogo", imageData);
    }
},

Set up the image field layout.

If you add an image field to the page of the knowledge base article, the layout of base page fields can break. To avoid this, change the layout of existing Name, Type, Modified By fields in addition to placing the image field. To do this:

Add the diff schema section.
Add a configuration object that contains the layout settings of the page fields. To add an image field to the page, use the auxiliary PhotoContainer wrapper container that has the "image-edit-container" class.

diff schema section
/* Display the field on the record page. */
diff: /**SCHEMA_DIFF*/[
    /* Metadata to add the custom image field to the record page. */
    {
        /* Add the element to the page. */
        "operation": "insert",
        /* The meta name of the parent container to add the field. */
        "parentName": "Header",
        /* Add the image to the parent element's collection of elements. */
        "propertyName": "items",
        /* The meta name of the image to add. */
        "name": "PhotoContainer",
        /* The properties to pass to the element's constructor. */
        "values": {
            /* Set the type of the added element to "container." */
            "itemType": Terrasoft.ViewItemType.CONTAINER,
            /* The name of the CSS class. */
            "wrapClass": ["image-edit-container"],
            /* Set up the image layout. */
            "layout": { 
                /* The column number. */
                "column": 0, 
                /* The row number. */
                "row": 0, 
                /* The row span. */
                "rowSpan": 3, 
                /* The column span. */
                "colSpan": 3 
            },
            /* The array of nested elements. */
            "items": []
        }
    },
    /* The "UsrLogo" field contains the account logo. */
    {
        "operation": "insert",
        "parentName": "PhotoContainer",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "name": "UsrLogo",
        "values": {
            /* The method that retrieves the image by link. */
            "getSrcMethod": "getPhotoSrcMethod",
            /* The method that is called upon the image change. */
            "onPhotoChange": "onPhotoChange",
            /* The method that is called before the image selection box opens. */
            "beforeFileSelected": "beforePhotoFileSelected",
            /* The property that flags the image as editable. */
            "readonly": false,
            /* The view generator of the control. */
            "generator": "ImageCustomGeneratorV2.generateCustomImageControl"
        }
    },
    /* Change the layout of the "Name" field. */
    {
        /* Execute the operation that modifies the existing element. */
        "operation": "merge",
        "name": "Name",
        "parentName": "Header",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "values": {
            "bindTo": "Name",
            "layout": {
                "column": 3,
                "row": 0,
                "colSpan": 20
            }
        }
    },
    /* Change the layout of the "ModifiedBy" field. */
    {
        "operation": "merge",
        "name": "ModifiedBy",
        "parentName": "Header",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "values": {
            "bindTo": "ModifiedBy",
            "layout": {
                "column": 3,
                "row": 2,
                "colSpan": 20
            }
        }
    },
    /* Change the layout of the "Type" field. */
    {
        "operation": "merge",
        "name": "Type",
        "parentName": "Header",
        "propertyName": "items",
        "values": {
            "bindTo": "Type",
            "layout": {
                "column": 3,
                "row": 1,
                "colSpan": 20
            },
            "contentType": Terrasoft.ContentType.ENUM
        }
    }
]/**SCHEMA_DIFF*/

Save the schema.

As a result, a new knowledge base article will include the default image.

View the result

Open the Knowledge base section.
Create a new article.

As a result, Creatio will add an image field to the page of a knowledge base article. The image field will include the default image. View result >>>

You can change or delete the image.

Source code

KnowledgeBasePageV2
/* Declare the AMD module. */
define("KnowledgeBasePageV2", ["KnowledgeBasePageV2Resources", "ConfigurationConstants"], function(resources, ConfigurationConstants) {
    return {
        /* The name of the record page object's schema. */
        entitySchemaName: "KnowledgeBase",
        /* The methods of the record page's view model. */
        methods: {
            /* Call before the image selection box opens. */
            beforePhotoFileSelected: function() {
                return true;
            },
            /* Receive the image by link. */
            getPhotoSrcMethod: function() {
                /* Receive the image link from the object column. */
                var imageColumnValue = this.get("UsrLogo");
                /* If the link is specified, return the image file URL. */
                if (imageColumnValue) {
                    return this.getSchemaImageUrl(imageColumnValue);
                }
                /* If the link is not specified, return the default image. */
                return this.Terrasoft.ImageUrlBuilder.getUrl(this.get("Resources.Images.DefaultLogo"));
            },
            /* Handle the image change. 
            photo is the image file. */
            onPhotoChange: function(photo) {
                if (!photo) {
                    this.set("UsrLogo", null);
                    return;
                }
                /* Upload the file to the database. Call onPhotoUploaded once the upload finishes. */
                this.Terrasoft.ImageApi.upload({
                    file: photo,
                    onComplete: this.onPhotoUploaded,
                    onError: this.Terrasoft.emptyFn,
                    scope: this
                });
            },
            /* Save the link to the changed image. 
            imageId is the ID of the file saved in the database. */
            onPhotoUploaded: function(imageId) {
                var imageData = {
                    value: imageId,
                    displayValue: "Image"
                };
                /* Assign the image link to the image column. */
                this.set("UsrLogo", imageData);
            }
        },
        /* Display the field on the record page. */
        diff: /**SCHEMA_DIFF*/[
            /* Metadata to add the custom image field to the record page. */
            {
                /* Add the element to the page. */
                "operation": "insert",
                /* The meta name of the parent container to add the field. */
                "parentName": "Header",
                /* Add the image to the parent element's collection of elements. */
                "propertyName": "items",
                /* The meta name of the image to add. */
                "name": "PhotoContainer",
                /* The properties to pass to the element's constructor. */
                "values": {
                    /* Set the type of the added element to "container." */
                    "itemType": Terrasoft.ViewItemType.CONTAINER,
                    /* The name of the CSS class. */
                    "wrapClass": ["image-edit-container"],
                    /* Set up the image layout. */
                    "layout": { 
                        /* The column number. */
                        "column": 0, 
                        /* The row number. */
                        "row": 0, 
                        /* The row span. */
                        "rowSpan": 3, 
                        /* The column span. */
                        "colSpan": 3 
                    },
                    /* The array of nested elements. */
                    "items": []
                }
            },
            /* The "UsrLogo" field contains the account logo. */
            {
                "operation": "insert",
                "parentName": "PhotoContainer",
                "propertyName": "items",
                "name": "UsrLogo",
                "values": {
                    /* The method that retrieves the image by link. */
                    "getSrcMethod": "getPhotoSrcMethod",
                    /* The method that is called upon the image change. */
                    "onPhotoChange": "onPhotoChange",
                    /* The method that is called before the image selection box opens. */
                    "beforeFileSelected": "beforePhotoFileSelected",
                    /* The property that flags the image as editable. */
                    "readonly": false,
                    /* The view generator of the control. */
                    "generator": "ImageCustomGeneratorV2.generateCustomImageControl"
                }
            },
            /* Change the layout of the "Name" field. */
            {
                /* Execute the operation that modifies the existing element. */
                "operation": "merge",
                "name": "Name",
                "parentName": "Header",
                "propertyName": "items",
                "values": {
                    "bindTo": "Name",
                    "layout": {
                        "column": 3,
                        "row": 0,
                        "colSpan": 20
                    }
                }
            },
            /* Change the layout of the "ModifiedBy" field. */
            {
                "operation": "merge",
                "name": "ModifiedBy",
                "parentName": "Header",
                "propertyName": "items",
                "values": {
                    "bindTo": "ModifiedBy",
                    "layout": {
                        "column": 3,
                        "row": 2,
                        "colSpan": 20
                    }
                }
            },
            /* Change the layout of the "Type" field. */
            {
                "operation": "merge",
                "name": "Type",
                "parentName": "Header",
                "propertyName": "items",
                "values": {
                    "bindTo": "Type",
                    "layout": {
                        "column": 3,
                        "row": 1,
                        "colSpan": 20
                    },
                    "contentType": Terrasoft.ContentType.ENUM
                }
            }
        ]/**SCHEMA_DIFF*/
    }
});

Resources

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1. Add an image column to the object schema​

2. Add an image field to the record page​

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1. Add an image column to the object schema

2. Add an image field to the record page

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