Need example of a EditDataFormTemplateSpec for Data Form Extension

Kathy Dean

I am trying to extend the Benefit Catalog Add and Edit with an additional tab. I am able to get the Add to work but when I create the Edit and add the similar code for the DataFormExtension, the new tab is not displayed. The difference is the DataFormInstaceID is for the Edit Benefit Catalog.

<c:DataFormExtension DataFormInstanceID="096cb416-35e2-4067-866a-b321676a1711" RenderStyle="Tab" TabCaption="Critieria"/>

Sheetal Sonar

I am facing the exact same issue. Does anyone have an idea why the Edit form is not rendering the extended tab just like it does for Add form?

Benjamin Seitz

I'd make sure that on the edit form extension that @DATALOADED is getting set to 1 in the load procedure. The extension form won't load if it doesn't think it returned any data. You'll run into this if you have a table extension which might not have data yet for the record your extending.

Sheetal Sonar

Awesome! You saved the day Ben! You ROCK. It worked now.

Sheetal Sonar

As you answered quickly, I can't resist asking another question. What can I do to add 2 tabs as an extension? Are multiple extensions can be done? (will it render both? ) or do we need to extend the extension? (for example, I need to extend the Email add/edit forms and add 2 tab: Validation and Attribute) How can I do that? Any idea suggestion is appreciated.

Benjamin Seitz

I've never done multiple tabs via extensions but you can definitely have multiple extensions against a data form. I'd imagine if you have them adding tabs, you'll end up with a tab for each extension.

Sheetal Sonar

Ok thanks again for the quick response, Ben. We decided to create a separate page instead of a second tab.

Can I bother you again with more issues with Extension? Now it shows up in the Extended tab for new records, but when I enter the data in the fields in the extended tab and save, it does not render the tab the next time I open the edit form. I am lost why it disappeared while I can see the data in the extension table. Do you have any tricks that I should look into? I have DATALOADED set to 1 in load procedure.

Kathy Dean

Double check that your select statement is returning the data in the LoadImplementation.

Check that @DATALOADED is always set to 1 in the return which will allow the extension tab to be show even when there is no data returned.

I added set @DATALOADED = 1 right before the return.

Sheetal Sonar

Thanks, Kathy, Yes, I added that and it started showing up initially but once I entered the data in extended fields it disappeared again. . Am I missing anything else?