Programmatically create Views

Hi,

I have a module template DXL script that adds attributes I need when I create a module. I would to be able to create a view, add some columns to it, and make it the default view in that same script. Is this possible?
joeyvitoro - Mon Mar 05 10:20:19 EST 2012

Re: Programmatically create Views
Mathias Mamsch - Mon Mar 05 17:50:16 EST 2012

That is pretty easy:
 

current = mod  // make sure you are working with the right current Module -> mod = Module
 
// delete all column in view
{ int colCount = 0; Column c; for c in mod do colCount++; for (colCount; colCount > 0; colCount--) delete column 0 }
    
{
    // add the columns you want, with the properties you want ....
    Column c 
    int z = 0
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Path"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Path") 
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Full Name"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Full Name") 
    c = insert column z++; main c; width (c, 500); title (c, ""); color (c, "ObjectType")
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Module Template"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Module Template") 
    ....
}
 
{
    // set the view options you want
    autoIndent true   
 
    // save the view under a name (e.g. "Database View") and make it the default view ...
    save (view "Database View", createPublic(mod, true) )
    setDefaultViewForModule(mod, "Database View") 
}

Hope that helps, regards, Mathias

Mathias Mamsch, IT-QBase GmbH, Consultant for Requirement Engineering and D00RS

Re: Programmatically create Views
joeyvitoro - Tue Mar 06 16:46:46 EST 2012

Re: Programmatically create Views
navrangnaik - Wed Jul 22 02:16:07 EDT 2015

current = mod  // make sure you are working with the right current Module -> mod = Module
 
// delete all column in view
{ int colCount = 0; Column c; for c in mod do colCount++; for (colCount; colCount > 0; colCount--) delete column 0 }
    
{
    // add the columns you want, with the properties you want ....
    Column c 
    int z = 0
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Path"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Path") 
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Full Name"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Full Name") 
    c = insert column z++; main c; width (c, 500); title (c, ""); color (c, "ObjectType")
    c = insert column z++; attribute(c, "Module Template"); width (c, 160); title (c, "Module Template") 
    ....
}
 
{
    // set the view options you want
    autoIndent true   
 
    // save the view under a name (e.g. "Database View") and make it the default view ...
    save (view "Database View", createPublic(mod, true) )
    setDefaultViewForModule(mod, "Database View") 
}

Hi Mathias,

suppose in same code, if i wanted to create the new view with the current modules view by selecting all objects. how to use the syntax for this.

navrang

Re: Programmatically create Views
Mathias Mamsch - Wed Jul 22 03:08:45 EDT 2015

Can you please clarify what you mean by "create the view ... by selectign all objects"? Do you want to apply a filter? Regards, Mathias

Re: Programmatically create Views
amichler - Wed Jul 26 07:34:02 EDT 2017

Hi

Thanks Mathias for the code above - with it I am able to create view with it from dxl. But I have an extra requirement which I dont know how to solve and hope you can help!

Once I have a view created, from dxl I would like to be able to select the field "Inherit undefined settings from:" and provide a view name from which undefined setting are inherited from. (This setting is under the general tab under manage views).

Do you know if this can be done?

Thanks

Andrew

Re: Programmatically create Views
Mathias Mamsch - Wed Jul 26 10:19:43 EDT 2017

I think what you are looking for are the "setPreloadedView" / "preloadedView" perms ... See DXL Manual, chapter "Views". Regards, Mathias