Datalist Column Formatter
Steps to use the Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter Plugin:
1. Launch the app, navigate to the Plugin Template Management menu, and click the "New" button to create a new Plugin Template (See Figure 10).
Figure 10 Create a new Plugin Template
2. Fill up the Plugin Template Management Page accordingly and for the plugin choose any one of the formatter under Datalist Column Formatter. (See Figure 11)
Figure 11 Fill up the Plugin Template details
3. Configure the plugin by clicking the "Configure Plugin" button according to Figure 12 and then submit it.
Figure 12 Configure plugin (Bean Shell Formatter) for the Plugin Template
4. Click the "Save" button to create a Plugin Template for formatting Datalists. (See Figure 13)
Figure 13 Save the new Plugin Template
5. Click the List - Plugin Template to open the design view of the Datalist builder. (See Figure 14)
Figure 14 Enter Datalist builder
6. Preview the Datalist before applying the "Plugin Template - Datalist Column Formatter" for comparing the effect of the Formatter. (See Figure 15)
Figure 15 Preview Datalist before plugin Template
7. In the Datalist builder go to properties of a column and navigate to General > Action Mapping > Formatter select "Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter" in the Formatter drop-down list. (See Figure 16)
Figure 16 Choose Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter for the "Formatter" field
8. Navigate to General > Action Mapping > Formatter > Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter and choose the template that has been created and press OK to apply it. (See Figure 17)
Figure 17 Select the created Plugin Template
9. Repeat steps 17 and 18 for as many columns as you want in the Datalist and then save it.
10. Preview the Datalist to view the intended effect of the template of Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter. (See Figure 18)
Figure 18 Preview the form after Plugin Template
11. Using one Plugin Template created, we can now apply the effect and format of the template to as many columns as we want in the Datalist builder increasing efficiency and reducing the chance of human error. (See Figure 19)
Figure 19 Columns with Plugin Template - Datalist Formatter applied