[RPG] Offline System Menus

[mwilliams]

Is it possible to control the visibility of a form's menu item in an offline app? I tried the following and it didn't work.

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initForm = function () {
  this.lrexec(

    function () {
      this.q_setProperties({
        "System.Menus.MOR3501_Edit.Hidden": "True" 
      });
    },

    null
  );
}

[tsupartono]

Yes you can definitely change the menu item visibility from the local script.
For example, using the ECL script below, I can hide and show the "Human Resources" menu (HRA_MENU) in the longrangedemo.lxp schema.

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hideMenuItem = function ()
{
    lrexec(
        function ()
        {
            this.q_setProperty("System.Menus.HRA_MENU.Hidden", "Y");
            this.console("Menu item HRA_MENU set to HIDDEN");
        }
    );
};

showMenuItem = function ()
{
    lrexec(
        function ()
        {
            this.q_setProperty("System.Menus.HRA_MENU.Hidden", "N");
            this.console("Menu item HRA_MENU set to VISIBLE");
        }
    );
}

Make sure that the 'MOR3501_Edit' is a valid symbolic name of the menu item (instead of the form/target that the menu item points to).

[mwilliams]

Ok, well I'm obviously missing something. If I set the hidden properly in my rpg program and refresh my schema, then the menu item is not visible, but if I do it in a local script when the form loads nothing happens. It stays visible. I know I'm using the right symbolic name because I'm attaching a script function to the onclick property plus like I said before if I hard code it to hidden in the rpg it becomes hidden.

I've even added a button to the form which runs the example function you sent only replacing the symbolic name.

[tsupartono]

To make sure we are talking about the same thing, I have included here a test package that hide/show a menu item using ECL.

The attached ZIP file (see below TestMenu.zip) contains a schema (MenuTest.lxp), a resource JS file, and an RPG program. Copy the schema and resource to their respective folders in LongRange, and compile the TSLRNG005 RPG program.

The schema contains 3 menu items:

• Test Menu Item 1
• Test Menu Item 2
• Show/Hide

Tap the "Show/Hide" menu item to execute the TSLRNG005 RPG program.
This program creates a form whose OnLoad event hides a menu item (Test Menu Item 1).
After executing this, you should no longer see the Test Menu Item 1
Try out also the Show & HIde button on the form to see if they work for you

[mwilliams]

what you sent worked.

I misspoke when I said system menu. I meant more of a form level menu. What I'm trying to do is limit the form level menu options based upon a mode. If the user is in a maintenance type mode, then options like edit/save would be visible. If they are in an inquiry type mode, then save/edit would be invisible.

I've attached a screen shot and circled exactly what I'm trying to hide. Sorry for the wild goose chase.

[tsupartono]

Use Form.Menus instead of System.Menus for form level menu items.