adding new class

[mdemmert]

Hello to all,
I need help to adding a new class. My team leader is asking if we can add a new class named 'Region'. Hm I don't know if it possible. The structure we need is Organization - Region - Location. And the Region class must associate with the Contact class. Is it possible to do this?
Many thanks
Markus

[mdemmert]

Hello to all,
got it and it seems to working good. But I have a prob. with the menu. The navigation on the left show me 'Menu:Region' and on the top in the main window 'Menu:Region+'. Have someone a idea how I can change this?
Thanks Markus

[dguembel]

Well, you figured it out by yourself ;-) However, I am not certain that what you want to do is necessary: You could also re-use de Location class to include regions, e.g. a Location "production plant X" in Bavaria as part of "Company X" could use "production plant X" as a Location, with "Bavaria" defined as the "Standort der Mutterfirma" (in German)? Alternatovely, you could do the same with two layers of "Organisation", too, if you prefer.

But then, maybe I'm second-guessing what you are trying to do, and I'm all wrong?

[Denis]

Just about the 'Menu:Region' and 'Menu:Region+': these are entries in the 'dictionary', because the menu labels can (should) be translated. So just add the two entries in the appropriate language/dictionary file for the module.

[mdemmert]

Hello to all,
thanks for the info. But have still problems with the menu. This lines I had added to model.itop-config-mgmt.php

new OQLMenuNode('Region', 'SELECT Region', $oConfigManagementGroup->GetIndex(), 3 /* fRank */, true /* bSearch */);

and here in en.dict.itop-config-mgmt.php

//
// Class: Region
//
Dict::Add('EN US', 'English', 'English', array(
    'Class:Region' => 'Region',
    'Class:Region+' => 'Any type of location: Region',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:name' => 'Name',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:name+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status' => 'Status',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status/Value:active' => 'Active',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status/Value:active+' => 'Active',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status/Value:inactive' => 'Inactive',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:status/Value:inactive+' => 'Inactive',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:org_id' => 'Owner organization',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:org_id+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:org_name' => 'Name of the owner organization',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:org_name+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:parent_id' => 'Parent location',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:parent_id+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:parent_name' => 'Parent name',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:parent_name+' => '',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:contact_list' => 'Contacts',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:contact_list+' => 'Contacts located on this site',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:infra_list' => 'Infrastructure',
    'Class:Region/Attribute:infra_list+' => 'CIs located on this site',
));

But the menu on left still shows 'Menu:Region'. Any other suggestion?
Many thanks for your help.
Brgds Markus

[Denis]

Just add the following lines in the dictionary:

Dict::Add('EN US', 'English', 'English', array( 
      'Menu:Region' => 'Regions',
      'Menu:Region+' => 'All Regions',
));

You can merge them with the dictionary entries for the fields of the 'Region' object if you wish. In the end all translations are stored in one big hash array.

[mdemmert]

Hi dflaven,
thanks that is working. Has someone experience to create a new AttributeExternalKey, AttributeExternalField to a new class?
Thanks Markus

[Ronald]

hi mdemmert,

I have same problem with regards creating new class table for my new table.
Could you please share it to me step-by-step instruction.
Many thanks in advance.