Is it possible, via JavaScript, to have a *.html page simulate clicking on one of the items created in the BIP?

In the BIP - I have a Customer / Product / Sales Agent Page. They all work as desired.

My business users are looking for another "Quick" launch page that would be 1 *.html page that had a spot for Customer ID, Product ID or Sales Agent ID. Then they want to "jump" to the other Page w/in the BIP with data from Quick page filled in on the landing page.

Sounds reasonably trivial.

I can tell from a fiddler trace, on clicking the tab in the BIP navigation I get a URL similar to:

ibi_apps/view.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_LAUNCH&BIP_folder=xxxxxxx&BIP_item&WF_STYLE_HEIGHT=676&WF_STYLE_WIDTH=1532&WF_STYLE_UNITS=PIXELS&IBIWF_redirNewWindow=true&WF_STYLE=IBFS%3A%2FFILE%2FIBI_HTML_DIR%2Fjavaassist%2Fintl%2Fen%2Fcombine_templates%2FENcharcoal_theme.sty&WF_THEME=BIPSilver&BIP_CACHE=100000&BIP_rand=45111"

I hard coded the link in a JavaScript button - and although the proper page does load - the BIP is still showing the "Quick" page as selected in the BIP navigation...rather than the Customer/Product or Sales Agent. This isn’t exactly what I want – as I’d like the consumers to have a good visual indicator of what Page/tab they are on.

I tried using JavaScript to traverse the DOM - and I've got the BIP Navigation Tabs isolated to a DIV with a span SPAN tab - but, using JQuery, simulated clicking of the DIV or SPAN doesn't seem to be working to make the navigation change.

Long story short - any idea how I can simulate clicking a Page in the Navigation section of the BIP?


Any ideas?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: stur0063,

I find it difficult to believe I’m the first person who wanted to jump from a *.html page, created in Developer Studio, to a Navigation tab/Page created in the Portal.

Anyone have a pointer – or alternative?

Could you explain the scenario (business reason/ why they want to do this) so that we could help you or possibly provide a cleaner alternative?

-J

End users are lazy :-)

This webFOCUS app I’m making will replace a legacy app. In the legacy app – end-users can get to all spots (Sales Agent, Customer, Products) – from the home page.

I currently have a BIP navigation tab for Customer, Sales Agents and Products. I’ve been asked to create a “Quick Launch” BIP navigation page that would be the first tab everyone sees. If they can jump from the quick launch page to Customer, Sales Agent or Products, my webFOCUS app may meet with less resistance.

The thought process is: legacy/old app can get to anywhere on the main page – why did I design something that makes them click Customer, Sales Agent or Tab first.



| Quick Launch | Sales Agent | Customer | Products | <------- BIP Navigation.


How can I Jump, from Quick Launch Page (BIP Navigation) , to Customer (BIP Navigation).

As I stated above - I can hard code the link - but the selected tab isn't changing.

I'm struggling with getting my hooks into the BIP Navigation....and that feels like it should be basic.

If anyone is instrested: I created a case for this. There is already a NFR for this:

"User is doing analysis on one Portal Page that utilizes Portal Coordination, then wants to move to a second Portal Page that implements coordinated parameters, for additional analysis. Currently, the user must navigate manually to the second page. Would like the ability to programmatically take the userto the second page upon some event, like a button click, which would run portal coordination and then redirect control to the target Portal Page"

You can probably simulate this using the html composer tab control instead of the BIP tabs.