Add Tasks - Configuration
This node manages the adding of additional tasks. These tasks can be static URLs or can be configured to be dynamic, based on the object in focus. For example:
<addtasks>
<object type="3" classcode="*" addtochildclasses="true">
<externallinks>
<externalink>
<category>test tasks</category>
<name>test task</name>
<description>this is a test task</description>
<helplink></helplink>
<uri type="mask">'http://bentley.com?q=' + Code</uri>
<imageuri></imageuri>
<target>_blank</target>
<windowoptions>height=900,width=1600,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes</windowoptions>
</externalink>
<externalink>
<category>Web Search</category>
<name>Google</name>
<description>search in google</description>
<helplink></helplink>
<uri type="mask">'http://www.google.com?q=' + Code</uri>
<imageuri></imageuri>
<target>_blank</target>
<windowoptions>height=900,width=1600,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes</windowoptions>
</externalink>
</externallinks>
</object>
<object type="212" classcode="*" addtochildclasses="true">
<externallinks>
<externalink>
<category>test tasks</category>
<name>test task</name>
<description>this is a test task</description>
<helplink></helplink>
<uri type="mask">'http://bentley.com?q' + Code</uri>
<imageuri></imageuri>
<target>_blank</target>
<windowoptions>height=900,width=1600,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes</windowoptions>
</externalink>
<externalink>
<category>Web Search</category>
<name>Google</name>
<description>search in google</description>
<helplink></helplink>
<uri type="mask">'http://www.google.com?q=' + Code</uri>
<imageuri></imageuri>
<target>_blank</target>
<windowoptions>height=900,width=1600,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes</windowoptions>
</externalink>
</externallinks>
</object>
</addtasks>
The <object> node behaves in the same manner as the object node for blocked tasks. This node drives the object types and classes for which the additional tasks are applicable.
With the
<externallinks> node, any node can support an
optional
type attribute. Setting this attribute to
"mask" instructs the plugin to treat the text as an
expression in the context of the current object. For example, in the example
below, the plugin evaluates the text
'http://www.google.com?q=' + Code as an expression in
context of the current object in focus. The plugin simply executes
START WITH Object SELECT 'http://www.google.com?q=' + Code mask
WHERE Id = <selected object id> AND Type = <selected object
type> to evaluate the expression. Any eQL construct that returns a
single string and supports in the SELECT clause of START WITH Object may be
used here.
<externalink>
<category>Web Search</category>
<name>Google</name>
<description>search in google</description>
<helplink></helplink>
<uri type="mask">'http://www.google.com?q=' + Code</uri>
<imageuri></imageuri>
<target>_blank</target>
<windowoptions>height=900,width=1600,location=yes,menubar=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=yes,toolbar=yes</windowoptions>
</externalink>
The following table describes each of the possible
<externallink> sub-nodes:
| Node | Description |
|---|---|
| <category> | The task category. This determines the grouping of tasks in the task pane. |
| <description> | The task description. This is the tool tip text that appears for the user. |
| <helplink> | The optional help link. |
| <uri> | The URL that is invoked when the user clicks the task. |
| <imageuri> | The image to be used as the tasks icon. |
| <target> | This determines whether the link
should open in a new window or information pane.
A value of _blank opens the link in a new window. |
| <windowoptions> | The Javascript window options for the new window. (Only applicable when <target> is set to _blank. |