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advmultiselect

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Page name	advmultiselect
Page id	183
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column:legend

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Page name	column:legend
Page id	182
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viewable_editable_fields

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Page name	viewable_editable_fields
Page id	180
Page title	How to make a field editable for some users and only viewable for some other users
Content	If we want only some users to edit a field and some other users only to view that field, then we need to define a fieldX__permissions() method for that field which gives desired permissions for specific users. One solution is as below. ==permi
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Clean_the_html_for_the_export

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Page name	Clean_the_html_for_the_export
Page id	178
Page title	Clean the HTML to export data
Content	Clean HTML tags and entities to export your data Override the display() of the field to strip the tags... but this would affect all parts of the application where the HTML fields are displayed. Create a grafted field, then override its display to
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test_page_34

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Page name	test_page_34
Page id	177
Page title	Hello World
Content	Hello world
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init

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Page name	init
Page id	140
Page title	init() Delegate Class Method
Content	Synopsis This method is called once, just after the table is loaded for the first time. It allows you to specify initialization details, such as security filters. Note that it takes a single parameter: a Dataface_Table o
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list:type

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Page name

list:type

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128

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list:type relationships.ini file directive

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Return to relationships.ini file

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The list:type directive allows you to override the default list that is used to display related records. As of Xataface 1.3 there is only one possible value that will have any effect on this directive: "

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meta:class

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meta:class

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127

Page title

meta:class relationships.ini file directive

Content

Return to relationships.ini file

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The meta:class directive allows you to ascribe special meaning to a relationship which Xataface can use in various parts of your application to provide enhanced capabilities.

For example you can sp

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setSecurityFilters

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Page name	setSecurityFilters
Page id	91
Page title	setSecurityFilter() method
Content	Example In the delegate class for the users table: `<?php class tables_users { function init(&$table){ if ( !isAdmin() ){ $table->setSecurityFilter(array('group_id'=>10)); } } }` Thi
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Dynamic_select_boxes

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Page name	Dynamic_select_boxes
Page id	90
Content	Dynamic select boxes To create two select boxes whose one is dependent (slave) of the other (master), we need to use some javascript with Jason. Create the valuelists.ini: <code> valuelist for the slave [slaves_list] __sql__ = "select sla
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file

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Page name	file
Page id	89
Content	Dynamic select boxes To create two select boxes whose one is dependent (slave) of the other (master), we need to use some javascript with Jason. Create the valuelists.ini: <code> valuelist for the slave [slaves_list] __sql__ = "select sla
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site_with_backoffice

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Page name	site_with_backoffice
Page id	86
Content
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http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice

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Page name	http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice
Page id	85
Page title	How to build a site with an optional login form
Content
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http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice_How_to_build_a_site_with_a_backoffice_

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Page name	http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice_How_to_build_a_site_with_a_backoffice_
Page id	84
Page title	A site with a backoffice
Content	A site with a backoffice To create a site with a backoffice for the administrator, so that the visitors do not have to log in to read the pages, you add this code in the ApplicationDelegate.php file in the conf directory : <code> function getPerm
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Creating_Printable_Reports

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Creating_Printable_Reports

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Page title

Creating a Custom Printable Report

Content

Creating a Printable Report

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Creating a Printable Report

It is often useful to provide your users with a printable report that is generated from your database. Although Xataface doesn't include an explicit reporting module to allow the end users to create their own

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checkbox

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Page name	checkbox
Page id	69
Page title	checkbox
Content	The checkbox widget In the fields.ini file you can specify a field to be edited using a checkbox widget by setting widget:type to checkbox. A checkbox widget can function in 2 different ways depending on the parameters that you assign
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grid

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Page name	grid
Page id	67
Page title	grid
Content	widget:type = grid Suppose we have two tables, tbl_organisation and tbl_individuals, in the edit view for a record in the organisations table (tbl_organisations) we also want to be able to view and edit the individuals within this organisation we c
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table

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Page name	table
Page id	66
Page title	table
Content	When using widget:type table, it will store the data as XML. So the field type must be TEXT (or varchar... but text is better). You can decide which columns you want in the table by creating sub-fields in your fields.ini file as follows: Suppose you
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How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory

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Page name	How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory
Page id	64
Page title	How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory
Content	How to authenticate users with LDAP or Active Directory
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How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field

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Page name	How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field
Page id	63
Page title	How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field
Content	How to granulate permissions on each field To reach this aim, there is the method fieldname__permissions to place into the delegate class of the table. Getting the role First it is necessary to know the user's role. For this, the metho
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Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell

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Page name	Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell
Page id	62
Page title	Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell
Content	How to customize the look and feel of elements in the list view Create a method in a delegate class In the delegate class, the method css__tableRowClass is implemented, like in this example : <code>class tables_journal_interventions
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widget:type_textarea

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Page name	widget:type_textarea
Page id	60
Page title	widget:type_textarea
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no_access_text

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Page name	no_access_text
Page id	59
Page title	no_access_text
Content	Whenever the NO_ACCESS permission is given for a field, normally the text NO ACCESS appears. But we might want to display another text. Here is an example of the text subscribe is used instead of NO ACCESS whenever the NO_ACCESS permissions is given.
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Selected_Records_Actions

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Selected_Records_Actions

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Page title

Selected_Records_Actions

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Creating a Custom Selected Records Action

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Creating a Custom Selected Records Action

If you view the list tab in any of your Xataface applications, you'll notice that there is a checkbox next to each row of the list, and there are a number of actions listed at the bottom

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struct

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Page name	struct
Page id	56
Page title	struct
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blob

Field	Value
Page name	blob
Page id	55
Page title	blob
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fieldname__permissions

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Page name

fieldname__permissions

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Page title

fieldname__permissions

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fieldname__permissions() method

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fieldname__permissions() method

The fieldname__permissions() methods will allow you to define custom permissions on a particular field in the delegate class?. For example to specify permissions on a field named foo you would defi

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How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab

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How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab

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Page title

How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab

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How to Add Custom Sections to the View tab

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How to Add Custom Sections to the View tab

The View tab is intended to give the user a detailed view of the contents of a record. By default it shows the values of each non-empty field grouped into their appropriate field groups. I

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fieldgroup_template

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Page name

fieldgroup_template

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Page title

fieldgroup_template

Content

Using a custom template for a field group on the edit form

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Using a custom template for a field group on the edit form

Xataface allows you to partition your fields into groups so that similar fields are grouped together on the edit form. The default layout of the fields remains simply vertic

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fieldpermissions

__field__permissions

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Page name	__field__permissions
Page id	50
Page title	__field__permissions
Content	This method can be used to set the default permissions for all fields in a designated table, when specified in that table's delegate class. It comes in handy in situations when you want to deny access to all fields except for those designated, rather then
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advmultiselect

column:legend

viewable_editable_fields

Clean_the_html_for_the_export

Clean HTML tags and entities to export your data

test_page_34

init

Synopsis

list:type

meta:class

setSecurityFilters

Example

Dynamic_select_boxes

Dynamic select boxes

file

Dynamic select boxes

site_with_backoffice

http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice

http://xataface.com/documentation/how-to/site_with_backoffice_How_to_build_a_site_with_a_backoffice_

A site with a backoffice

Creating_Printable_Reports

Creating a Printable Report

checkbox

The checkbox widget

grid

widget:type = grid

table

How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory

How to authenticate users with LDAP or Active Directory

How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field

How to granulate permissions on each field

Getting the role

Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell

How to customize the look and feel of elements in the list view

Create a method in a delegate class

widget:type_textarea

no_access_text

Selected_Records_Actions

Creating a Custom Selected Records Action

struct

blob

fieldname__permissions

fieldname__permissions() method

How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab

How to Add Custom Sections to the View tab

fieldgroup_template

Using a custom template for a field group on the edit form

__field__permissions

fieldpermissions