Bug? - Dynamic lists, Apex 4.1

Question

I'm attempting to create a dynamic list (Apex 4.1/Oracle 11.2.0.1) that will ultimately serve as a hierarchical menu structure for a site.
For those that have dealt with this you probably know that there are two main parts, the query against the source table and the associated list template. I'm pretty sure I've got my query correct but would appreciate any comments/feedback on what I've got so far. Here's my query:
select
level,
entry_text label,
entry_target target,
null is_current
from custom_menus
where list_name = 'main menu'
start with list_entry_parent_id is null
connect by prior list_entry_id = list_entry_parent_id
order siblings by display_sequenceThis produces the following output from my table, which looks pretty comparable to the static list I've been using:
LEVEL     LABEL     TARGET     IS_CURRENT
1     My Home     f?p=myApp:HOME:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
1     My Dashboard      -      -
2     My Year to Date     f?p=myApp:20:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
2     My Contest     f?p=myApp:26:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
2     My Claims     f?p=myApp:24:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
2     My Current Business     f?p=myApp:22:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
1     My Search     f?p=myApp:810:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
1     My Reports      -      -
2     My Contact Summary     f?p=myApp:830:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::::      -
2     My Production Support Report     f?p=EXT_REP:PROD_SUPPORT:&APP_SESSION.::::G_REGION_ID,G_AGENCY_ID,G_AGENT_ID:&P1_REGION_LOV.,&      -
2     My Commission Report     f?p=myApp:680:&SESSION.      -
2     My Chargeback Report     f?p=EXT_REP:CHARGEBACK:&APP_SESSION.::::G_REGION_ID,G_AGENCY_ID,G_AGENT_ID:&P1_REGION_LOV.,&P1_AGENCY_LOV.,&P1_AGENT_LOV.:      -
1     My myApp™     f?p=EXAPP:HOME:&SESSION.      -
1     My Online Store     f?p=OLS:HOME:&SESSION.      -
1     My Marketing     f?p=myApp:710:&SESSION.      -So the first question is: does this look correct, from the point of view of what Apex is expecting a dynamic list to look like? It looks like what I would expect, based on the data in my table, but not sure about how the dynamic list is handling the ordering of the list elements.
Assuming this is "correct" and Apex just takes the input in the order it's provided then I'm going to move on the list template. I already have a list template that works with my static list, but when I try to use it with the dynamic list it all falls apart. The nesting of the <ul> and <li> elements gets messed up. The problem seems to be getting the right <ul> and <li> elements in the right areas of the template definition.
If the query above and the output look like what Apex is expecting (I'd appreciate feedback on this) then I'll post some example HTML that's being emitted from my template and see if anyone can see where I might be going wrong. Thanks for any help you might have.
Earl
Edited by: Earl Lewis on Dec 25, 2011 1:25 PM

Answer 1

Paul,
That is interesting. Thanks for that pointer. Most interesting part about it is that my list template works just fine for my static list and it goes wonky when I try to apply it to the dynamic list. I think this might actually be getting to the root of the problem.
Perhaps some things are being assumed with the new dynamic lists and maybe stepping on my template design? Guess I need to devise a good test to see if I can better hone in on the problem.
For any others out there that might be reading, this is not resolved so any additional thoughts or feedback will still be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again Paul.
Earl