Customer gui components needed?

I require to build a program with which allows the user to add representations of objects onto the main GUI by adding a seperate square for each object. each square should be capable of being moved, resized, deleted as well as have text displayed in it, and another object associated with it (but I'm currently just dealing with the GUI side of things). Each square will also need to be connected to others by means of an arrow from one square to another. Any suggestions as to where to start as there does not seem to be any appropriate widgets provided by java for this and I am having trouble finding stuff on the net about it. Will creating my own custom GUI components be the best option? If so any tips on how to do this?
Regards

Hello Ravi,
Create a Variable for 0CALMONTH, and use this code,
' Declare this in the top
data : v_startmon(6) type n,
v_endmon(6) type n,
' Include this in the case statement
when 'VarName'.
' Step 2 will execute after the user Input
if i_step = 2.
v_year = sy-datum(4).
v_mon = sy-datum+4(2) - 1.
' If the month is Jan
IF v_mon = '00'.
CONCATENATE v_year '01' INTO v_startmon.
CONCATENATE v_year '01' INTO v_endmon.
ELSE.
CONCATENATE v_year '01' INTO v_startmon.
CONCATENATE v_year v_mon INTO v_endmon.
EndIF.
clear l_s_range.
l_s_range-low = v_startmon.
l_s_range-high = v_endmon.
l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
l_s_range-opt = 'BT'.
append l_s_range to e_t_range.
Endif.
Please see this for
[User Exits in SAP BW|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/23f2f094-0501-0010-b29b-c5605dbdaa45]
[User Exit Examples|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6378ef94-0501-0010-19a5-972687ddc9ef]
Also see this
[Dependencies for Variables of Type Customer Exit |http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1d/ca10d858c2e949ba4a152c44f8128a/content.htm]
Thanks
Chandran
Edited by: Chandran Ganesan on Mar 17, 2008 1:57 PM

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If this is the case - I think I need to sort out what Layout I should use that will allow me to get the JCheckbox & JLabel to line up with the bars. I have been look at the Box layout which would seem to allow me to do that.
I have another open question in this forum about how to toggle the visibilty of the upper panel quote lines - maybe that's where I need a Glass Panel?
Does this clarify things?
Thanks for all help.

Custom JATO components

hi ...
i have just about started using jato in conjunction with S1Studio
and find it a real great asset ...
we are trying to build custom jato components which can be packaged
into a jar file and used like any other standard jato component ...
e.g. i have developed this date component which is basically a
composition of 3 comboboxes - one each for m/d/y ...
to render these 3 comboboxes i have a "date" tag (DateTag.java)
which basically includes a file Date.jsp in the parent jsp - the
contents of Date.jsp:
<jato:pagelet>
<jato:combobox name="month"/>
<jato:combobox name="day"/>
<jato:combobox name="year"/>
</jato:pagelet>
The problem with this approach is that I can't package a JSP in a
jar since the web server would not be able to determine the path to
the jsp ...
Can any of u direct me here? ... Also, if u have an example of a
similar packaged custom jato component - that'd be of great help!
thanks much,
keyur

Thanks Craig ... but Somehow this didnt work - maybe I didnt follow
the steps correctly ... here is what i did:
the jar file -> date.jar
date.jar has .class files arranged according to their package
names ..
there's also the "COMP-INF" directory ...
in addition to these - i added another folder called "webapp" ...
and within "webapp" i housed the JSPs ...
i then copied date.jar to <context root>/WEB-INF/lib folder and
started the server ...
however, the web server didn't extract out the JSPs ... did i go
wrong somewhere? .... am i to do something other than this - like
create the jar with some special parameter or change some
configuration in the server?
thanks!
keyur
--- In SunONE-JATO@y..., "Craig V. Conover" <craig.conover@s...>
wrote:
Keyur,
You are in luck. There is a way to bundle the JSPs (or any web resources
like images and other jar's) in the component jar file so that the tool
will expand them properly into your web application's doc root.
It's not officially documented yet, as is the case with creating
components in general, but here's what you do:
You have the ability to extract arbitrary files from a component library jar file into the web app's file system. This allows
libraries to automatically unpack files like additional jars,
images, pagelets, etc. All that's needed to take advantage of this
new feature is to create a hierarchy of files in the complib under
a "webapp" directory (off the root). The files under that directory
will then be automatically extracted into the web context's
filesystem.
>
For example:
/webapp/test/foo.html
will extract to
<context root>/test/foo.html
and the following
/webapp/WEB-INF/lib/foo.jar
will extract to
<context root>/WEB-INF/lib/foo.jar
Anything not under the "webapp" dir in the component jar file will stay packaged in the jar file.
>
Does that make sense?
craig
Keyur Shah wrote:
hi ...
i have just about started using jato in conjunction with S1Studio
and find it a real great asset ...
we are trying to build custom jato components which can be
packaged
into a jar file and used like any other standard jato component ...
>>
e.g. i have developed this date component which is basically a
composition of 3 comboboxes - one each for m/d/y ...
to render these 3 comboboxes i have a "date" tag (DateTag.java)
which basically includes a file Date.jsp in the parent jsp - the
contents of Date.jsp:
<jato:pagelet>
<jato:combobox name="month"/>
<jato:combobox name="day"/>
<jato:combobox name="year"/>
</jato:pagelet>
The problem with this approach is that I can't package a JSP in a
jar since the web server would not be able to determine the path to
the jsp ...
Can any of u direct me here? ... Also, if u have an example of a
similar packaged custom jato component - that'd be of great help!
thanks much,
keyur
To download the latest version of JATO, please visit:
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I need help or advice how to create an GUI components array. As I remenber in VB this possible just by calling two or more buttons (for example) with the same name. The API will authomatically create an array: Buton[0], Button[1], Button[2] and so on...
In Java it possible as well:
JButton button[];
button = new JButton[10];
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button[i] = new JButton();
....and so on....
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Does anyone knows how to avoid this, or how to create GUI components array in Forte for Java API using Frame Editor or Component Inspector???
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Hi all,
please help for the following queries.
1.What are the front end tools & components needed to use Visual composer.
2. Is it possible to view in internet explorer web reports/ Dash boards created in Visual composer.
3. How to create Webreports & Dash Boards in Visual composer.
It's Urgent waiting for responses.
Thanks & Regards,
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all the reports.. that web based reports or dash boards we can view through Browser only..
for creating reports in visal composer.. just go thru this links..
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c6b2d590-0201-0010-42ba-a53a5d422310
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/7d48d999-0701-0010-5790-8b2c5ae7107d
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1752b737-0401-0010-0ba3-87c3eda8c6ce
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/cab252d4-0a01-0010-3984-ee345859dde6
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/01c5d690-0201-0010-668a-b8d97d51a566
for How to Guides - Visual Composer.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/16244247-0a01-0010-3294-d81c21e7e86e
/people/marcel.salein/blog/2007/02/01/visual-composer-and-abap-rfcbapi-a-powerful-combination-part-i
/people/marcel.salein/blog/2007/02/02/visual-composer-and-abap-rfcbapi-a-powerful-combination-part-ii
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/01c5d690-0201-0010-668a-b8d97d51a566 https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/16244247-0a01-0010-3294-d81c21e7e86ehttps://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/visualcomposer
regards
@jay

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