How can I add a custom attribute to a catalog area? (CRM Isa Sales)

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Gents,
How can I add a custom attribute to a catalog area? (CRM Isa Sales)
Actually I would like to use the Catalog Area Type (maintained in trx COMM_PCAT_ADM on Catalog Area Header level). This field doesn't seem to be available in J2EE webshop. (The field documentation says it is for documentation purposes only so I don't expect it to be transferred).
As this field is not readily available, I would like to add is as an attribute to the Catalog Area. BADI's PCAT_IMS_FEED_ATT and PCAT_IMS_FEED_VAL seem to indicate that it should be possible to add additional fields not only on product level, but also on Area level:
Example implementation code:
method IF_EX_PCAT_IMS_FEED_ATT~READ_NEW_FIELDS.
* Example, how to add new attributes to a indexcategory
* Possible levels are 'C'ategory and 'P'roduct.
* Field 'VALUE' carries the attributetype ('S'tring, 'I'ntegar or
* 'F'loat)
* Structure 'IS_OBJECTS' carries actuall identifiers
  data: ls_fields        type comt_pcat_ims_feed_ux.
  case iv_level.
    when 'C'.                        "Category Level
*     no new field
    when 'P'.                        "Product Level
      ls_fields-field = 'CUSTOMER_EXIT_FIELD'.
      ls_Fields-value = 'S'.
      append ls_fields to ct_fields.
*     exproduct fields
      ls_fields-field = 'REMAN_ABL'.
      APPEND ls_fields TO ct_fields.
      ls_fields-field = 'EXCH_BUS'.
      APPEND ls_fields TO ct_fields.
  endcase.
endmethod.
However, when I create an implementation and add some code in the when 'C' part, the attributes do not seem to get transferred. (I've checked in the debug mode of the developer studio).
- My example code:
METHOD if_ex_pcat_ims_feed_att~read_new_fields.
* Possible levels are 'C'ategory and 'P'roduct.
* Field 'VALUE' contains the attributetype
* ('S'tring, 'I'ntegar or * 'F'loat)
  DATA:
  ls_fields LIKE LINE OF ct_fields.
  CASE iv_level.
    WHEN 'C'.                        "Category Level
      ls_fields-value = 'S'.
      ls_fields-field = 'ZTEST'.
       APPEND ls_fields TO ct_fields.
    WHEN 'P'.                        "Product Level
  ENDCASE.
ENDMETHOD.
and:
METHOD if_ex_pcat_ims_feed_val~read_new_fields.
  CASE iv_level.
    WHEN 'C'.
     ls_fields-field = 'ZTEST'.
     ls_Fields-value = 'Value 1'.
     append ls_fields to ct_fields.
    WHEN 'P'.
  ENDCASE.
ENDMETHOD.
In the ABAP debugger, I can see that my code is touched during initial and delta replications, however, after replication, the fields do not show up in the Java debugger.
Any ideas?
regards,
Wilco Menge

Answer 1

Hi,
How can I customize the /bin/wcmcommand or how can I make use of [2] to create a custom WCMCommand?
I think the "formUrl" is to post those input value to the jcr repository?
var createDialog = {
        "jcr:primaryType": "cq:Dialog",
        "id": CQ.Util.createId("cq-createdialog"),
        "title":CQ.I18n.getMessage("Create Page"),
        "formUrl": CQ.shared.HTTP.externalize("/bin/wcmcommand"),
        "params": {
            "cmd":"createPage",
            "_charset_":"utf-8"
I have added a field called "starred"
Moreover, when I using the firebug to trace the post command, I can see that the starred value is posted also.
:status
browser
_charset_
utf-8
cmd
createPage
label
b
parentPath
/content/keyword_elaboration
starred
c
template
/libs/collab/commons/templates/form
title
a
Source
cmd=createPage&_charset_=utf-8&%3Astatus=browser&parentPath=%2Fcontent%2Fkeyword_elaboration&title=a&label=b&starred=c&template=%2Flibs%2Fcollab%2Fcommons%2Ftemplates%2Fform
However, when I go to the crxde to view the node's attribute, the properity starred is not created
Are there anything I did wrong or missing?
Thanks.
Message was edited by: aslkit