Lov command link does not get refreshed

Question

We are using Jheadstart 11.1.1.4.26 with Jdeveloper 11.1.1.4 and we think we have found a bug.
The scenario includes two items, an inputtext (FirstName) and an LovItem (ManagerId)
The LovItem (ManagerId) is dependent on the inputtext (FirstName) with Clear/Refresh and has a Disabled Expession #{bindings.EmployeesFirstName.inputValue==null} so that when the Firstname is null the LovItem (ManagerId) is disabled.
This seems to work fine except from the commandLink of the LovItem which does not get refreshed. This is probably because the Id of the commandLink is not included in the componentsToRefresh item inside the EmployeesFirstNameDependsOnItem.
Of course we could create a custom vm for the default/misc/facesConfig/dependsOnItemBean.vm and pass the id of the commandlink but we are looking for a more generic way.
<managed-bean id="__168">
<managed-bean-name id="__169">EmployeesFirstNameDependsOnItem</managed-bean-name>
<managed-bean-class id="__170">oracle.jheadstart.controller.jsf.bean.DependsOnItemBean</managed-bean-class>
<managed-bean-scope id="__171">application</managed-bean-scope>
<managed-property id="__172">
<property-name id="__173">itemsToClear</property-name>
<list-entries id="__174">
<value id="__175">EmployeesManagerId</value>
</list-entries>
</managed-property>
<managed-property id="__176">
<property-name id="__177">componentsToRefresh</property-name>
<list-entries id="__178">
<value id="__179">EmployeesManagerId</value>
</list-entries>
</managed-property>
</managed-bean>
I sent a testcase to '[email protected]' last friday.
Regards
Vasileios

Answer 1

Vasileios,
Thank, I was able to reproduce this. We will fix it in the next release.
Here is how you can fix it using custom templates:
- add the following macro to your custom macros file:
#macro (ITEM_LINK_PARTIAL_TRIGGERS)
partialTriggers = "#foreach($item in $JHS.current.item.dependsOnItems) #if (($JHS.current.pageComponent.hasOverflowRight || $JHS.current.pageComponent.hasOverflowRightWithSplitter || $JHS.current.pageComponent.hasOverflowBelow || $JHS.current.pageComponent.hasOverflowBelowWithSplitter) && $JHS.current.item.displayInTableOverflow && !$item.displayInTableOverflow)${JHS.current.group.shortName}PC:${JHS.current.group.shortName}Tab:#end${item.id}#end" #end
- in the custom formLovItem and tableLovItem templates, add this macro to the commandLink element:
<af:commandLink immediate="true" partialSubmit="true" #ITEM_DISABLED_IN_FORM() #ITEM_UPDATEABLE_IN_FORM() id="#NEW_ID("cl")" #ITEM_LINK_PARTIAL_TRIGGERS()
Steven Davelaar,
JHeadstart team.