Problem while invoking popup from backing bean

Question

I am invoking a popup from backing bean method.
The same backing bean method has the business logic which depends on the data collected from popup(user enters some data on popup).
So I need the business logic to be executed after popup comes up.
The popup is coming after the execution of return statement in backing bean method . How do i make popup trigger at earlier point in the method.
<af:commandToolbarButton text="#{corePostupgradeuiBundle.SIGN_OFF_MIG}"
id="socb52"
partialSubmit="true"
actionListener="#{viewScope.signoffBean.signOffAgents}"
partialTriggers="t3"/>
public void signOffAgents(ActionEvent event) throws SQLException {
DCBindingContainer bc =
(DCBindingContainer)BindingContext.getCurrent().getCurrentBindingsEntry();
DCIteratorBinding summaryIter =
bc.findIteratorBinding("Signoff1Iterator");
showPopup("credentials"); //will get credential details from user and store in credential Bean
//Following logic uses the data collected from popup
EMCredentialReference credRef= credentialBean.getCredReference();
submitJOb(credRef);
public static void showPopup(String popupId) {
FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
StringBuilder script = new StringBuilder();
script.append("AdfPage.PAGE.findComponent(\"").append(popupId).append("\").show();");
ExtendedRenderKitService erks =
Service.getService(context.getRenderKit(),
ExtendedRenderKitService.class);
erks.addScript(context, script.toString());
UIComponent component = context.getViewRoot().findComponent(popupId);
RequestContext.getCurrentInstance().addPartialTarget(component);
}

Answer 1

Well, your work flow is wrong.
What you try to accomplish should work out of the box as
1) user hit toolbar button
2) this opens a popup "credentials" which have listeners for ok and cancel
3) use fills in data in popup and hit ok or cancel
4) one of the listeners gets fired
5a) if OK listener you do your business logic
5b) if cancel you do something else
So all you have to do is the use a af:af:showPopupBehavioron the toolbar button, add a popup canel listener (if you need to act on canel) dependign on your popup design (dialog or simple button) add the appropriate listeners and in the listener method so your business logic.
Timo