SAPBWGetItemProp in 2004s?

Question

OK - I must be missing something; is there an equivalent function to SAPBWGetItemProp() in WAD 2004s?  I have some JavaScript code which needs to behave differently depending on which tab is being shown.  I've dug around a bit in the .js files and found sapbi_cmGetDataProviderContext() which seems really useful for getting the settings for a Data Provider, but have found nothing that applies to Web Items in general.
Thanks in advance for any help.
-jon

Answer 1

This is an example of how to use client side javascript to parse client side html. I don't have bandwith to markup any additional examples currently, but when I get a moment, I'll put together this in a blog... Keep in mind that using this method is dangerous as SAP can change the rendering on the frontend at anytime...
// Technical name of web items:
var web_item_navigation_panel = "NAVIGATION_PANE_ITEM_1";
var web_item_checkbox_group   = "CHECKBOX_GROUP_ITEM_1";
// Field group definitions:
// Syntax: field_group["Characteristic Value of ZCHAGRP"] = new Array("Characteristic 1", "Characteristic 2", ...);
var field_group = new Array();
field_group["TIME"] = new Array(
     "0FISCYEAR"
field_group["MATGR"] = new Array(
     "0MATERIAL__0ABC_CLASS",
     "0MATERIAL__0CRM_PROD",
     "0MATERIAL__0EXTMATLGRP",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_AGENT1",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_AGENT2",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_AGENT3",
     "0MATERIAL__0IND_SECTOR",
     "0MATERIAL__0MATL_CAT",
     "0MATERIAL__0MATL_GROUP",
     "0MATERIAL__0MATL_TYPE",
     "0MATERIAL__0PRODH1",
     "0MATERIAL__0PRODH2",
     "0MATERIAL__0PROD_HIER",
     "0MATERIAL__0RF_BNDID",
     "0MATERIAL__0RF_FRECHAR",
     "0MATERIAL__0RF_SIZE2",
     "0MATERIAL__0RPA_WGH1",
     "0MATERIAL__0RPA_WGH2",
     "0MATERIAL__0RPA_WGH3",
     "0MATERIAL__0RPA_WGH4",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_COLOR",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_CONFMAT",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_PRBAND",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_PRRULE",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_SEASON",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_SEAYR",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_SIZE",
     "0MATERIAL__0RT_SUPS",
     "0MATERIAL__0STD_DESCR",
     "0MATERIAL__0UCCERTIFTY",
     "0MATERIAL__0UCCONSTCLA",
     "0MATERIAL__0UCFUNCCLAS"
field_group["MATPR"] = new Array(
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_ANESIND",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_APPRTYP",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_ATCCODE",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_ATCMTYP",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_CATIND1",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_CATIND2",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_CATIND3",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_HAZMIND",
     "0MATERIAL__0HC_IMPMIND"
field_group["OTHER"] = new Array(
     "0MATERIAL",
     "0MATERIAL__0COMPETITOR",
     "0MATERIAL__0DIVISION",
     "0MATERIAL__0VENDOR"
// Onload Event
function howto_adjust_nav_panel_onload( ) {
     // Get "apply" BUTTON for the checkbox group
     var button_checkboxes = document.all(web_item_checkbox_group + "_BIBtnCBG");
     if ( !button_checkboxes ) return;
     button_checkboxes.onkeydown = new Function("javascript:howto_adjust_nav_panel_onclick( );");
     button_checkboxes.onclick = new Function("javascript:howto_adjust_nav_panel_onclick( );");
     button_checkboxes.innerHTML = "Apply to Navigation Panel";
     howto_adjust_nav_panel_onclick( );
// OnClick Event
function howto_adjust_nav_panel_onclick( ) {
     // Get all DIV elements of the navigation panel
     var table_nav_panel = document.all(web_item_navigation_panel + "_acQueryNavigation_navTree_act");
     if ( !table_nav_panel ) return;
     var div_list_nav_panel = table_nav_panel.getElementsByTagName("div");
     if ( !div_list_nav_panel ) return;
     // Get all INPUT elements of the checkbox group
     var table_checkboxes = document.all(web_item_checkbox_group + "_CBGroup_BIGrid");
     if ( !table_checkboxes ) return;
     var input_list_checkboxes = table_checkboxes.getElementsByTagName("input");
     if ( !input_list_checkboxes ) return;
     // If no checkbox is checked, then select all characteristics
     var bool_no_boxes = true;
     for(var j = 0; j < input_list_checkboxes.length; j++) {
          if (input_list_checkboxes.item(j).checked == true) {
               bool_no_boxes = false;
     // Loop over all fields in the navigation panel
     for(var i = 0; i < div_list_nav_panel.length; i++) {
          // Get TD element. This is the element we want to show or hide
          var td_nav_panel = document.all( div_list_nav_panel.item(i).id + "-cnt-start" );
          if ( !td_nav_panel ) continue;
          // Get technical name of characteristic
          var string_chanm = td_nav_panel.firstChild.firstChild.outerHTML;
          var int_start = string_chanm.indexOf("'CHARACTERISTIC'");
          if (int_start < 0) continue;
          var int_end = string_chanm.indexOf("'", int_start + 18);
          if (int_end < 0) continue;
          string_chanm = string_chanm.substring(int_start + 18, int_end);
          var bool_display = true;
          // Loop over all groups in the checkbox group
          for(j = 0; j < input_list_checkboxes.length; j++) {
               var string_group = input_list_checkboxes.item(j).value;
               var bool_group = input_list_checkboxes.item(j).checked;
               // First checkbox (=ALL)?
               if (j == 0) {
                    // If first checkbox is on, display field
                    if (bool_group || bool_no_boxes) break;
               else {
                    // Check if field is part of this group
                    var bool_found = false;
                    for(var k = 0; k < field_group[string_group].length; k++) {
                         if ( field_group[string_group][k] == string_chanm ) {
                              bool_found = true;
                              break;
                    // If field is in group, then set visibility according
                    // to group checkbox
                    if (bool_found) bool_display = bool_group;
          // Finally display or hide field in navigation panel
          div_list_nav_panel.item(i).style.display = bool_display ? "" : "none";
document.body.onload = new Function("javascript:howto_adjust_nav_panel_onload( );");