Update Request User Details with updateRegistrationUserDetails

Question

Hi,
I have the following scenario: The Self-Registration form is defined with the fields First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Manager Login. When the request is created, based on the Manager Login, the other user's attributes are set according to the Manager's Attributes. So when the manager goes to approve the request, most of the user information are already set. To update the User Details in the request, I can call the updateRegistrationUserDetails of Request API.
Problem: I can not update the fields other than those defined in the FormMetadata.Xml. So I have to add the fields and set them as optional but I don't want to show non required fields to the end-user. I wish to have those attributes as not visible in the self-request form. Then I can update the information using the API.
Question: How to add fields to the User Details of the request and not show them in the self-request form?
Thanks,

Answer 1

As I've said, I could not update the request fields that were not declared in the FormMetadata.xml. You can try set them as not visible but I am not sure the visibile attribute works for the SelfRegistration form. If it is not a problem, you can show the fields and set them as optional true. In my exaple, the SelfReg form has a manager employee code field.
Create an entity adapter and assign it to the Request object, pre-insert.
1) create two variables: requestKey, requestObjecAction, managerEmpCode (in my example)
2) test if the request object action is Create Entity.
3) call the method to update the request. below is my example:
     // Updates the request with the information of manager: Manager Login,
     // Location, Department and Organization
     public String updateRequestWithManagerInfo(long requestKey, String managerEmpCode) {
          String result = JavaTaskBase.EXECUTION_ERROR;
          logger.debug("******** Starting updateRequestWithManagerInfo *************");
          logger.debug("requestKey: " + requestKey);
          logger.debug("managerEmpCode: " + managerEmpCode);
          try {
               HashMap<String, String> filter = new HashMap<String, String>();
               filter.put(JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_EMPLOYEE_ID, managerEmpCode);
               String[] columns = new String[] { JavaTaskBase.USER_KEY_FIELD,
                         JavaTaskBase.USER_LOGIN_FIELD, JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_LOCATION,
                         JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_HR_DEPARTMENT,
                         JavaTaskBase.ORGANIZATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME };
               logger.debug("Querying User by EmpCode...");
               // Update Request Attributes: requestKey, ManagerId
               tcResultSet resultSet = this.getUserOperations().findUsersFiltered(filter, columns);
               logger.debug("tcResultSet.getTotaRowCount(): "+ resultSet.getTotalRowCount());
               resultSet.goToRow(0);
               String organizationName = resultSet.getStringValue(JavaTaskBase.ORGANIZATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME);
               String managerLogin = resultSet.getStringValue(JavaTaskBase.USER_LOGIN_FIELD);
               String managerLocation = resultSet.getStringValue(JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_LOCATION);
               String managerDepto = resultSet.getStringValue(JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_HR_DEPARTMENT);
               String managerKey = resultSet.getStringValue(JavaTaskBase.USER_KEY_FIELD);
               logger.debug("Manager Organization: " + organizationName);
               logger.debug("Manager Login: " + managerLogin);
               logger.debug("Manager Location: " + managerLocation);
               logger.debug("Manager Department: " + managerDepto);
               logger.debug("Manager Key: " + managerKey);
               // Prepares the information to update the request
               HashMap<String, String> values = new HashMap<String, String>();
               values.put(JavaTaskBase.ORGANIZATION_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, organizationName);
               values.put(JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_LOCATION, managerLocation);
               values.put(JavaTaskBase.USR_UDF_HR_DEPARTMENT, managerDepto);
               values.put(JavaTaskBase.USER_MANAGER_LOGIN, managerLogin);
               logger.debug("Updating Request Info...");
               // Updates the request
               this.getRequestOperations().updateRegistrationUserDetails(
                         requestKey, values);
               logger.debug("Request Updated Successfulfy.");
               result = managerKey;
          } catch (Exception ex) {
               logger.error("Error in updateRequestWithManagerInfo method", ex);
               ex.printStackTrace();
               result = JavaTaskBase.EXECUTION_ERROR;
          return result;
thanks,
Renato.