Question
Accessing Sections in different Class Hierarchies
Can some one please explain with pictures how I can access and display sections that are in different classes i.e how can embed sections within sections that belong to different classes.
My use case is like this -- I have a section X in class A-B-C. I have another section Y in A-B-D. HOW can I call or embed section Y into Section X and vice versa?
Thanks for providing the screen shot which I found extremely useful.
Although I have defined TestPage with class A-B-D in Pages and Classes Tab on section X defined inside of class A-B-C, in the screen shot WHY do I need to specify it again in the section include? Shouldn't PEGA pick up the context as soon as I have defined the TestPage in Pages and Classes Tab? WHAT is the reason for defining it twice ... once in Pages and Classes Tab and again in the Class part of the Section Include screenshot?
Hey,
1) the purpose of including TestPage in Pages and Calsses is to get the page context on the clipboard. It creates a clipboard page with class A-B-D.
2) The purpose of specifying it in section include is to specify system to take the available TestPage in the clipboard for the page context.
If you don not specify the page in pages and classes there will be no clipboard page available and the system will not be able to find the page context and moreover you can specify many pages in the Pages and classes but to make system to identify which page context it should take, we are adding in section include.
Hope this helps.
I found your explanation very satisfactory! Thanks so much.
In the same vein could you also please explain the other ways to use the drop down values in the Embedded Section ... viz.
Use Page Defined by Property
Use Clipboard Page (you have already explained this)
Use DataPage
Use Current PageContext
I used Use Page Defined by Property in an embedded page as shown below. This assumes that property .Section is AVAILABLE at run time on the clipboard.
I explained how I am using this in my other thread - https://collaborate.pega.com/question/parameterize-sections-flow-actions
Specifying TestPage in Pages & Classes will not create the clipboard page. Pages specified in Pages & Classes are just design time elements used to resolve design time context references. This page is expected to be created and present on clipboard before the section is rendered.
Hi
Include a "TestPage" with class A-B-D in Pages and classes on section X. Then configure embed section as shown below.
Page context : Use clipboard page, Class : A-B-D the class you want to include and which should be same as in Pages and classes, Clipboard page : TestPage, Section : Y in your case which you want to include.
Hope this helps