IBM #Cognos Analytics 11 JavaScript: What is the difference between a Custom Control and a Page Module?

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IBM #Cognos Analytics 11 JavaScript: What is the difference between a Custom Control and a Page Module?

By Samples Team posted Tue May 08, 2018 11:27 AM

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A scriptable interface is available in IBM Cognos Analytics 11 for many objects in the report output. Reports can be scripted using two types of RequireJS AMD modules:

A module that implements the CustomControl Module Interface
A module that implements the Page Module Interface

When to use a Custom Control

To provide your own user interface for:

a prompt-like control that reads and sets parameters
page navigation buttons (Next, Finish, etc.)
authored data such as a list or visualization

When to use a Page Module

To set the initial state of prompt controls
To set prompt control custom validation functions
To read current selections from a prompt control (possibly to store) before going to the next page
Code (using HTML Item) from a previous release that was executed globally on the page will likely move into the "load" method

When to use an HTML Item

To insert static HTML into the output
To insert static CSS into the output

For more information, please view the online documentation.

Custom Control Example

In the sample named App Bar, we demonstrate how to use a Custom Control:

Page Module Example

In the sample named Validate Type-In Product Line Code, we demonstrate how to use a Page Module:

The instructions for installing and configuring the JavaScript samples can be found at the bottom of this Blog post.

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