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Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

evevlo — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:37:32 GMT

It is xslt function that change scope to current item so result will be like current()/../nameOfFieldWithId

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:27:22 GMT

Hi Jimmy

Thanks for the response.

I tried using the ../@ID approach and received the error message mentioned in my previous post. I have also ensure ID is capatized.

The issue i am having is determining the price field of an external datasource which is a sharepoint list.

Please see below.

Thanks

Tomas

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Jimmy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:40:13 GMT

You should be using something like [../@ID = current()] here, not the full path inside the brackets, but I don't think that's what's causing this error. Are you sure that the capitalization of ID is correct and that you're using the correct namespace prefixes the whole way? Could you attach a screenshot of your main data source?

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:06:37 GMT

Im still not having much luck with this one, when using the following rule:

xdXDocument:GetDOM("Hardware")/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/dfs:Hardware/@Price[/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/dfs:Hardware/@ID=current()]

I receive this error messabge:

"/dfs:myFields/dfs:dataFields/dfs:Hardware/@ID" does not point to a valid location path of a field or group.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Tomas

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:49:46 GMT

thanks again from the promot response.

I am not too sure how to filter the secondary data source using = current.

here is what i am doing:

rule:

action: set a fields value

filed: form price

value: (from insert field or group button)-->datasource-->secondary sharepoint datasource-->price,

when i click on filter data i can only enter conditions such as "is equal to" "is not equal to" etc.

From looking on the web it would appeat i have to edit the Xpath, is this right or do you know another way?

Hope this makes sense.

thanks

Tomas

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

ErnestoM — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:58:04 GMT

Are you filtering in the rule? It'll be something like this...

Set a field's value: price (from the form) = price (from the list) filtered such that itemname (from the list) = current()

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:50:03 GMT

Ok, have just discovered that ever item i select is returning the first items price.

i am using the following rule

set fields value (price) to sharepoint list item field price.

I know i am doing something wrong but can figure out what!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

thanks

Tomas

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:31:03 GMT

Thanks for the response.

I have actually deleted the initial table and started agian since posting this thread.

Basically, i have a data connection to a sharepoint list which contains the following:

ID Product Price

I added a repeating table to the form with 2 columns.

i have changed the first column from a text box to a drop down list, and configured the list box entries to lookup values from the sharepoint list data source.

I want the user to be able to select the product, which will automatically update the second column with the price.

Im not too sure i am going about this the right way.

when i tried current() it returned an invalid argument exception error.

Thanks for your help.

Tomas

Re: Using external datasource with repeating table

ErnestoM — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:41:49 GMT

Hi Tomas,

I believe the trick lies in the rules. You'll need to use current() to make sure that you're using the correct value (i.e. the current row).

Now, I don't know the exact formulation of your rule, but see if this helps. If it doesn't help, can you provide more info on the rule itself so we can look at it?

Using external datasource with repeating table

Tomas_Andrews — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:35:18 GMT

Hi All

I am trying to create a repeating table with an external sharepoint data source.

here is my scenario:

User is able to select a product from a list, when the list item is selected the price of the item is displayed in the next column.

I want the user to be able to add multiple items to the form so i have used a repeating list, however, when i try to set the price to the data connection using a rule on the first row of the repeating table the same price is used for each additional product.

Can you please explain how i achieve this?

product 1 Cost1

Product 2 Cost 2

etc

Many thanks

Tomas