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Hyperlinks configurator

name:
Hyperlinks configurator
description:
Create custom hyperlinks on objects' details, by configuration
version:
1.1.2
release:
2021-10-14
code:
combodo-custom-hyperlinks
state:
stable
diffusion:
Client Store, iTop Hub
php-version-max:
PHP 8.1

Create hyperlink buttons to jump from one object in iTop into another application, via configurable URLs, without writing a single line of code.

Features

  • Hyperlink, label, tooltip and icon are configurable
  • The scope option makes it possible to display the hyperlink only on objects matching a specific rule
  • The target of the link is configurable as well (by default _blank to open the link in another tab/window)
  • The contexts option specifies if the link is available in the backoffice (console) and/or in the portal(s) (and in which portal if there are several of them).
  • The action/button can be limited to users having at least one of the allowed_profiles.

Revision History

Version Release Date Comments
1.1.2 2021-10-14 - Added the ability to have a button calling a method (i.e. method://SomeMethod()) inside the portal.
- Actions calling a method can now also be displayed as “shortcut actions” (i.e. outside of the “Other actions” menu)
- Retrocompatibility with iTop 2.6.x
1.1.0 2021-05-10 Add iTop 3.0 compatibility
1.0.4 2020-11-08 New capability to call a method on the selected object via an Ajax call, with the URL scheme method://SomeMethod()
Label and tooltip are now treated as template strings (i.e. $this->att_code$ is supported)
Menus items declared on a class are now inherited on derived classes
Extended support for Font Awesome 5 “brand” icons (see the note about icons below).
1.0.2 2019-03-19 Add it on Portal objects with scope
Add “allowed_profiles” parameter
1.0.1 2019-03-15 Addition of the “tooltip” and “contexts” parameters
1.0.0 2019-02-07 First version

Limitations

  • Button labels cannot be localized (they are not dictionary entries)

Requirements

iTop 2.3.0 or newer

Buttons calling a method (scheme method://) are only supported on iTop 2.6 or newer.

Installation

Use the Standard installation process for this extension.

Configuration

For each “link” to be displayed, the following configuration parameters are available:

Parameter Mandatory? Meaning Example
label mandatory if no icon The label of the button/link Wikipedia
url mandatory The hyperlink to jump to https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/$this->first_name$_$this->name$. Note: since 1.0.3 you can use the special syntax method://SomePublicMethod() to generate a menu item that will call the specified method of the object.
target optional where to display the url result _blank for a new window default, _top for the current window _blank
scope optional An OQL query to filter on which object to display this link SELECT Contact WHERE org_id = 2
icon optional A Font Awesome icon code. See the note about icons below. wikipedia
tooltip optional The label of a tooltip to display on the item. default: no tooltip Lookup $this->name$ in Wikipedia
contexts optional If specified, a comma separated list of portals in which to enabled this link. Use backoffice for the iTop console. If not specified, it's available in all contexts backoffice,itop-portal
allowed_profiles optional If specified, a comma separated list of iTop Profiles for which to enable this link. If not specified, all profiles are allowed. Support Agent,Configuration Manager
This extension does nothing without a proper configuration specific to your needs.
Configuration file
'combodo-custom-hyperlinks' => array (
   'hyperlinks' => array (
      'Person' => array (
         'linkedin_me' => array (
            'label' => 'Linkedin Me!',
            'url' => 'https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=$this->friendlyname$',
            'scope' => 'SELECT Contact WHERE org_id_friendlyname=\'demo\'',
            'icon' => 'fab fa-linkedin',
         ),
         'google_me' => array (
            'label' => 'Google Me!',
            'url' => 'https://www.google.com/search?q=$this->friendlyname$',
            'scope' => 'SELECT Contact',
            'icon' => 'fab fa-google-plus-g',
            'tooltip' => 'Search on Google for the person full name',
         ),
      ),
      'Location' => array (
         'maps_me' => array (
            'label' => 'GoogleMaps Me!',
            'url' => 'https://www.google.com/maps/search/$this->address$+$this->postal_code$+$this->city$+$this->country$',
            'scope' => 'SELECT Location WHERE org_id_friendlyname=\'demo\'',
            'icon' => 'fas fa-globe-africa',
         ),
      ),
   ),
),
You can also display the hyperlink as a button (next to the “Other actions…” menu) by specifying in the configuration parameter shortcut_actions its UID (in the above LinkedIn example the UID is “linkedin_me”)
When using the special syntax method://SomeMethod() for the url, the menu item will be a piece of Javascript that triggers an Ajax call during which the specified method is executed on the object. When this is done, the details of the object is displayed again (refreshed). If the object is to be modified by this method, then it's up to the method to call $this->DBWrite() to have the modified object persisted to the database. In order to display a message to the end-user, the method can call $this->SetSessionMessageFromInstance(...)
Starting with version 1.0.3, if the icon string contains spaces, it will be used as-is as the class to be applied to the <i> tag. This enables the support of FontAwesome 5 brand icons. For example when Font Awesome 4.7 is used (iTop up to version 2.7), the code for the LinkedIn icon is linkedin, when FontAwesome 5 is used (iTop version 3.0), the code is fab fa-linkedin.

Usage

Just click on the button(s) !  Hyperlinks configurator linkedin  Hyperlinks configurator Google  Hyperlinks configurator portal

Questions & Answers

Q: Can I use this extension to propose a user action which would create or update objects on multiple classes at once?
A: Yes, this extension can be one part of the solution. In addition you will need to write you own extension to provide that complex action as a PHP method on the class on which the user will trigger the action.

An exemple a customer to whom you deliver services, is terminating its contract, as a result, you would like to close all the tickets open by its users, set all its contact status to inactive, disable all its user account, set all its CDMB owned CIs to obsolete and so on… For this you will need to write a PHP method for eg on the Organization class. That method will called by an action on the details of the Organization. So the User will trigger that Terminate customer action on the organization he wants to terminate.

class:Organization
public function TerminateCustomer()
{
   $iOrgID = $this->GetKey();
   // Desactivate Contacts
   $oSet = new CMDBObjectSet(DBObjectSearch::FromOQL("SELECT Contact WHERE org_id =$iOrgID"));
   while ($oContact = $oSet->Fetch())
   {
       $oContact->Set('status','inactive');
       $oContact->DBUpdate();
   }
   // Disable Users
   $oSet = new CMDBObjectSet(DBObjectSearch::FromOQL("SELECT User WHERE org_id =$iOrgID"));
   while ($oUser = $oSet->Fetch())
   {
       $oUser->Set('status','disabled');
       $oUser->DBUpdate(); 
   }
   // Auto-resolve UserRequests
   $oSet = new CMDBObjectSet(DBObjectSearch::FromOQL(
     "SELECT UserRequest WHERE org_id =$iOrgID AND status IN ('new','assigned','pending','approved')"
   ));
   while ($oUserRequest = $oSet->Fetch())
   {
       $oUserRequest->ApplyStimulus('ev_autoresolve');
       // No need to call DBUpdate(), it's done within ApplyStimulus 
   }
   // Other automations...
}
The caller of the method need to have write access on all updated classes: User, Contact, UserRequest, FunctionalCIs,…

Then add an entry in the Configuration File, to display that action to the users with enough rights to do it

config-itop.php
'combodo-custom-hyperlinks' => array (
    'hyperlinks' => array (  
        'Organization' => array (
                'terminate_customer' => array (
                      'label' => 'Terminate Customer',
                      'url' => 'method://TerminateCustomer()',
                      'scope' => 'SELECT Organization',
                      'allowed_profiles' => 'Administrator',
                      'icon' => 'fas fa-skull-crossbones',
                      'contexts' => 'backoffice',
                ),
        ),
    ),
),
extensions/combodo-custom-hyperlinks.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/14 11:32 (external edit)
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