ILLiad Request Form Popup Client Addon
Name | Request Form Popup Addon |
|---|---|
Version | 1.0.0 |
Author | Atlas Systems, Inc. |
Description | Displays a popup box with a configurable message when a request is opened that contains a value in the specified field. |
A video demonstration of this addon is available to view in the Atlas Video Training Library.
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Configuration
Addon settings are configured in the Manage Addons form.
Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
PopupField | String |
| This setting should be configued to contain the name of the ILLiad field that will trigger the popup to display if it contains a value. The field selected must be a field in the Transactions table. |
Message | String |
| This setting should be configured to contain the message that you want to display in the popup box. |
Example Use Case and Configuration
An example use case for this addon is to configure it to display a warning message when a request for an item that requires special handling is opened in the ILLiad Client. Configuration steps for this use case are as follows:
Determine the ILLiad field that should be configured to display the popup if it contains a value. This must be a field in the ILLiad Transactions database table. In this case, we will use the Special Instructions field that is present on the Borrowing, Lending, and Document Delivery Request forms.
Enter the name of the field into the addon’s PopupField setting.
The name of the field must match the name of the field in the ILLiad database, which may differ from its label on the request form. Please refer to the Transactions table entry in the ILLiad Database Tables documentation to determine the database name for the field.Change the Message setting to contain the text for the message you would like the popup to display when a request containing a value in the PopupField is opened (e.g., "This request requires special handling.")
Click Save Settings on the Manage Addons form to save the configuration settings for the addon
Each time a request is opened that contains a value in the PopupField, a popup box will appear displaying the message you configured in step three