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Print & Export enability methods

The following methods allow to enable/disable various print and export abilities for a page.

 

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Description

setPrintListAvailable($value)

Allows to print all records from a grid.

setExportListAvailable(array $exportFormats)

Allows to export all records from a grid to the given formats.

setAllowPrintSelectedRecords($value)

Allows to print the selected records from a grid.

setExportSelectedRecordsAvailable(array $exportFormats)

Allows to export the selected records from a grid to the given formats.

setPrintListRecordAvailable($value)

Allows to print a single record from a grid.

setExportListRecordAvailable(array $exportFormats)

Allows to export a single record from a grid to the given formats.

setPrintOneRecordAvailable($value)

Allows to print a record from a view form.

setExportOneRecordAvailable(array $exportFormats)

Allows to export a record from a view form to the given formats.

 

The $exportFormats array can include the following values: 'pdf', 'excel', 'word', 'xml', 'csv'.

 

The code in the examples below should be placed into the OnPreparePage event handler:

 

Example 1:

To allow to export the selected records in 'pdf' and 'word' formats only, use the following code:

 

$this->setExportSelectedRecordsAvailable(array('pdf', 'word'));

 

 

Example 2:

To allow to execute any print operations only for users with admin permissions, use the following code:

 

$isPageAdmin = $this->IsLoggedInAsAdmin();

$this->setPrintListAvailable($isPageAdmin);

$this->setAllowPrintSelectedRecords($isPageAdmin);

$this->setPrintListRecordAvailable($isPageAdmin);

$this->setPrintOneRecordAvailable($isPageAdmin);

 

 

Example 3:

To disable any export operations for ordinary users, use the following code:

 

$isOrdinaryUser = !$this->IsLoggedInAsAdmin();

if ($isOrdinaryUser) {

  $this->setExportListAvailable(array());

  $this->setExportSelectedRecordsAvailable(array());

  $this->setExportListRecordAvailable(array());

  $this->setExportOneRecordAvailable(array());

}

 



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