IBM R1 manual Learning Management System server, Anatomy of a JSP, Defining a page as a JSP

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<attribute>

<name>useCustomDsPath</name>

<required>false</required>

<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>

</attribute>

<attribute>

<name>useCustomLmmPath</name>

<required>false</required>

<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>

</attribute>

The fourth attribute, the id attribute, is not required and can be dynamically calculated at request time. By including this attribute in a url tag and setting it equal to a string, you are creating a PageContext variable named with the string you supply.

<attribute>

<name>id</name>

<required>false</required>

<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>

</attribute>

The end of the url tag is indicated by a closing tag tag that follows the last attribute’s closing tag:

</tag>

The Anatomy of a JSP

This section defines the JSPs that structure the display of the content of the Learning Management System and Delivery servers.

Learning Management System server

The JSPs that reside on the Learning Management System server are displayed in two ways. They either display as popups, which have little or no header and navigation information, or they display in the adminContentPage section of the adminTemplate.jsp, which functions as a template that formats the page content. Stepping through the source code of the adminTemplate JSP illustrates how to perform standard JSP tasks, such as:

Defining a page as a JSP

Including tag library descriptor files

Referencing Struts tags and standard JSP actions

Including JavaScript source code

Looking at the adminTemplate.jsp source code also illustrates how the following tasks are handled by the Learning Management System server in particular:

Localizing page text

Determining the user’s browser type and language preference

Including the JSPs that comprise the main template

You can find the full source code for the adminTemplate.jsp file in the WEB- INF>classes>resources>lmm directory. The code below is an excerpt from this file.

Defining a page as a JSP

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Contents Customization Guide Licensed Materials Property of IBM DisclaimerList of Trademarks Page Table of Contents Creating a tab Customization setsIndex Customizing the user interface Disclaimer and a word about conventions Acronyms and abbreviationsAcronym or What it stands for Abbreviation Page Chapter Changing settings through the user interface or XML Changing settingsPage Chapter Controlling access to features through permissions To add a role to the systemTo modify permissions settings for an existing role To assign a role to a userTo automatically assign a role to a user To explicitly assign a role to a userControlling access to features Page Chapter Customizing Help Anatomy of a Help topicScript Mosaic-bg Background-repeat repeat-xScript Head Replacing a context-sensitive Help topic Editing an existing Help topicLmsform action=/prefSubmit.do % Adding your own Help topic HREF=shnotifications.html target=topNotifications/Abr HREF=shenrolled.html target=topEnrolled courses/AbrChapter Customizing JavaServer Pages OverviewLMS JSP tag libraries Anatomy of a TLD fileServerNameWEB-INFtld String formName = request.getParameterformName Referencing the url tag in a JSPDefining the url tag in the TLD file Rtexprvaluetrue/rtexprvalue Attribute Tag ServerNameWEB-INFclassescomlotuselearntaglibAnatomy of a JSP Learning Management System serverDefining a page as a JSP Including tag library descriptor files Localizing page contentReferencing Struts tags Including JavaScript source code Including the JSPs that comprise the main templateTd class=formBoxTitleBg colspan=3 valign=middle nowrap LogicnotPresent LogicnotMatchDiv class=formBoxPositionInner DivLogicnotPresent logicpresent name=invalidForm LogicpresentDelivery server Localizing page textScript language=JavaScript src=js/delivery.js/script Displaying errors to the userPopulating a frameset in a JSP Defining resizable frames Making global changes Frameset HtmlApplying customization sets Changing the application styleEditing existing CSS files ServerNamecsslanguageCodebrowserTypeLanguage-version Browser-versionAdding your own CSS files Replacing CSS filesChanging the font size or font style of the application @import urlmyStyles.cssUpdating page text ServerNameWEB-INFclassesresourcesserverNamepropertiesTitlelmsmessage key=application.title //title Application.title = IBM Lotus Learning Management SystemAdding and replacing graphics Lmslinklmsimg src=images/name.gif… //lmslinkReplacing the application logo Learning Management System serverImage.alt.logo = IBM Lotus Learning Management System Delivery serverChanging individual JSPs Replacing a reference to a CSS styleDeliverylogoURL resource=images/myCompanyLogo.gif Changing the style of an individual JSPChanging the functionality of an individual JSP Editing existing JSP tagsSpecifying the next page to display Submitting a form Canceling the submission of a formEditing form Bean values with the lmshidden tag Removing JSP tags Lmshidden name=%=formName% property=unmodifiedKeywordsLmshidden property=userEvent Custom fieldsIt then checks to see if its a text box type field LogicnotPresent Logicequal Page Chapter Customizing Search Customizing user searchesAdding Ldap attributes to User Search pages Attribute name=HealthPlanChoice type=java.lang.StringHealthPlanChoice = Employees Health Plan Removing fields from User Search pagesCustomizing Offerings Catalog searches Customizing course management and resource searchesAdding custom fields to the Offerings Catalog Removing fields from Offerings Search pagesRemoving fields from the Search pages Chapter Customization sets Creating a customization setLMM De en etc. SalesCS De en EtcPage Attribute Name Type Modified Size Path Customization sets Page Chapter Creating a tab UsersUsers.jsp @ taglib uri=/WEB-INF/tld/lms.tld prefix=lms %Td width=1 valign=top Page Users.rosterUsers.subtitle = Roster Users Navigation.xml Users.rosterUsers.search Users.rosterUsers.search.confirmTrail Trail TrailManageRolesTrail TrailManageProfiles Trail TrailManageUsersContent tag JSP file names Name tag page names and resourced textTarget tag struts action-mapping Label tag breadcrumbsUsers.rosterUsers.search.confirm Adding custom permissions Title tag title bar textPermissions tag permission to display HelpPage tag context-sensitive HelpUpdatetime OidName Permid0000000000000000PERM 0000000000003000PERM 0000000000009300PERM Example Copy the JSPsPage Creating a tab END Index Content Area Creating a tab Div Second linked page customGoodbye.jsp looks like this Page Customtab.html Create Help filesCustomtabb.html Add permissions to the LMS database Select Maxpermid from PermissionEdit ApplicationResources.properties Edit navigation.xml NavigationNamestudenthome/name Assign permissionsCreating a tab Page Index