I don't know the details of your requirements, but this is how you can create shareable code for catalog items, including Record Producers:
1. Create a new Variable Set
2. Create a new onLoad Client Script as part of that Variable Set and include the following code:
function onLoad() {
//this is just a placeholder, but is required
}
function u_sharedFunction1(){
//add your code here
alert("You called?");
}
function u_sharedFunction2(){
//add your code here
}
The onLoad() snippet is just a placeholder and does not need to contain anything, but is nonetheless required to be there. The u_sharedFunction1 and 2 are whatever shared functions you have. Add as much as you need. Adding them to the onLoad script makes them available within the Record Producers.
3. Add the Variable Set to whatever Record Producers needs it
4. Call one of the functions from a Client Script in one of your Record Producers. Example:
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading) {
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
u_sharedFunction1();
}
A "You called?" alert would appear on screen in the example above:
Now you have simple, shareable AND easily managed code available to your Record Producers without the overhead of Global UI Scripts. The code is only loaded for those catalog items you add the Variable Set to.
You can create a UI Macro variable in the variable set to contain the shared code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<j:jelly trim="false" xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:g="glide" xmlns:j2="null" xmlns:g2="null">
<script>
function uiMacroSharedCode() {
alert("Running from the UI Macro");
}
</script>
</j:jelly>
BUT, that only works in the Desktop UI and not the Portal. The Portal does not render UI Macros. You would have to also created a Widget and associate it with the variable in order for the Portal to load it. Not sure what the Widget would contain though. Will try to look at that later.
