STANDARD_LISTS with MLIST and RLIST for Service Desk r12.1

Description:

This technical document provides additional information about using the MLIST created by the STANDARD_LISTS statement.

Solution:

Sometimes STANDARD_LISTS statements are used to customize the web interface.

When an MLIST and/or an RLIST is created:

1. It is created in the domsrvr cache.
   
   
2. The out-of-the-box web engine only uses the MLIST to populate the data in the web forms.
   
   
3. The STANDARD_LISTS statement alone does not necessarily affect what entries are listed in a dropdown field. In order to effect the dropdown list of a web interface form, additional changes may be required.

With regards to point #3 above, for example, when the customization requirement is for the Family field in the Configuration Item List search filter be a dropdown that lists only the inactive families, after adding the following to site\mods\majic\wsp.mods:

    MODIFY FACTORY nrf {   
   STANDARD_LISTS {   
   SORT_BY "id";   
   WHERE "delete_flag = 1";   
   };   
   }; 

the dropdown does not only list the inactive families.

To complete the intended customization, create a search filter with inactive CI families by changing this line in the list_nr.htmpl file:

<PDM_MACRO NAME=sfDropdown hdr="Family" attr="family" factory=nrf>  

to this thes two lines:

<PDM_LIST PREFIX=list FACTORY=nrf WHERE="delete_flag=1"> searchFilterDropdown
    ("Family","family","","$list.COMMON_NAME","$list.REL_ATT   
   R","","" );   
   </PDM_LIST>

In the above example, both MLIST and RLIST are created - including SORT_BY causes the MLIST to be created; including WHERE causes an RLIST to be created.

Note: The example above is a suggestion only - It is not supported by CA Support. It should be tested thoroughly before use.