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When a user clicks on the "Edit" button, a "Edit Meeting Details" form appears below the table without reloading the entire webpage.
Figure 1: A GIF illustrating the The expected outcome through the proper implementation of a component event.
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You may learn more about Component Events by visiting the Joget DX Showcase application in the App Center, then clicking on New In DX 8 > Component Events.
Figure 2: A photo showcasing how How to get to the Component Events showcase in the Joget DX Showcase application.
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| No. | Component | Name | Image (For Reference) |
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| 1 | Form | Calendar - Meeting | Figure 3: A photo displaying the The Form component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the App Composer. Figure 4: A photo displaying the The Form component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the Form Builder. |
| 2 | List | List - Calendar - Meeting | Figure 5: A photo displaying the The List component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the App Composer. Figure 6: A photo displaying the The List component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the List Builder. |
| 3 | UI | Joget DX 8 Showcase | Figure 7: A photo displaying the The UI component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the App Composer. Figure 8: A photo displaying the The UI component relevant to the Meeting Date Management example from the UI Builder. |
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- Make sure all the required components exist within an application.
- (From component 3) Click "Edit Page Components".
Figure 9: A photo displaying where The location to find the "Edit Page Component" button. - Add a CRUD component to the Design.
Figure 10: A photo displaying where The location to find and add the CRUD component in the Design page. - Configure the CRUD component's properties as such:
Under Configure CRUD:
Form Label Value Label * Manage Meeting List * List - Calendar - Meeting Form (Edit) Calendar - Meeting
Figure 11: A photo displaying the The required configuration in the Configure CRUD property.Under AJAX & Events:
Form Label Value Handle Component with AJAX? (Checked) - Checking this label will enable the following sub-properties. Event Listening Row 1 Component Object Form Event Name * reload_table Matched Action Show and Reload Component Info title Explanation The application listens for a 'reload_table' event. When the event is triggered, it shows and reloads the Form component object.
Event Triggering Row 1 Event Name * load_form Trigger Method * Link Clicked Parameters Changed Rules
Row Parameter Name * Operator Value 1 _mode Equals To edit Info These parameters are required to trigger the "Link Clicked" Trigger Method.
For instance, in this context, when the parameter name "_mode" is equals to "edit", then the "Link Clicked" Trigger Method is triggered.
Info title Explanation When the "Link Clicked" Trigger Method trigger method is triggeredactivated, it initiates the "load_form" event is triggered.
When Not Match Trigger Event Name hide_form
Figure 12: A photo displaying the The required configuration in the AJAX & Events property.
- Result (with added data) after completing step 4 as shown in the below figure 13.
Figure 13: A photo showcasing the The outcome after properly configuring the CRUD component. - Save the new configuration.
- Add a Form component to the Design.
Figure 14: A photo showcasing the The outcome after properly configuring the CRUD component. - Configure the Form component's properties as such:
Under Configure Form:
Form Label Value Label * Form Form * Calendar - Meeting Display Field as Label When Readonly? (unchecked)
Figure 15: A photo displaying the The required configuration in the Configure Form property.Under Redirection:
Form Label Value URL Redirect on Cancellation ?close=true
Figure 16: A photo displaying the The required configuration in the Redirection property.Under AJAX & Events:
Form Label Value Handle Component with AJAX? (Checked) - Checking this label will enable the following sub-properties. Event Listening Row 1 Component Object Manage Meeting Event Name * hide_form Matched Action Hide Component Info title Explanation The application listens for a 'hide_form' event. When the event is triggered, it hides the "Manage Meeting" component object.
Row 2 Component Object Manage Meeting Event Name * load_form Matched Action Show and Change Component URL Parameters Parameters *
Row Parameter Name * Parameter Value 1 id (id) 2 close false 3 _action edit 4 _mode edit Info title Explanation The application listens for a 'load_form' event. When the event is triggered, it shows and changes component URL parameters in the "Manage Meeting" component object.
Row 3 Component Object Main Menu Component Event Name * page_loaded Matched Action Hide Component Info title Explanation The application listens for a 'page_loaded' event. When the event is triggered, it hides the Main Menu Component component object.
Row 4 Component Object Form Event Name * hide_form Matched Action Hide Component Info title Explanation The application listens for a 'hide_form' event. When the event is triggered, it hides the Form component object.
Event Triggering Row 1 Event Name * hide_form Trigger Method * GET Request Parameters Changed Rules
Row Parameter Name * Operator Value 1 close Equals To true Info title Note These parameters are required to trigger the "GET Request" Trigger Method.
For instance, in this context, when the parameter name "close" is equals to "true", then the "GET Request" Trigger Method is triggered.
Info title Explanation When the "GET Request" Trigger Method trigger method is triggeredactivated, it initiates the "hide_form" event is triggered.
Row 2 Event Name * reload_table Trigger Method * POST Request Info title Explanation When the "POST Request" Trigger Method is triggered, Link Clicked" trigger method is activated, it initiates the "reload_table" event is triggered.
Figure 17: A photo partially displaying the The required configuration in the AJAX & Events property (partial).
Figure 18: A photo partially displaying the The required configuration in the AJAX & Events property (partial).
Figure 19: A photo partially displaying the The required configuration in the AJAX & Events property (partial).
- Result from completing step 8 as shown in the below figure 20.
Figure 20: A photo showcasing the The outcome after properly configuring the Form component. - Save the new configuration.
- You have completed all the required steps to achieve the expected outcome.



















