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Call same client Method from different locations (Action, CUI , Form button)
Hi, I wonder what´s the best way to call the same Client Methods from a different locations. The item that triggers the Method needs different handling based on the event used as trigger. A standard ItemType "Action" Method may work like this: var… -
CUI background Page Customization
As we have mentioned many times in past blog posts, the beauty of Aras Innovator is the ability to customize any aspect of the UI. We can accomplish this through the CUI (configurable user interface), which we will cover in this blog. In recent releases… -
Debugging in Aras Innovator
Debuggers are one of the post powerful tools available to developers. Today we'll be going over how you can use your browser and Visual Studio to debug any method code inside of Aras Innovator. Debugging a Client Method JavaScript methods are the… -
Disable Form Fields
A common use case is to have certain fields on a form be dependent on another field. In order to avoid confusion, you may want to enable or disable these fields unless a certain value is selected. Today we'll cover how to dynamically enable and disable… -
How to add restrictions to aras.vault.selectFile() file picker
Hi community, I currently design a custom form with a button that calls a regular file picker. In my scenario, end users shall only be able to upload certain datatypes, like txt and xml. As the affected users group does not have any edit rights for… -
How to use toggleSpinner in javascript for a client Action?
I have a medium-long running client action and are trying to use aras.browserHelper.toggleSpinner() while the client is busy and waiting for the server method to complete. It works fine in Firefox browser but I cant get it to work in Chrome or IE. These… -
Is Variant Management Your Achilles Heel? It’s All About Systems Thinking
Product variability is one of the key strategies used by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and companies that offer configure-to-order products. This helps to decrease costs, minimize Cost of Quality (CoQ), accelerate time-to-market, and quickly… -
Item Views with CUI
The Configurable User Interface (CUI) is one of the many ways Aras Innovator continues to make itself adjustable and customizable. You don’t need long development cycles to tweak how things are laid out in your environment, and rearranging things can… -
Maximizing Modal Dialogs in Aras
Modal dialogs are frequently used to collect user input throughout the Aras Innovator client - in both "out of the box" and custom use cases. When using the standard modal dialog function, the size and position of the dialog is fixed. However, users may… -
Multi-select Item Actions in Aras Innovator
Actions are one of the most common ways users interact with data in Aras, whether from the main grid, item forms, or main menu. While creating custom actions is fairly straightforward, creating multi-select item actions requires the use of a built-in… -
Sandbox?
Hello! My company is already integrating ARAS as PLM. I'm hoping the project will leak into the manufacturing side and we'll get to replace some home-grown MES with something made in ARAS innovator. That said, I don't know the first thing about messing… -
Standard Aras Dialogs
In a another blog post , we covered how to open dialogs within Aras Innovator using custom forms and HTML pages. However, Aras Innovator also supports a number of built-in dialogs that offer common functionality. A previous blog post also covers how to… -
Tech Tip: Opening a Custom Dialog from a Method
There are times when the fields on a single form are not enough to provide the full functionality you want available to your users. In these cases, you may need to display a dialog that prompts your users to enter some additional information. Aras Innovator… -
Testing Automation Framework Overview and Installation
The Aras Testing Automation Framework (TAF) is a framework to facilitate- you guessed it- the automatic testing of your Aras Innovator instance, available to our TAF subscribers. TAF templates are designed to work with Microsoft Visual Studio, so you… -
Using Content Generators in Tech Docs
Content generators are server-side methods that create content when a specific schema element is initialized. These methods can be used to generate dynamic content, such as the table of data displayed in a default ItemInfo element. The first example below…
