Fluid UI - Working with Grids - Part 2 - Actionable Rows

Previously, I wrote about how we can create responsive grids in Fluid. In that post, the focus was to demonstrate how we can make grids, which are one of the more complex UI elements, responsive/adaptive in Fluid. For the purposes of that demo, we simply used 'Display Only' grids.

Refer: Working with Grids

There was an interesting question which came up in the comments section of that post. How do we enable the 'Chevron' icon which makes a row 'tapable' (actionable)? We can notice this style/feature in most of the delivered pages with grids.

When I started looking into this feature, I found that the documentation is not very straight forward. Here are some useful references on this topic:

PeopleSoft Fluid UX Standards > Grids > Grid Constructs > Tappable Grid Rows and Hotspots
CSS Guide for PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface (psc_show-actionable class)

From CSS Guide for psc_show-actionable class description:
"... If this is used on a FLEX grid, it is expected that a display-only (as text) field will be used as the last field on the grid having the style psc_more applied to it. This field may or may not have content."

This post will cover how we can enable actionable rows using two examples from Part 1.

Flex Grid Layout Example

Refer Part 1: Fluid UI - Working with Grids

- First, the previous project (available on GitHub) from Part 1 was copied to my target database using the 'Copy from File' option in App Designer. Then, the component was updated to remove the pages which will not be used for this demonstration.

- The Grid (LOCATION_TBL) properties were modified to remove the 'Display Only' setting. If the Grid is 'Display Only', we cannot make it tapable/actionable. Additionally, psc_show-actionable style class was added in the Grid - Fluid Properties tab.
- Then, all the fields in the Grid were set to 'Display Only' because I wanted my Grid columns to remain 'Display Only'.

- Next a new derived/work record field (SV_FL_WRK.EDIT_BTN) was added as a Push Button/Hyperlink to represent the 'row action trigger field'. This trigger field is where we can execute appropriate action upon a click/tap. For this field to function as the trigger, we must set the 'Execute PC on row/Group Click' property on the Use tab.

- To display the chevron icon on the grid rows which is used to represent 'more' information/actionable rows, a new dummy field (SV_FL_WRK.DUMMY_FIELD) was added to the Grid and set to 'Display Only'. Additionally, the psc_more style class was added in the Fluid tab.

- Finally, we can add PeopleCode on the 'row action trigger field' to perform appropriate action. The following video is a demonstration of the sample PeopleCode event.

Responsive Flex Grid with 2 Columns Example

Refer Part 1: Fluid UI - Working with Grids

Here we will perform similar steps (as in previous example) to demonstrate another case of actionable rows in a Responsive Flex Grid with 2 Columns.

- The Grid properties were updated to set to 'Display Only' and the psc_show-actionable style class was added under the Fluid tab. Next, all the fields in the Grid were made 'Display Only' to maintain the read-only state of the Grid.

- Next, a Group Box was added to represent the stack for the 'row action trigger field' and the chevron (more) icon. Then, the 'row action trigger field' (SV_FL_WRK.EDIT_BTN) and chevron icon (SV_FL_WRK.DUMMY_FIELD) were added to the Grid.
- We can see that the PeopleCode to hide the 'row action trigger' (SV_FL_WRK.EDIT_BTN) is also added to the Page Activate event.

- Finally, we can test the Responsive Flex Grid with 2 Columns on Desktop as well as on a browser emulator masquerading as a mobile device (iPhone 6/7/8) and see how actionable rows display on various form factors.

Conditionally enable/disable the 'row action trigger button'

If we need to, we can simply enable/disable the 'row action trigger button' on specific rows conditionally using PeopleCode. In this example, we can see that the 3rd row in the grid is disabled using Page Activate PeopleCode.

Environment Details

FSCM 9.2 PUM 30
PeopleTools 8.57.02

Project Source Code

An updated project containing the objects related to this post (Part 2) is available on GitHub.

GitHub Project: https://github.com/SasankVemana/Fluid-UI-Grid-Demos-2

Installation Instructions

- Download the project (Part 2) from GitHub.
- Load the project into your database using 'Tools > Copy Project > From File...' option in App Designer. Note: DO NOT load this in a Production environment.
- You may need to add the component/pages in the project to a permission list for access.
- This project will create a folder under PeopleTools > Portal > Structure and Content > Fluid Structure and Content > Fluid Pages as follows:

- Finally add the Demo Tile (under Fluid Structure and Content > Fluid Pages > Sasank's Fluid Demos > Fluid Grid Demo) to any Homepage either via Homepage Administration (under Fluid Structure and Content > Fluid Homepages) or via User Personalization.

Demo Assumption/Dependency

- The demo pages use PS_LOCATION_TBL as the record for the grids. This table should exist in most PeopleSoft Applications (HCM, FSCM, CS) and is required for the demo to work.
- Understanding of steps completed in Part 1.

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Fluid UI - Working with Grids