Backoffice Menu Items

[connectcase]

Hi there,

 

I am trying to add an extra menu item to my backoffice according to this document: http://doc.prestasho...ck-Office-Menus

 

So when I click "Administration -> Menus -> Add New", it need to enter a Module. If I enter the name of an existing(!) module and save the whole thing, clicking on this new menu item gets me: "the controller adminnotfound is missing or invalid".

 

I am sure the modulename is correct, cause I have checked it through "admin -> Modules -> search".

I'm guessing this is because it is searching for the module in "/controllers/admin/", while it needs to be searching in "/modules/".

 

However I cannot enter "/modules/<module_name>", cause it then complains "the module field is invalid" (because it won't accept slashes??)

 

How do I get it to accept the right module?

Edited August 13, 2013 by connectcase (see edit history)

[vekia]

this module have got seaparate admin controller .php file? may i know the name of the module? i will check it

[connectcase]

I found out that it does not matter which module you choose. Try the "Homepage Image Slider" (homeslider) for example....

[vekia]

yes, it's because this module hasn't got AdminTab controller.

it's necessary, if modules hasn't got php file with "extends AdminTab controller" then it will not work

[connectcase]

So that means there is a lot more to do than just enter the module(folder)name?

 

The manual is really unclear about that.....

[vekia]

can you show me the url to the doc ?

 

here is another one: http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS14/Creating+a+PrestaShop+module#CreatingaPrestaShopmodule-Creatingthemodule%27sback-officetab%2Canditsclass

 

you've got there info that it's necessary to add "class AdminTest extends AdminTab" in separate .php file.

[connectcase]

The official (?) one: http://doc.prestashop.com/display/PS15/Administering+The+Back-Office#AdministeringTheBack-Office-Menus

[connectcase]

My new backoffice menu items should have a few subitems pointing to existing modules.

So for all these subitems I should create a new module?

 

That's a bit much innit?

 

I decided to edit /admin/themes/default/template/header.tpl and just add links to the existing modules there.

[vekia]

you can create new admin in two ways.

1. create a module with adminTab controller
   
2. create separate adminTab controller
   

 

you can take a look into the \controllers\admin directory

you've got there list of the adminTab controllers. If you don't want to create module, you should create own admin controller file.

[BoKr]

Hi Vekia and others,

 

I followed the instructions of the fine manual. Now I got the AdminTest Tab in Bo.

I want to add some modules now. E.g., gsitemap / gshopping or so....

 

Can I add them to this parent menu AdminTest via creating the test.php in each of the modules folders?

Sorry, but I still lack the logic and basics behind this since I never tried to deal with something like this behind the scenes.

Perhaps I have to change 'test' --> 'gsitemap' `? Ehm, sorry, I really a bit ashamed but I do not get it at the moment how it works

Perhaps I would be a bit quicker in understanding if I knew whether it is commanding to have a new table for each module. But well, we are dealing with classes...

Test.php
<?php
class Test extends ObjectModel
  {
  /** @var string Name */
  public $test;
 
  protected $fieldsRequired = array('test');
  protected $fieldsSize = array('test' => 64);
  protected $fieldsValidate = array('test' => 'isGenericName');
  protected $table = 'test';
  protected $identifier = 'id_test';
 
  public function getFields()
    {
    parent::validateFields();
    $fields['test'] = pSQL($this->test);
    return $fields;
    }
  }
?>

[fhpresta]

I am also looking for an answer to this question how to simply add modules links to admin tabs.

I know how to create tab controller for a main tab and then subtabs, but creating subtabs or sublinks is long process for many modules, but let say you made this effort and amended a few modules, but you have to do each time the module is upgraded.

 

is there a way to add a main controller menu tab module and add many module links to that main tab at once. 

 

e.g. create db table and a form for that main tab module, and add other modules links to it.

 

Please help

 

thanks,

[ivanferrer]

I usually create a class within the module root, and access it through the menu setup this way.

<?php

require_once(PS_ADMIN_DIR.'/../classes/AdminTab.php');

class AdminMyModule extends AdminTab
{
    private $module = 'my_module';
    private $cookie;

    public function __construct()
    {
        global $cookie, $_LANGADM;
        $this->cookie = $cookie;

        $langFile = _PS_MODULE_DIR_.$this->module.'/'.Language::getIsoById(intval($this->cookie->id_lang)).'.php';

        if (file_exists($langFile)) {
        require_once $langFile;
    
            foreach ($_MODULE as $key=>$value) {
                if (substr(strip_tags($key), 0, 5) == 'Admin') {
                   $_LANGADM[str_replace('_', '', strip_tags($key))] = $value;
                }
            }
        }
        parent::__construct();
    }

    public function display()
    {
        return $this->displayForm();
    }

    public function displayForm($firstCall = true)
    {
         $tokenModules= Tools::getAdminToken('AdminModules'.(int)(Tab::getIdFromClassName('AdminModules')).(int)($this->cookie->id_employee));
         echo '<section id="dashgoals_config" class="dash_config col-xs-12 col-md-12 text-center">
               <center><p>Loading...</p><img src="/img/loader.gif" border="0"></center>
               </section>
               <script>
                    function openConfig() {
                        window.location.href=\'?controller=AdminModules&token='.$tokenModules.'&configure='.$this->module.'&tab_module=front_office_features&module_name='.$this->module.'\';
                    }
                    (function(){
                       openConfig();
                    })();
               </script>';
    }
}

?>

[ivanferrer]

class AdminMyDataController extends AdminController
{
    public $toolbar_title;
    private static $table = 'my_table_data';

    protected $statuses_array = array();

    public function openAbandonedCart()
    {
        $this->bootstrap = true;
        $this->className = 'MyClassNameData';
        $this->lang = false;
        $this->addRowAction('view');
        $this->explicitSelect = true;
        $this->allow_export = true;
        $this->deleted = false;
        $this->context = Context::getContext();
        parent::openAbandonedCart();
    }

    public function initContent()
    {
        $this->show_toolbar = false;
        $this->display = 'view';
        $urls = array();
        $open_cli = array();
        $collection = $this->getCollection();
        if (count($collection)) {
            $columns = array_keys($collection[0]);
           
            }
        } else {
            $columns = array('Not data exists.');
        }
        $this->context->smarty->assign(array(
            'column_names' => $columns,
            'collection' => $collection,
            'title_page' => array($this->l('My Title Page'))
        ));

        $this->content = $this->context->smarty->createTemplate(__DIR__.'/templates/my_template.tpl', $this->context->smarty)->fetch();
        parent::initContent();
    }

    public function initToolbarTitle()
    {
        //header title
        $this->toolbar_title = array_unique($this->breadcrumbs);
    }

    public function getCollection()
    {
        $collection = Db::getInstance(_PS_USE_SQL_SLAVE_)->ExecuteS('
                        SELECT  field1, field2, field3 
                        FROM   `'._DB_PREFIX_.bqSQL(self::$table_name).'` tab
                        LEFT JOIN `'._DB_PREFIX_.'cart` c ON (c.`id_cart` = tab.`id_cart`)
                        WHERE tab.`id_cart` != 0
                        ORDER BY field1 DESC
                    ');
        return $collection;
    }

    public function setMedia()
    {
        parent::setMedia();
    }
}

This is another way.