How to add custom property in project task(in backend via crxde) in vanilla AEM 6.4 instance and fetch its value.

[cquser1]

Hi All,

This is a requirement related to Show/hide custom button in http://localhost:4502/aem/inbox in vanilla AEM 6.4instance .

Suppose I create a task in my inbox by going to http://localhost:4502/projects/details.html/content/projects/we-retail  -> Start workflow -> Project Approval Workflow.

A task then gets created in the http://localhost:4502/aem/inbox .

This task in crxde is stored somewhere under /content/projects/we-retail/jcr:content/tasks/2018-06-08/task_from_workflowlaunchedbyproject. If I add a custom property to it say 'showCustom ={Boolean}true' and I want to fetch that value to show/hide my custom button[i.e, My Complete] in AEM inbox.

How should we go about doing this.

Tried few things[not sure if its a proper approach] :

-In the task created /content/projects/we-retail/jcr:content/tasks/2018-06-08/task_from_workflowlaunchedbyproject, added some value to existing description property.

- In /libs/cq/inbox/gui/components/inbox/inboxitem/list/list.html added data element data-custom-item="${item.description}".

- In custom js code able to read the value, based on which I am able to show/hide.

- But in case I add a custom property to the task, how do I do this, is a challenge.

Any thoughts/pointers/reference code here will be helpful.

[arunpatidar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

when you create a task, add custom parameter in content path i.e.

newTask.setContentPath("/content/AEM63App/en?showCustom=true");

and read this property when do show and hide.

Demo Code aem63app-repo/SimpleCreateTaskServlet.java at master · arunpatidar02/aem63app-repo · GitHub

Thanks

Arun

[smacdonald2008]

Nice Answer

[cquser1]

Hi Arun,

Sorry for the delayed response.

Thanks a ton for all your help. Able to get some way now to go about this.

Once again, thanks a lot.

[arunpatidar]

Cheers