Setup company news

Company news functionality were updated according to clients needs, comment, views, logging, email functions were implemented, more information below:

1. Form

Company news form should be updated with these attributes:

These attributes are mandatory, if Company requires functionality which would allow to restrict who will be able to view newly posted company news.

2. Views log

New object type with id - fRVg8vhdsD8BQy0rLBlP was created for company news views logging, contact Jevgenij Goretov, if any questions from where it should be cloend. If this functionality is included in a company, then it tracks every click on company news.

3. Preview company news

In company news class open Toolbar tab:

Create a new button, select Type as function and add Action 'previewCompanyNews':

In case client needs company news archive, where all published company news are placed, you should create a new navigation item with routeParams: {"newsArchive":"true"}

How company news looks once opened through this navigation item:

5. Expressions

5.1. Expression to set AllWhoSee variable

This variable is responsible for permissions, all persons who are included in the multi-select will have access to view the document.

Expression code:

const allPersons = $data{allPersons};
const createdByPerson = $data{createdByPerson}.map(person => ({classId: 'person_class', id: person.id, name: person.name, objectTypeId: 'person'}));

if (allPersons.length) {
  return allPersons.map(person => ({classId: 'person_class', id: person.id, name: person.name, objectTypeId: 'person'}));
}
const depPersonsEmails  = ($data{departmentPersons}).map(person => ({classId: 'person_class', id: person.id, name: person.name, objectTypeId: 'person'}));
const groupPersonsEmails = ($data{groupPersons}).map(person => ({classId: 'person_class', id: person.id, name: person.name, objectTypeId: 'person'}));
const selectedPersonsEmails = ($data{selectedPersons}).map(person => ({classId: 'person_class', id: person.id, name: person.name, objectTypeId: 'person'}));
const persons = [...depPersonsEmails, ...groupPersonsEmails, ...selectedPersonsEmails, createdByPerson[0]].filter(
        (value, index, self) => index === self.findIndex((t) => t.id === value.id)
 );

return persons ;

Documents View:

All persons code:

return ${visibleForEveryone};

Created by code:

const createdBy = ${id_createdBy};
if($lookup{uid} && $lookup{uid}.id === createdBy.id){
 return true;
}
return false;

Selected persons code:

const createdBy = ${id_createdBy};
if($lookup{uid} && $lookup{uid}.id === createdBy.id){
 return true;
}
return false;

Department persons code:

const departments = ${visibleForDepartments};
for (const department of departments) {
   if (!! $lookup{departmentId} && $lookup{departmentId}.id === department.id) {
      return true;
    }
}
return false;

Group persons code:

const groups = ${visibleForGroups};
for (const group of groups) {
   if ($lookup{groups}.length && $lookup{groups}.findIndex(x => x.id === group.id) !== -1) {
      return true;
    }
}
return false;

5.2 Expression for sending an email to recipients

Expression code:

const allPersons = $data{allPersons};
let emails = '';
const createdByPerson = $data{createdByPerson}[0].email;
if (allPersons.length) {
  emails = allPersons.filter(person => person.email && person.email.includes('@')).map(person => person.email.trim()).join(', ');
} else {
   const depPersonsEmails  = ($data{departmentPersons}).filter(person => person.email && person.email.includes('@')).map(person => person.email.trim());
   const groupPersonsEmails = ($data{groupPersons}).filter(person => person.email && person.email.includes('@')).map(person => person.email.trim());
   const selectedPersonsEmails = ($data{selectedPersons}).filter(person => person.email && person.email.includes('@')).map(person => person.email.trim());
   emails = [...new Set([...depPersonsEmails, ...groupPersonsEmails, ...selectedPersonsEmails])].join(', ');
}
return {
  to: createdByPerson,
  from: 'hello@mail.vecticum.com', 
  bcc: emails,
  subject: '${name}',
  body: 'Hello, \r\n' + ' We have some great news! \n\r'
}

Documents View

Documents view expressions are identical to AllWhoSee

Setup company news