one last note:
findparty works so you have what it takes.
so you copy it over and add you code, step by step
when it stops working you know where to look in your code.
Milind W sent the following on 8/17/2008 4:16 PM:
> Exactly what I am doing (using the debugger).
> But it would be nice if the "real findParty author could please stand up"
> :)
>
>> might want to go over the partyscreens.xml#findparty
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>> Milind W sent the following on 8/17/2008 2:32 PM:
>>> hi,
>>> I think someone who understands the findParty method is probably the
>>> best
>>> person to answer this.
>>> I have a screen and form as detailed below.
>>> I am trying to get the data from the person entity for the logged in
>>> user
>>> and display it in a form.
>>> Am I missing some parameters? or something else?
>>> I am trying to debug this looking at the existing screens and forms but
>>> if
>>> someone who understands this method can help, I would appreciate it.
>>> Thanks
>>> -Milind
>>>
>>>
>>> The error:
>>>
>>> org.ofbiz.base.util.GeneralException: Error rendering screen
>>> [component://ebp/widget/EBPScreens.xml#main]:
>>> org.ofbiz.base.util.GeneralException: Error rendering screen
>>> [component://ebp/widget/EBPScreens.xml#main-decorator]:
>>> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Error getting value from the
>>> database
>>> for display of field [firstName] on form [profile]:
>>> org.ofbiz.entity.GenericModelException:
>>> [GenericDelegator.findByPrimaryKey] Passed primary key is not a valid
>>> primary key: [GenericEntity:Person][firstName,THE(java.lang.String)]
>>> (Error getting value from the database for display of field [firstName]
>>> on
>>> form [profile]: org.ofbiz.entity.GenericModelException:
>>> [GenericDelegator.findByPrimaryKey] Passed primary key is not a valid
>>> primary key: [GenericEntity:Person][firstName,THE(java.lang.String)])
>>> (Error rendering screen
>>> [component://ebp/widget/EBPScreens.xml#main-decorator]:
>>> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Error getting value from the
>>> database
>>> for display of field [firstName] on form [profile]:
>>> org.ofbiz.entity.GenericModelException:
>>> [GenericDelegator.findByPrimaryKey] Passed primary key is not a valid
>>> primary key: [GenericEntity:Person][firstName,THE(java.lang.String)]
>>> (Error getting value from the database for display of field [firstName]
>>> on
>>> form [profile]: org.ofbiz.entity.GenericModelException:
>>> [GenericDelegator.findByPrimaryKey] Passed primary key is not a valid
>>> primary key: [GenericEntity:Person][firstName,THE(java.lang.String)]))
>>>
>>>
>>> The Screen:
>>> <screen name="main">
>>> <section>
>>> <actions>
>>> <set field="headerItem" value="Main"/>
>>> <set field="roleTypeId" value="CONTACT"/>
>>> <set field="partyTypeId" value="PERSON"/>
>>> <set field="headerItem" value="Contacts"/>
>>> <set field="partyId"
>>> value="${userLogin.partyId}"/>
>>> <set field="lookupFlag" value="Y"/>
>>> <set field="extInfo" value="N"/>
>>> <set field="roleTypeId" value="ANY"/>
>>> <entity-one entity-name="Person"
>>> value-name="Person" />
>>> </actions>
>>> <widgets>
>>> <decorator-screen name="main-decorator"
>>> location="component://ebp/widget/EBPScreens.xml">
>>> <decorator-section name="body">
>>> <section>
>>>
>>> <actions>
>>> <service service-name="findParty"
>>> auto-field-map="true"/>
>>> </actions>
>>> <widgets>
>>> <container style="screenlet">
>>> <container style="screenlet-body">
>>> <section>
>>> <condition>
>>> <not><if-empty
>>> field-name="partyList"/></not>
>>> </condition>
>>> <widgets>
>>> <include-form
>>> name="profile"
>>> location="component://ebp/widget/EBPForms.xml"/>
>>> </widgets>
>>> <fail-widgets>
>>> <container style="h3">
>>> <label
>>> text="PARTY_NOT_FOUND"/>
>>> </container>
>>> </fail-widgets>
>>> </section>
>>> </container>
>>> </container>
>>> </widgets>
>>> </section>
>>> </decorator-section>
>>> </decorator-screen>
>>> </widgets>
>>> </section>
>>> </screen>
>>>
>>> The FORM:
>>> <form name="profile" type="list" target="Person"
>>> default-entity-name="Person" >
>>> <actions>
>>> <entity-condition entity-name="Person">
>>> <condition-expr field-name="partyId"
>>> value="${userLogin.partyId}"/>
>>> <order-by field-name="partyId"/>
>>> </entity-condition>
>>> <entity-one entity-name="PartyType"
>>> value-name="partyType">
>>> <field-map field-name="partyTypeId"
>>> env-name="partyRow.partyTypeId"/>
>>> </entity-one>
>>> </actions>
>>> <field name="partyId" title="PartyId" ><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="firstName"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="middleName"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="lastName"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="personalTitle"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="gender"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="birthDate"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="occupation"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="lastModifiedDate"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> <field name="lastModifiedByUserLogin"><display-entity
>>> entity-name="Person"/></field>
>>> </form>
>>>
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