Category Browser

The following API methods are used for implementation of Breadcrumb navigation (in Valuemation Service Request Shop).

To set the actually selected category:

setCategorySelected(ApiBObject aCategory)

Used in Valuemation web to change category selected by the user. Method can also be used from scripts to open the category browser with a preselected category.

To get the actually selected category:

getCategorySelected()

To set the path list of parent categories leading from the root category to the currently selected category:

setCategoryPath(ApiColleaction aCategoryPath)

Used in Valuemation web to keep the categories path selected by the user. Method can also be used from scripts to open the category browser with a preselected category.

To get the categories path list:

getCategoryPath()

To generate the categories path list by traversing the 'parent relation' from the given category:

createPathForCategory(ApiBObject aCategory)

Used when category path is not set by method setCategoryPath(...)