PeopleSoft File Stream

PeopleSoft utility to stream files directly to the PeopleSoft file system.

How to Install

Step 1: Import the custom menu and folder

1. Launch Application Designer
2. click Tools, Copy Project, From File...
3. click Select, choose MXM_CUSTOM_INIT
4. click Copy

Step 2: Import the project

1. Launch Application Designer
2. Click Tools, Copy Project, From File...
3. Click Select, choose MXM_FILE_STRM
4. Click Copy

Step 3. Build Project

Note: Perform this step if the project contains SQL Tables otherwise skip it

1. Click Build, Project...
2. Check the following options:
   a. Create Table
   b. Create Indexes
   c. Create Views
   d. Execute and build script.
3. Click Build

Step 4. Register the component

1. Open the component
2. Click Tools, Register Component...
3. Check off the following:
   • Add this component to a menu
   • Add this component to a portal registry
   • Add this component to a permission list
4. Click Next
5. Select Menu Name: MXM_CUSTOM_MENU and Bar Name: USE
6. Click Next
7. Select Folder Name: MXM_CUSTOM
8. Change Content Reference Label and Long Description fields to "Stream File"
9. Check off Always use default local node
10. Click Next
11. Select Permission List Name: PTPT1200
12. Click Next
13. Check off Registry entry under Add to project
14. Click Finish

Technical Documentation

App Designer Project: MXM_FILE_STRM

URLs

URL Identifier: MXM_DOWNLOADS
Description: File Downloads
URLID: /repo/downloads/

Records

Record: MXM_FILE_STRM Type: Derived/Work

Field	Type	Length	Long Descr	Short Descr
URL	Char	254	URLID	URL
FILENAME	Char	80	File Name	File Name
SUBMIT_BTN	Char	1	Submit Button	Submit
DESCRLONG	Long	0	Description	Descr

PeopleCode

Event: MXM_FILE_STRM.PageActivate

MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.HtmlAttributes = "placeholder=""http://www.example.com/filename.txt""";
MXM_FILE_STRM.FILENAME.HtmlAttributes = "placeholder=""filename.txt""";

Event: MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.FieldEdit

If All(MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.Value) Then;
   Local string &sURL = MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.Value;
   Local array of string &SUBPARTS = Split(&sURL, "/");
   MXM_FILE_STRM.FILENAME.Value = &SUBPARTS [&SUBPARTS.Len];
End-If;

Event: MXM_FILE_STRM.SUBMIT_BTN FieldChange

/*
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URL;
FileUtils.copyURLToFile(url, new File(fileName));
*/

Local string &CRLF = Char(13) | Char(10);

try
   
   If All(MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.Value, MXM_FILE_STRM.FILENAME.Value) Then
      Local string &sFilePath = GetURL(URL.MXM_DOWNLOADS) | MXM_FILE_STRM.FILENAME.Value;
      Local JavaObject &jUrl = CreateJavaObject("java.net.URL", MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.Value);
      Local JavaObject &jFile = CreateJavaObject("java.io.File", &sFilePath);
      Local JavaObject &jFileUtils = GetJavaClass("org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils");
      &jFileUtils.copyURLToFile(&jUrl, &jFile);
      MXM_FILE_STRM.DESCRLONG.Value = "Status: Success" | &CRLF | "Source: " | MXM_FILE_STRM.URL.Value | &CRLF | "Destination: " | &sFilePath;
      
   Else
      MXM_FILE_STRM.DESCRLONG.Value = "All fields are required";
   End-If;
   
catch Exception &Err
   MXM_FILE_STRM.DESCRLONG.Value = "Exception: " | &Err.ToString();
   &Err.Output();
end-try;

Pages

Page: MXM_FILE_STRM
Title: Stream File
MXM_FILE_STRM.URL
MXM_FILE_STRM.FILENAME
MXM_FILE_STRM.SUBMIT_BTN
MXM_FILE_STRM.DESCRLONG

Component

Component	MXM_FILE_STRM
Page	MXM_FILE_STRM
Navigation	Custom Components > Stream File
Item Label	Stream File
Search Record	INSTALLATION
Add	Selected
Update Display	Selected
Disable Saving Page	Selected
Menu	MXM_CUSTOM_MENU
Bar item Name	MENUITEM
Portal	Employee
Folder Name	MXM_CUSTOM
Content Reference label	Stream File
Long Description	Stream File
Sequence Number	0
Always Use Local Node	Selected
Permission Lists	PTPT1200
Actions	Add, Update/Display

Feedback:

Please create a GitHub Issue for any bugs, feature requests, etc. Happy to accept pull requests too!