Custom Task Actions in the AgilePoint Task List Web Part

The following are the steps to design and configure Custom Actions:

1. Code the Custom Actions.

   The user defined custom class needs to be derived from ICustomTaskListActions and needs to implement the AddCustomActions method.

   Sample:

   public class CustomTaskListActions : ICustomTaskListActions
       {
       public StringBuilder AddCustomActions(StringBuilder sb, WFManualWorkItem wi, string currentUser)
       {
       string formRenderUrl = "FormRender.aspx";
       try
       {
       formRenderUrl = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["FormRenderURL"].ToString();
       }
       catch
       { }
       if (wi.UserID.ToLower() == currentUser && (wi.Status == WFManualWorkItem.ASSIGNED || wi.Status == WFManualWorkItem.OVERDUE) && wi.Name == "FormRender")
       {
       sb.Append(AddMenuItem("Fill in", "window.open('" + formRenderUrl + "?WID=" + wi.WorkItemID + "')", "_layouts/images/edit.gif"));
       }
       
       return sb;
       }
       
       private string AddMenuItem(string text, string actionUrl, string imageUrl)
       {
       if (imageUrl == null || imageUrl == string.Empty)
       {
       imageUrl = "/_layouts/AP/Image/warn16.gif";
       }
       string menuHtml = "<ie:menuitem id=\"" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString() + "\" type=\"option\" iconSrc=\"" + imageUrl + "\" onMenuClick=\"" + actionUrl + ";\" text=\"" + text + "\" title=\"" + text + "\" menuGroupId=\"2147483647\"></ie:menuitem>";
       return menuHtml;
       }
       }

   The AddCustomActions method takes three input parameters:

   • Stringbuilder
   • WFManualWorkItem
   • Currentuser

   WFManualWorkItem is the WorkItem for which the task needs to perform the action.

2. The custom Assembly should have a strong name.
3. Drop the custom Assembly in the GAC as well as the bin directory of the SharePoint Web application.