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Add link to another component in cpanel 04 Jul 2014 13:33 #12502

cefnllys
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Ok, so I have created two components that work independently but also have the ability to reference each other and use data from one another. I would like to set up a link between each of the components control panel and currently I am checking the database to see if a certain table is present if it is add another link.

I can get an extra link to display but i don't know how to make it link to another component, here is my code so far.

File: administrator/components/com_mycomponent/helpers/helper.php

switch($alias)
{
	case 'cpanel':
	case 'menu':
	default:
		$links = array(
			'admin.customers.default',
			'admin.venues.default',
			'admin.riskassesment.default',
			'admin.events.default',
			'admin.floorplans.default',
			'admin.eventmenus.default'
		);
						
		$tables = JFactory::getDbo()->getTableList();
		$mainframe = JFactory::getApplication();
		$prefix = $mainframe->getCfg('dbprefix');
		
		if(in_array($prefix.'serveit_mealcategories', $tables)) {
			array_push($links, 'com_serveit.default');
		}
								
		if ($alias != 'cpanel')
			array_unshift($links, 'admin.cpanel');
					
		break;
		}

so I just need to know how to create a link to the control panel of my other component,

Thanks in advance.

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Add link to another component in cpanel 07 Jul 2014 08:47 #12506

cefnllys Offline Premium Member Posts: 102 Thank you received: 5 Karma: 1	Anyone got any ideas?
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Add link to another component in cpanel 16 Jul 2014 12:59 #12513

cefnllys Offline Premium Member Posts: 102 Thank you received: 5 Karma: 1	I still haven't worked this out don't suppose anyones got any smart ideas I can try?
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Add link to another component in cpanel 22 Jul 2014 10:51 #12516

Romkabouter
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There is in the helper.php a function called "getMenuItems"

You should add:

$items = array(
'label' => 'My Label',
'view' => 'default',
'icon' => 'icon',
'extension' => 'com_serveit'
);

icon should be something available in your component
Fork it if you do not want it overwritten with a new version of your component

aka: copy
administrator/components/com_mycomponent/_fork/helpers/helper.php
to
administrator/components/com_mycomponent/fork/helpers/helper.php

and add the functions you changed, I hope you understand how the forking works

Good luck

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Add link to another component in cpanel 23 Jul 2014 14:43 #12521

cefnllys Offline Premium Member Posts: 102 Thank you received: 5 Karma: 1	Awsome! Thank you very much! That has indeed enabled me to do what I wanted, and thankfully it wasn't too hard to implement Thank you Romkabouter
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Add link to another component in cpanel 26 Jul 2014 11:21 #12541

admin Offline Administrator Chef Posts: 3711 Thank you received: 987 Karma: 140	In future, the menus will be handlable in XML special files. For the moment many customs are localized in the helper.php Thank you very much Romkabouter K++;
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