Request help to make sample generic plugin or smth. to display affiliation data in user grid

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1

Hi all,

Maybe someone can show me some basic steps to make a small generic plugin to display the affiliation data in user grid?

I can add a column by adding code below to the controllers/grid/settings/user/UserGridHandler.inc.php, but no data in user’s row’s “affiliation” cell exists, only column title in the grid. I see the affiliation data in gridRow.tpl ({$row|@debug_print_var}). Why it not displays in the grid?

/controllers/grid/settings/user/UserGridHandler.inc.php/
// Affiliation
$cellProvider = new DataObjectGridCellProvider();
$this->addColumn(
new GridColumn(
‘affiliation’,
‘user.affiliation’,
null,
null,
$cellProvider
)
);

Also, I known, this is not valid way to extend the PKP functionality. I think, I must to write plugin, but I dont know how. I read the PKP documentation here and I understood the basic concepts, but in this situation, I need more information, than the basic concepts. So, help please :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance.

2

Hi @vitas,

At the moment, I think it’ll be pretty difficult to extend a grid using a plugin; I’d suggest implementing this as a local modification for now. Tools like git can help avoid causing trouble migrating modifications when it comes time to upgrade OJS.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

3

Thank You for response.
Maybe you can tell me what git branch I must to clone, when job will done? I’m sorry, if I’m not understood something.

Regards,
VItas.

4

Hi @vitas,

You can either check out the tag corresponding to the version you want to use (e.g. ojs-3_1_0-1), or use the stable branch, e.g. ojs-stable-3_1_0.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team