Customization this plugin

• Edit config file and configure plugin See Example of configuration file
• Comment or delete unused LDAP fields;
• Customize using LDAP fields:
  • label - Full label of field (used e.g. in view);
  • altLabel - Short label of field (used e.g. in table);
  • priority - Priority (used as an order in the header of the table);
  • truncate - Truncate long text in a table;
  • rules - Validation rules (used when saving data);
  • default - Default vale (used when saving data).

Customization binded information for models Employee and Department

1. Copy models files from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/Model/Employee.php.default to app/Model/Employee.php or app/Plugin/CakeLdap/Model/Department.php.default to app/Model/Department.php
2. Edit that files

Customization displaying information of employees

Using helper EmployeeInfo

1. Copy helper file from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/View/Helper/EmployeeInfoHelper.php.default to app/View/Helper/EmployeeInfoHelper.php or
2. Edit that files
3. If you set the type of data as element:

   • In the method Employee::getExtendFieldsConfig set the type as element for the SomeModel.field field, e.g.:

      /**
       * Return fields configuration for helper
       *
       * @return array Return array of information about extended
       *  fields in format:
       *   [
       *      'modelName' => [
       *          'type' => 'string',
       *          'truncate' => false,
       *      ]
       *  ],
       *  where:
       *   - modelName - is name of model, or Hash::path.
       *   - type - type of data. Can be one of:
       *   integer, biginteger, float, date, time, datetime,
       *   timestamp, boolean, guid, photo, mail, string, text,
       *   binary, employee, manager, subordinate, department or
       *   element.
       *   - truncate - truncate text.
       */
      public function getExtendFieldsConfig() {
          $result = parent::getExtendFieldsConfig();
          $resultExtend = [
              'SomeModel' => [
                  'type' => 'element',
                  'truncate' => true,
              ]
          ];
          $result += $resultExtend;
     
          return $result;
      }
     

   • Copy View element file from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/View/Elements/infoEmployeeExtendTemplate.ctp.default to app/View/Elements/infoEmployeeSomeModel.ctp
   • Edit that file

Other customization

• If need add action links in table Employees, copy view element file from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/View/Elements/actionTableEmployee.ctp.default to app/View/Elements/actionTableEmployee.ctp, and modify it
• If need change view of employees tree item, copy view element file from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/View/Elements/treeItemEmployeeFull.ctp to app/View/Elements/, and modify it
• If need change view of draggable employees tree item, copy view element file from app/Plugin/CakeLdap/View/Elements/treeItemEmployeeFullDraggable.ctp to app/View/Elements/, and modify it