Data Manager

The element Data Manager is similar to the Digitizer. However, Data Manager only works with nonspatial data, i. e. you can not create geometries. Data Manager can be used to maintain reference tables, for example a table with contact information.

Configuration

Data Manager needs access to a database where the editable tables are. You have to define a new database configuration to be able to connect with. Read more about this under YAML Configuration (Configuration and Application files).

Configuration example

The definition of the Data Manager is done in YAML syntax in the textarea configuration at schemes. Here you define the database connection, the editable tables, the attribute form.

Hint

If errors occur in the database, fields or form, various error messages will appear. Here, the productive environment will only give a general error message. If you want to see the exact error, you should call the page as development environment. Find more under en/quickstart:Start Mapbender in a productive environment.

Data Manager is a good solution to store simple contact information in Mapbender:

In the example, an input template is opened after clicking .

SQL for the contact table

The following SQL commands must be executed in your database to create the contact table for the example.

CREATE TABLE public.contacts (
     gid serial PRIMARY KEY,
     firstname varchar,
     lastname varchar,
     street varchar,
     housenumber varchar,
     postcode integer,
     location varchar,
     phone varchar,
     email varchar,
     notes varchar,
     public boolean,
     date_of_creation date DEFAULT date(now()),
     user_of_last_edit varchar,
     date_favorite date,
     color_favorite varchar
 );

Element configuration

Afterwards, the element can be embedded into the sidepane.

YAML-Definition

You can find the necessary YAML code of the configuration example below:

contacts:
  dataStore:
    connection: geodata_db
    table: contacts
    uniqueId: gid
    events:
      onBeforeSave: '$feature->setAttribute(''user_of_last_edit'', $user ); '
  allowEdit: true
  allowCreate: true
  allowDelete: true
  allowRefresh: false
  popup:
    title: contacts
    width: 550px
  formItems:
    -
      type: form
      children:
        -
          type: label
          title: 'Example for element Data Manager'
        -
          type: fieldSet
          children:
            -
              type: input
              title: last name
              attr:
                  placeholder: 'Please enter your last name.'
              name: lastname
              css:
                width: 50%
            -
              type: input
              title: 'first name'
              name: firstname
              css:
                width: 50%
        -
          type: breakLine
        -
          type: fieldSet
          children:
            -
              type: input
              title: street
              name: street
              css:
                width: 30%
            -
              type: input
              title: 'house number'
              name: housenumber
              css:
                width: 20%
            -
              type: input
              title: postcode
              name: postcode
              css:
                width: 20%
            -
              type: input
              title: location
              name: location
              css:
                width: 30%

        -
          type: fieldSet
          children:
            -
              type: date
              title: date_favorite
              name: date_favorite
              css:
                width: 50%
            -
              type: colorPicker
              title: color favorite
              name: color_favorite
              attr:
                placeholder: '#ff0000'
              css:
                width: 50%
        #-
        #  type: breakLine
        -
          type: fieldSet
          children:
            -
              type: input
              title: phone number
              name: phone
              mandatory: true
              mandatoryText: 'Please add your phone number.'
              infoText: 'Help: Please add your phone number.'
              copyClipboard: true
              css:
                width: 50%
            -
              type: input
              title: email
              infoText: 'Help: Please add your e-mail.'
              copyClipboard: true
              placeholder: 'Please enter your e-mail.'
              name: email
              css:
                width: 50%
        -
          type: breakLine
        -
          type: textArea
          title: notes
          placeholder: 'You can leave notes here.'
          name: notes
          value: 'Guter Tester'
        -
          type: checkbox
          name: public
          value: true
          title: 'publish contact'
        -
          type: text
          title: 'Information'
          text: "'user: ' + data.user_of_last_edit + ' Datum:' + data.date_of_creation\n"
        - type: radioGroup
          title: Choose one
          name: choice_column_1
          options:
            - label: Option 1
              value: v1
            - label: Option 2
              value: v2
            - label: Option 3
              value: v3
          value: v2   # Pre-select second option by default for new items
        - type: select
          title: Select at least one (multiple choice)
          attr:
            required: required
            multiple: multiple
          name: choice_column_2
          options:
            - label: Option 1
              value: v1
            - label: Option 2 (disabled)
              value: v2
              attr:
                disabled: disabled
            - label: Option 3
              value: v3
            - label: Option 4
              value: v4
          value: v1,v3   # use comma-separated values for default multi-select value
  table:
    autoWidth: false
    columns:
      -
        data: lastname
        title: last name
      -
        data: firstname
        title: first name
    info: true
    lenghtChange: false
    ordering: true
    pageLength: 10
    paging: true
    processing: true
    searching: true