A task configuration file determines the map mode used for each item type and item mapping combination. By default, when a project is present, all items, regardless of type, are editable. In this case, the map mode is AssetManager.edit, the item type is set to a * (indicating all types), and the item mapping is Asset Manager.
The case is slightly more complicated for activities. An activity involving an nonversionable item, such as a user, uses the same settings as a project. For versionable assets, the item type and item mapping values are the same, but the map mode restricts users to view-only mode because AssetManager.view is used. To learn more about the default configuration, see the Examining the AssetUI Task Configuration File and Examining the DPS-UI Task Configuration File sections. Familiarize yourself with the view mapping settings in the task configuration file before proceeding with this discussion.
There are two customization options available to you. Rather than keeping the same behavior for all item types, you might prefer to make, in a given project, some assets view-only and others editable. To implement this for the AssetManager.view mode, you replace the current item type value (*), which applies the settings to all types, with a listing of each item you’d like to appear as view-only. Keeping the editable map mode set to * applies that map mode to all remaining item types:
<view-mappings> <view-mapping mode="AssetManager.view"> <item-mapping> <item-type>/atg/commerce/catalog/ProductCatalog:category</item-type> <item-type>/atg/commerce/catalog/ProductCatalog:sku</item-type> <item-type>/atg/commerce/catalog/ProductCatalog:skuBundle</item-type> <item-mapping-name>Asset Manager</item-mapping-name> </item-mapping> </view-mapping> <view-mapping mode="AssetManager.edit"> <item-mapping> <item-type>*</item-type> <item-mapping-name>Asset Manager</item-mapping-name> </item-mapping> </view-mapping> </view-mappings>
It’s more likely, however, that your custom item types will have custom item mappings that need to be implemented in a task configuration file in order for items of those types to be visible in the Asset Manager portions of the ATG Business Control Center. For example:
<view-mappings> <view-mapping mode="AssetManager.edit"> <item-mapping> <item-type>/atg/commerce/catalog/ProductCatalog:assortment </item-type> <item-mapping-name>MyItemMapping</item-mapping-name> </item-mapping> </view-mapping> </view-mappings>
The code samples included in this section assume that you are customizing view mapping settings for a particular task, workflow, or activity. If, instead, you want to modify the view mapping settings for the default task or activity, you use a slightly different syntax. Both methods are described in Creating and Defining a Task Configuration File.
