Custom Widget - How to create Custom Dialog for custom widget?

[DK_10003244]

I couldn't find any documentation regarding how to use custom dialog when developing custom widgets from any of these documentations. Are there any documentation for custom dialogs?

• https://community.ptc.com/t5/ThingWorx-Developers/Mashup-Widget-Custom-Dialog-API/m-p/532001
• https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS276506 
• https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx_hc/web_component_sdk/overview/index.html

taken from thingworx_extension_development_user_guide.pdf 

• customEditor – the name of the custom editor dialog to use for entering and editing the widget configuration. The system assumes there is a dialog named you created TW.IDE.Dialogs..
• customEditorMenuText - The text that appears on the flyout menu of the widget and the hover over text for the Configure Widget Properties button. For example, “Configure Grid Columns.”

[bchaudhary]

Hello @DK_10003244 ,

Hope you are doing well!

I have checked the links mentioned in the query and seems like you are referring to an old guide: https://support.ptc.com/WCMS/files/170215/en/thingworx_extension_development_user_guide.pdf?

You can explore some latest documents custom Widgets/ Extensions:

Article: https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS201191

Help center guide link: https://support.ptc.com/help/thingworx/platform/r9/en/index.html#page/ThingWorx/Help/Best_Practices_for_Developing_Applications/EclipsePluginInstallingThePlugin.html

Community Tutorial: https://community.ptc.com/t5/IoT-Tips/Create-An-Extension-Part-1/ta-p/827938

Kindly check the above attached links. Let me know if it helps.

Thanks

Bhawna

[DK_10003244]

Hi @bchaudhary 

Thank you for the response,

The link you provided writes the exact same thing as the documentation in 2015 and 2018.

I also found other community posts regarding this topic that also refer to the documentation I provided above. 

It doesn't mention anything about customEditor like grid or mashup 

[slangley]

Hi @DK_10003244.

What version or ThingWorx are you running?  The 9.x documentation for extension development can be found here.

Regards.

--Sharon

[DK_10003244]

Hi @slangley,

Thank you for your response,

I couldn't find any information regarding custom dialog on the link you provided, along with the Lit Component version for 9.4.x and above.

So it can be concluded that the devs can't use any custom dialog when developing a custom widget?

[bchaudhary]

Hello @DK_10003244 , 

I believe Sharon has shared the right link with you. If you are developing a lint widget, you can also look for any lint custom dialog. Also, You can use SimpleJavaScript Dialog.

Thanks

Bhawna

[DK_10003244]

Hello @bchaudhary,

Sorry, but I couldn't find the SimpleJavaScript Dialog that you are mentioning on any link that Sharon shared.

I think this topic is leading the wrong way. Maybe I'll rephrase my question. What I meant was how to create this dialog when developing or creating a Custom Widget. This is the example dialog from Mashup. Another widget that has this dialog is the Grid Widget. By using this dialog, we can make the widget configuration to the next level.

Thanks!