SFA - Create Lead from Web Form - Not Logged In

[Vince Clark]

I'm trying to reuse existing createLead service in Marketing component. I have an HTML web form that when submitted calls a URL that maps to an OFBiz request. But the createLead service and other services that it calls requires a login.

Here is what I have in my custom controller.xml file:
<request-map uri="webFormSubmit">
<security https="false" auth="false"/>
<event type="service" path="org.ofbiz.sfa.lead.LeadServices.xml" invoke="createLead"/>
<response name="success" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
<response name="error" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
</request-map>

I'm trying to accomplish this as easily as possible. So far the only thing I have created in my custom component is this request-map. No custom services. What is the best way to automatically login? Can I do it in the request-map?

[BJ Freeman]

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you have to pass a valid UserID that is in the partymgr, and has the
correct permissions.
Probably you have to create a java service that you html calls to do this.

Vince M. Clark sent the following on 1/10/2009 8:30 AM:

> I'm trying to reuse existing createLead service in Marketing component. I have an HTML web form that when submitted calls a URL that maps to an OFBiz request. But the createLead service and other services that it calls requires a login.
>
> Here is what I have in my custom controller.xml file:
> <request-map uri="webFormSubmit">
> <security https="false" auth="false"/>
> <event type="service" path="org.ofbiz.sfa.lead.LeadServices.xml" invoke="createLead"/>
> <response name="success" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> <response name="error" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> </request-map>
>
> I'm trying to accomplish this as easily as possible. So far the only thing I have created in my custom component is this request-map. No custom services. What is the best way to automatically login? Can I do it in the request-map?
>

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[David E Jones-3]

1. for an <event type="service" the path attribute is ignored, that is  
part of the service definition

2. it is typical to require a login for services, and generally  
important

3. to provide alternatives to secured services just write an  
alternative service, preferably that has alternate security if  
applicable, and it can call existing services using the "system" user  
if needed (ie that's the common pattern)

-David


On Jan 10, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Vince M. Clark wrote:

> I'm trying to reuse existing createLead service in Marketing  
> component. I have an HTML web form that when submitted calls a URL  
> that maps to an OFBiz request. But the createLead service and other  
> services that it calls requires a login.
>
> Here is what I have in my custom controller.xml file:
> <request-map uri="webFormSubmit">
> <security https="false" auth="false"/>
> <event type="service" path="org.ofbiz.sfa.lead.LeadServices.xml"  
> invoke="createLead"/>
> <response name="success" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> <response name="error" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> </request-map>
>
> I'm trying to accomplish this as easily as possible. So far the only  
> thing I have created in my custom component is this request-map. No  
> custom services. What is the best way to automatically login? Can I  
> do it in the request-map?

[Vince Clark]

Thanks for the tips. Looks like I'm about there but one last problem. I am getting a locale error:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: locale cannot be null
null calling service createPartyRole in createLead calling service createLead in createLeadFromWebForm

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Subject: Re: SFA - Create Lead from Web Form - Not Logged In


1. for an <event type="service" the path attribute is ignored, that is
part of the service definition

2. it is typical to require a login for services, and generally
important

3. to provide alternatives to secured services just write an
alternative service, preferably that has alternate security if
applicable, and it can call existing services using the "system" user
if needed (ie that's the common pattern)

-David


On Jan 10, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Vince M. Clark wrote:

> I'm trying to reuse existing createLead service in Marketing
> component. I have an HTML web form that when submitted calls a URL
> that maps to an OFBiz request. But the createLead service and other
> services that it calls requires a login.
>
> Here is what I have in my custom controller.xml file:
> <request-map uri="webFormSubmit">
> <security https="false" auth="false"/>
> <event type="service" path="org.ofbiz.sfa.lead.LeadServices.xml"
> invoke="createLead"/>
> <response name="success" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> <response name="error" type="url" value="http://www.company.com"/>
> </request-map>
>
> I'm trying to accomplish this as easily as possible. So far the only
> thing I have created in my custom component is this request-map. No
> custom services. What is the best way to automatically login? Can I
> do it in the request-map?