Defining an Object List View Extension

The vSphere Web Client provides an extension point for the list view for each type of vSphere object. The extension point names follow the format vsphere.core.${objectType}.list.columns, where the ${objectType} placeholder corresponds to the type of vSphere object. See List of Extension Points.

Your list view extension must specify the extension point for the desired vSphere object type. You must also create an MXML class in your plug-in module to describe the column or columns that you want to add to the list view table.

Example: Example Extension to Virtual Machine Entity List View shows an example extension definition for an extension that adds a column to the Virtual Machine object list view. The column shows the name of a custom Chassis object related to a given Virtual Machine.

Example: Example Extension to Virtual Machine Entity List View

<extension id=”com.mySolution.myPlugin.vm.columns”>

<extendedPoint>vsphere.core.vm.list.columns</extendedPoint>

<object type=”com.mySolution.myPlugin.chassisrackui.views.VmColumnSetContainer”/>

</extension>

 

The <object> element type attribute specifies the class you create to describe the column or columns that you want to add to the target object list view. You must include this class in your plug-in module SWF file. In the example, this class is com.mySolution.myPlugin.chassisrackui.views.VmColumnSetContainer.