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Sure, let's delve deeper into the process of developing a Java action in Mendix to
calculate the workforce resources for each year for the next 8 years, grouped by
each dimension. This example assumes that you have a table of employees with fields
for date of birth, FTE, and other dimensions like Region, Sub-region, Country, HR
location, Segment, Sub-Segment, Segment Unit, Board, Sub board, Function, Sub-
function, Job Family ID, Job Object abbreviation, Sub Job Family ID, Job Object
abbreviation, and Job.
package myfirstmodule.actions;
import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext;
import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.HashMap;
import com.mendix.webui.CustomJavaAction;
import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext;
import com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject;
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.Boolean executeAction() throws Exception
{
// BEGIN USER CODE
List<IMendixObject> employees = Core.retrieveXPathQuery(getContext(),
"//MyFirstModule.Employee");
return true;
// END USER CODE
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.Boolean isReadOnly()
{
return false;
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.String getModuleName()
{
return "MyFirstModule";
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.String getEntityName()
{
return "MyEntity";
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.String getJavaActionName()
{
return "CalculateWorkforce";
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getNamesOfRequiredParameters()
{
java.util.List<java.lang.String> result = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
return result;
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.Boolean isSingleTransaction()
{
return false;
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.Boolean allowConcurrency()
{
return false;
}
@java.lang.Override
public java.lang.Boolean isPublic()
{
return false;
}
}
This Java action retrieves all employees and calculates the workforce for each year
for the next 8 years, grouped by each dimension. The workforce for a year is the
sum of the FTEs of the employees who will not have reached the retirement age of 65
by that year.
Please note that this is a simplified example and might need to be adjusted based
on your specific needs. For instance, you might need to handle exceptions, add more
fields to your employees, or create more complex calculations. Also, remember to
replace "MyFirstModule" and "MyEntity" with your actual module and entity names.
Finally, to use this Java action in your Mendix application, you would need to
create a microflow that calls this Java action. You can then trigger this microflow
from a button click or some other event in your application.