v6.0.5: Hide HiddenSearch module when it is used to power HiddenPostProcess modules?

[the_wolverine]

I have a HiddenSearch that is populating multiple HiddenPostProcess modules downstream. How can I hide the HiddenSearch module since I am using the HiddenPostProcess modules to populate the panels?

[martin_mueller · Accepted solution]

It's been a while since I've used those, but I remember the approach being something like this (imagine correct AdvancedXML syntax around this):

...
HiddenSearch, layoutPanel="panel_row1_col1"
  HiddenPostProcess
    Visualization
  /HiddenPostProcess
  HiddenPostProcess layoutPanel="panel_row1_col1"
    Visualization
  /HiddenPostProcess
  HiddenPostProcess layoutPanel="panel_row2_col1"
    Visualization
  /HiddenPostProcess
  HiddenPostProcess layoutPanel="panel_row3_col1"
    Visualization
  /HiddenPostProcess
/HiddenSearch

The HiddenSearch technically is part of the 1x1 panel, but doesn't display anything really. You should also be able to set the layoutPanel for the first HPP to 1x1 and have the HiddenSearch run in the viewHeader or whereever... it just needs a valid panel to "be" in, despite not displaying a lot.

[martin_mueller]

Could you explain that a little more? Maybe it's just the .conf aftermath messing with my head...

[ben_leung]

So changing the layoutPanel for the HiddenSearch to a a valid value (e.g. viewHeader) will mask the panel from display.

[martin_mueller]

Great... can I mark this as answered then?

[the_wolverine]

Yes, that worked martin. Thank you!

[sowings]

Just don't give it any visualization, nor a layoutPanel attribute.

[the_wolverine]

I got "Misconfigured view '_test' - layoutPanel is not defined for module HiddenSearch. " AND, the view would not load (produced an error and no UI).