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Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:35:52 GMT

I created a List Report with a bunch of columns, one of which uses an Intent-based navigation to one of two external target pages, based on certain conditions.

I need to navigate to a different target page (different semantic object-target) based on the value of the column.

Here's my CDS annotation for one of the two targets:

@Consumption.semanticObject: 'ExpenseCenter' @UI.lineItem: [{ position: 35, semanticObjectAction: 'manage', type: #WITH_INTENT_BASED_NAVIGATION }] @EndUserText.label: 'Source' SourceApp;

Let's say if the value is "Expense Center" I want it to link to ExpenseCenter-manage. If the value is "Checkin", it should point to Checkin-manage.

How can I make it point to a different semanticObject and Action based on a certain condition? The annotation @Consumption.semanticObject doesn't seem to accept an element, just a string literal.

Thanks

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:37:13 GMT

I tried controller extension. But I can't trap the navigation event to an external target. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:07:04 GMT

Anyone? ... Surely there must be a way to dynamically change intent-based navigation

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

MioYasutake — Thu, 01 May 2025 08:52:39 GMT

@RaminS

The following document describes how to dynamically change navigation targets using a controller extension.

https://sapui5.hana.ondemand.com/#/topic/a12ad6058db84e8cb60a3a9b2ade63fb

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:01:36 GMT

Hi @MioYasutake ,

Thanks for your answer. That page describes how to replace the default List-to-Object navigation. My links are intent-based navigation links in a table, not default navigation to the object page. The event onListNavigationExtension does not get fired on intent-based navigation.

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Tue, 13 May 2025 19:13:08 GMT

After much trial and error, I found out that the method adaptNavigationParameterExtension can be used in the controller extension to capture the intend-based navigation.

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Fri, 30 May 2025 16:01:13 GMT

I tried using adaptNavigationParameterExtension( ), but it only lets me add or remove parameters, it does not allow changing Semantic Object and Actions.

I traced the calling program to the following SAP method onDataFieldWithIntentBasedNavigation in CommonEventHandlers

Does anyone know how to overwrite this method and change SemanticObject?

I read a similar issue identified by @gregorw here but it doesn't work for us. The semantic object annotation does not take a Path, only a String.

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

german_castaneda — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:23:27 GMT

Ramin you legend

Re: Dynamic Intent Based Navigation

RaminS — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:39:02 GMT

Does anyone have any suggestions?

The only thing I can think of doing is writing a general "Redirect" app that accepts a parameter and redirects to specific targets. But that's a lot of work for a simple redirect that should be able to do using Annotations.

I've got a couple of private messages about this which tells me other people are facing the same issue.

SAP, is there a reason why @Consumption.semanticObject only accepts a string not a path?

Thanks