So I’m just getting used to and getting my arms around the new “panel-based” App scheme released with the 5/5/2012 version of Rally. At first it was a bit frustrating to lose the window real estate when I’ve been accustomed to full-page iFrames.
I am curious however – from a desire to optimize the way I use real estate onscreen for an App page – I would like to setup and utilize a multi-panel App whose components can communicate. For instance, I’d like to have one App panel display some control widgets and perhaps an AppSDK table, and a second App panel display a chart or grid that responds to events/controls in the first panel.
I’ve been scanning the AppSDK docs for hints as to how this might be accomplished, but I’m coming up short. Is there a way to wire up event listeners in one App panel that respond to widget controls in another?
We have not decided the best way to have the Apps communicate yet. That is something we are still spiking out internally to find the best way to do it.
Each custom App is in an IFrame so figuring out how to make them communicate can be a bit tricky. Once we figure out a good way to do it we will be sure to let you know.