@pega/dx-component-builder-sdk 25.1.16 → 25.1.17

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/modal-view-container/modal-view-container.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, Input, Output, EventEmitter, NgZone, forwardRef, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, OnInit, Input, Output, EventEmitter, forwardRef, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import isEqual from 'fast-deep-equal';
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { AngularPConnectData, AngularPConnectService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-c
 import { ProgressSpinnerService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ComponentMapperComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { getBanners } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
-import { ReferenceComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 
 /**
  * WARNING: This file is part of the infrastructure component responsible for working with Redux and managing the creation and update of Redux containers and PConnect.
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export class ModalViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(
     private angularPConnect: AngularPConnectService,
-    private ngZone: NgZone,
+    private cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
     private psService: ProgressSpinnerService,
     private fb: FormBuilder
   ) {
@@ -215,47 +214,45 @@ export class ModalViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (newComp && caseInfo && this.compareCaseInfoIsDifferent(caseInfo)) {
       this.psService.sendMessage(false);
 
-      this.ngZone.run(() => {
-        this.createdViewPConn$ = newComp;
-        const newConfigProps = newComp.getConfigProps();
-        this.templateName$ = 'template' in newConfigProps ? (newConfigProps.template as string) : '';
-
-        const { actionName } = latestItem;
-        const theNewCaseInfo = newComp.getCaseInfo();
-        // const caseName = theNewCaseInfo.getName();
-        const ID = theNewCaseInfo.getBusinessID() || theNewCaseInfo.getID();
-
-        const caseTypeName = theNewCaseInfo.getCaseTypeName();
-        const isDataObject = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].resourceType === PCore.getConstants().RESOURCE_TYPES.DATA;
-        const dataObjectAction = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].resourceStatus;
-        this.isMultiRecord = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].isMultiRecordData;
-        this.context$ = latestItem.context;
-        this.title$ =
-          isDataObject || this.isMultiRecord
-            ? this.getModalHeading(dataObjectAction)
-            : this.determineModalHeaderByAction(actionName, caseTypeName, ID, this.createdViewPConn$?.getCaseLocaleReference());
-
-        const bIsRefComponent = this.checkIfRefComponent(newComp);
-
-        if (bIsRefComponent) {
-          const newPConn = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConn(newComp);
-          this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(newPConn.getChildren());
-        } else {
-          // update children with new view's children
-          this.arChildren$ = newComp.getChildren();
-        }
+      this.createdViewPConn$ = newComp;
+      const newConfigProps = newComp.getConfigProps();
+      this.templateName$ = 'template' in newConfigProps ? (newConfigProps.template as string) : '';
+
+      const { actionName } = latestItem;
+      const theNewCaseInfo = newComp.getCaseInfo();
+      // const caseName = theNewCaseInfo.getName();
+      const ID = theNewCaseInfo.getBusinessID() || theNewCaseInfo.getID();
+
+      const caseTypeName = theNewCaseInfo.getCaseTypeName();
+      const isDataObject = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].resourceType === PCore.getConstants().RESOURCE_TYPES.DATA;
+      const dataObjectAction = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].resourceStatus;
+      this.isMultiRecord = routingInfo.items[latestItem.context].isMultiRecordData;
+      this.context$ = latestItem.context;
+      this.title$ =
+        isDataObject || this.isMultiRecord
+          ? this.getModalHeading(dataObjectAction)
+          : this.determineModalHeaderByAction(actionName, caseTypeName, ID, this.createdViewPConn$?.getCaseLocaleReference());
+
+      const bIsRefComponent = this.checkIfRefComponent(newComp);
+
+      if (bIsRefComponent) {
+        this.arChildren$ = [newComp.getComponent()];
+      } else {
+        // update children with new view's children
+        this.arChildren$ = newComp.getChildren();
+      }
 
-        this.bShowModal$ = true;
+      this.bShowModal$ = true;
 
-        // for when non modal
-        this.modalVisibleChange.emit(this.bShowModal$);
+      // for when non modal
+      this.modalVisibleChange.emit(this.bShowModal$);
 
-        // save off itemKey to be used for finishAssignment, etc.
-        this.itemKey$ = key;
+      // save off itemKey to be used for finishAssignment, etc.
+      this.itemKey$ = key;
 
-        // cause a change for assignment
-        this.updateToken$ = new Date().getTime();
-      });
+      // cause a change for assignment
+      this.updateToken$ = new Date().getTime();
+      this.cdRef.markForCheck();
     }
   }
 
@@ -265,14 +262,13 @@ export class ModalViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       // should put here
     }
 
-    this.ngZone.run(() => {
-      this.bShowModal$ = false;
+    this.bShowModal$ = false;
 
-      // for when non modal
-      this.modalVisibleChange.emit(this.bShowModal$);
+    // for when non modal
+    this.modalVisibleChange.emit(this.bShowModal$);
 
-      this.oCaseInfo = {};
-    });
+    this.oCaseInfo = {};
+    this.cdRef.markForCheck();
   }
 
   getConfigObject(item, pConnect, isReverseCoexistence = false) {
@@ -333,10 +329,9 @@ export class ModalViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     */
     if (latestItem && isModalAction && !this.actionsDialog) {
       const configObject = this.getConfigObject(latestItem, this.pConn$);
-      this.ngZone.run(() => {
-        this.cancelPConn$ = configObject?.getPConnect();
-        this.bShowCancelAlert$ = true;
-      });
+      this.cancelPConn$ = configObject?.getPConnect();
+      this.bShowCancelAlert$ = true;
+      this.cdRef.markForCheck();
     }
   }
 
@@ -400,13 +395,12 @@ export class ModalViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   closeActionsDialog = () => {
     this.actionsDialog = true;
-    // this.ngZone.run(() => {
     this.bShowModal$ = false;
 
     // for when non modal
     this.modalVisibleChange.emit(this.bShowModal$);
 
     this.oCaseInfo = {};
-    // });
+    this.cdRef.markForCheck();
   };
 }

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/navbar/navbar.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, Input, ChangeDetectorRef, NgZone, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, Input, ChangeDetectorRef, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { MatMenuModule } from '@angular/material/menu';
 import { MatListModule } from '@angular/material/list';
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export class NavbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     private angularPConnect: AngularPConnectService,
     private chRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
     private psService: ProgressSpinnerService,
-    private ngZone: NgZone,
     private utils: Utils
   ) {}
 
@@ -104,40 +103,38 @@ export class NavbarComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   initComponent() {
-    this.ngZone.run(() => {
-      this.navIcon$ = this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl().concat('assets/pzpega-logo-mark.svg');
-      this.navExpandCollapse$ = this.utils.getImageSrc('plus', this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl());
-
-      // Then, continue on with other initialization
-
-      // making a copy, so can add info
-      this.navPages$ = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.pages$));
-      // @ts-ignore
-      const localeReference = PCore.getLocaleUtils().getPortalLocaleReference() || this.pConn$.getValue('.pyLocaleReference');
-      this.navPages$.forEach(page => {
-        const destinationObject: any = {};
-        this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(
-          { defaultHeading: page.pyDefaultHeading || page.pyLabel, localeReference: page.pyLocalizationReference },
-          destinationObject
-        );
-        page.name = this.localeUtils.getLocaleValue(destinationObject.defaultHeading, '', destinationObject.localeReference || localeReference);
-        page.iconName = this.utils.getImageSrc(page.pxPageViewIcon, this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl());
-      });
-      this.actionsAPI = this.pConn$.getActionsApi();
-      this.createWork = this.actionsAPI.createWork.bind(this.actionsAPI);
-      this.showPage = this.actionsAPI.showPage.bind(this.actionsAPI);
-      this.configProps$ = this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(this.pConn$.getConfigProps()) as NavBarProps;
-      this.logout = this.actionsAPI.logout.bind(this.actionsAPI);
-
-      // const oData = this.pConn$.getDataObject();
-
-      this.portalLogoImage$ = this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl().concat('assets/pzpega-logo-mark.svg');
-      this.portalOperator$ = PCore.getEnvironmentInfo().getOperatorName();
-      this.portalOperatorInitials$ = this.utils.getInitials(this.portalOperator$ ?? '');
-      this.showAppName$ = this.configProps$.showAppName;
-
-      this.portalApp$ = PCore.getEnvironmentInfo().getApplicationLabel();
+    this.navIcon$ = this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl().concat('assets/pzpega-logo-mark.svg');
+    this.navExpandCollapse$ = this.utils.getImageSrc('plus', this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl());
+
+    // Then, continue on with other initialization
+
+    // making a copy, so can add info
+    this.navPages$ = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.pages$));
+    const localeReference = PCore.getLocaleUtils().getPortalLocaleReference() || this.pConn$.getValue('.pyLocaleReference');
+    this.navPages$.forEach(page => {
+      const destinationObject: any = {};
+      this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(
+        { defaultHeading: page.pyDefaultHeading || page.pyLabel, localeReference: page.pyLocalizationReference },
+        destinationObject
+      );
+      page.name = this.localeUtils.getLocaleValue(destinationObject.defaultHeading, '', destinationObject.localeReference || localeReference);
+      page.iconName = this.utils.getImageSrc(page.pxPageViewIcon, this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl());
     });
+    this.actionsAPI = this.pConn$.getActionsApi();
+    this.createWork = this.actionsAPI.createWork.bind(this.actionsAPI);
+    this.showPage = this.actionsAPI.showPage.bind(this.actionsAPI);
+    this.configProps$ = this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(this.pConn$.getConfigProps()) as NavBarProps;
+    this.logout = this.actionsAPI.logout.bind(this.actionsAPI);
+
+    // const oData = this.pConn$.getDataObject();
+
+    this.portalLogoImage$ = this.utils.getSDKStaticContentUrl().concat('assets/pzpega-logo-mark.svg');
+    this.portalOperator$ = PCore.getEnvironmentInfo().getOperatorName();
+    this.portalOperatorInitials$ = this.utils.getInitials(this.portalOperator$ ?? '');
+    this.showAppName$ = this.configProps$.showAppName;
+
+    this.portalApp$ = PCore.getEnvironmentInfo().getApplicationLabel();
+    this.chRef.markForCheck();
   }
 
   navPanelButtonClick(oPageData: any) {

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/region/region.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit, Input, forwardRef, OnChanges, SimpleChanges } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
-import { ReferenceComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ComponentMapperComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 
 @Component({
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export class RegionComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   }
 
   updateSelf() {
-    // The children may contain 'reference' components, so normalize the children...
-    this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(this.pConn$.getChildren());
+    this.arChildren$ = this.pConn$.getChildren();
   }
 }

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/root-container/root-container.component.html

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       name="ViewContainer"
       [props]="{ pConn$: viewContainerPConn$, displayOnlyFA$ }"
     ></component-mapper>
+    <component-mapper *ngSwitchCase="'reference'" name="reference" [props]="{ pConn$ }"></component-mapper>
     <div *ngSwitchDefault>{{ localizedVal('RootContainer Missing: ' + componentName$, localeCategory) }}.</div>
   </div>
 </div>

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/root-container/root-container.component.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, Input, NgZone, forwardRef, OnDestroy, inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, OnInit, Input, forwardRef, OnDestroy, inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { MatProgressSpinnerModule } from '@angular/material/progress-spinner';
 import { interval, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { AngularPConnectData, AngularPConnectService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ServerConfigService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ProgressSpinnerService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
-import { ReferenceComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { PreviewViewContainerComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ModalViewContainerComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ComponentMapperComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   // For interaction with AngularPConnect
   angularPConnectData: AngularPConnectData = {};
 
-  componentName$ = '';
+  componentName$: any;
   bIsProgress$ = false;
 
   // preview and modalview pConn
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   constructor(
     private angularPConnect: AngularPConnectService,
     private psService: ProgressSpinnerService,
-    private ngZone: NgZone
+    private cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
@@ -138,20 +137,16 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           });
 
           setTimeout(() => {
-            // makes sure Angular tracks these changes
-            this.ngZone.run(() => {
-              // the new rootObject may be a 'reference'. So,
-              //  normalize it to get the referencedView if that's the case
-              const theNewPConn = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConn(rootObject.getPConnect());
-              // update ComponentName$ before we update pConn$ to make sure they're in sync
-              //  when rendering...
-              this.componentName$ = theNewPConn.getComponentName();
-
-              this.pConn$ = theNewPConn;
-              // this.pConn$ = rootObject.getPConnect();
-
-              console.log(`RootContainer updated pConn$ to be: ${this.componentName$}`);
-            });
+            const theNewPConn = rootObject.getPConnect();
+            // update ComponentName$ before we update pConn$ to make sure they're in sync
+            //  when rendering...
+            this.componentName$ = theNewPConn.getComponentName();
+
+            this.pConn$ = theNewPConn;
+            // this.pConn$ = rootObject.getPConnect();
+
+            console.log(`RootContainer updated pConn$ to be: ${this.componentName$}`);
+            this.cdRef.markForCheck();
           });
         }
       }
@@ -190,24 +185,23 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (arChildren && arChildren.length == 1) {
       // have to have a quick timeout or get an "expressions changed" angular error
       setTimeout(() => {
-        this.ngZone.run(() => {
-          const localPConn = arChildren[0].getPConnect();
-
-          this.componentName$ = localPConn.getComponentName();
-          if (this.componentName$ === 'ViewContainer') {
-            const configProps = this.pConn$.getConfigProps();
-            const viewContConfig = {
-              meta: {
-                type: 'ViewContainer',
-                config: configProps
-              },
-              options
-            };
-
-            this.viewContainerPConn$ = PCore.createPConnect(viewContConfig).getPConnect();
-          }
-          this.bShowRoot$ = true;
-        });
+        const localPConn = arChildren[0].getPConnect();
+
+        this.componentName$ = localPConn.getComponentName();
+        if (this.componentName$ === 'ViewContainer') {
+          const configProps = this.pConn$.getConfigProps();
+          const viewContConfig = {
+            meta: {
+              type: 'ViewContainer',
+              config: configProps
+            },
+            options
+          };
+
+          this.viewContainerPConn$ = PCore.createPConnect(viewContConfig).getPConnect();
+        }
+        this.bShowRoot$ = true;
+        this.cdRef.markForCheck();
       });
     }
   }
@@ -225,9 +219,8 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
               console.log(ex);
             }
 
-            this.ngZone.run(() => {
-              this.bIsProgress$ = true;
-            });
+            this.bIsProgress$ = true;
+            this.cdRef.markForCheck();
           });
         }
       }
@@ -239,9 +232,8 @@ export class RootContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       // don't touch bIsProgress$ unless differnent
       if (bShow != this.bIsProgress$) {
         // makes sure Angular tracks these changes
-        this.ngZone.run(() => {
-          this.bIsProgress$ = bShow;
-        });
+        this.bIsProgress$ = bShow;
+        this.cdRef.markForCheck();
       }
     }
   }

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/view/view.component.ts

@@ -3,18 +3,28 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { AngularPConnectData, AngularPConnectService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { Utils } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
-import { getAllFields } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
-import { ReferenceComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ComponentMapperComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 
-const NO_HEADER_TEMPLATES = ['SubTabs', 'SimpleTable', 'Confirmation', 'DynamicTabs', 'DetailsSubTabs', 'ListView'];
+const NO_HEADER_TEMPLATES = [
+  'SubTabs',
+  'SimpleTable',
+  'Details',
+  'DetailsTwoColumn',
+  'DetailsThreeColumn',
+  'NarrowWideDetails',
+  'WideNarrowDetails',
+  'Confirmation',
+  'DynamicTabs',
+  'DetailsSubTabs',
+  'ListView'
+];
+
 const DETAILS_TEMPLATES = [
   'Details',
-  'DetailsFields',
   'DetailsOneColumn',
-  'DetailsSubTabs',
-  'DetailsThreeColumn',
   'DetailsTwoColumn',
+  'DetailsThreeColumn',
+  'DetailsSubTabs',
   'NarrowWideDetails',
   'WideNarrowDetails'
 ];
@@ -145,12 +155,8 @@ export class ViewComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 
     // debugger;
 
-    // normalize this.pConn$ in case it contains a 'reference'
-    this.pConn$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConn(this.pConn$);
-
     this.configProps$ = this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(this.pConn$.getConfigProps()) as ViewProps;
     this.inheritedProps$ = this.pConn$.getInheritedProps();
-
     // NOTE: this.configProps$.visibility'] is used in view.component.ts such that
     //  the View will only be rendered when this.configProps$.visibility'] is false.
     //  It WILL render if true or undefined.
@@ -159,9 +165,11 @@ export class ViewComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
     this.title$ = this.configProps$.title || '';
     // label & showLabel within inheritedProps takes precedence over configProps
     this.label$ = this.inheritedProps$.label || this.configProps$.label || '';
-    this.showLabel$ = this.inheritedProps$.showLabel || this.configProps$.showLabel || isDetailsTemplate(this.templateName$);
-    // children may have a 'reference' so normalize the children array
-    this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(this.pConn$.getChildren());
+    this.showLabel$ =
+      this.inheritedProps$.showLabel !== undefined
+        ? this.inheritedProps$.showLabel
+        : (this.configProps$.showLabel ?? isDetailsTemplate(this.templateName$));
+    this.arChildren$ = this.pConn$.getChildren();
     this.visibility$ = this.configProps$.visibility ?? this.visibility$;
 
     /**
@@ -186,39 +194,6 @@ export class ViewComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
     // console.log("-->view update: " + this.angularPConnect.getComponentID(this) + ", template: " + this.templateName$ + ", kids: " + kidList);
   }
 
-  // JA - adapting additionalProps from Nebula/Constellation version which uses static methods
-  //    on the component classes stored in PComponents (that Angular doesn't have)...
-  additionalProps(state: any, getPConnect: any) {
-    let propObj = {};
-
-    // We already have the template name in this.templateName$
-    if (this.templateName$ !== '') {
-      let allFields = {};
-
-      // These uses are adapted from Nebula/Constellation CaseSummary.additionalProps
-      switch (this.templateName$) {
-        case 'CaseSummary':
-          allFields = getAllFields(getPConnect);
-          // eslint-disable-next-line no-case-declarations
-          const unresFields = {
-            primaryFields: allFields[0],
-            secondaryFields: allFields[1]
-          };
-          propObj = getPConnect.resolveConfigProps(unresFields);
-          break;
-
-        case 'Details':
-          allFields = getAllFields(getPConnect);
-          propObj = { fields: allFields[0] };
-          break;
-        default:
-          break;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return propObj;
-  }
-
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     if (this.angularPConnectData.unsubscribeFn) {
       this.angularPConnectData.unsubscribeFn();

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/view-container/view-container.component.html

@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
     </ng-template>
   </div>
   <ng-template #isReference>
-    <component-mapper name="View" [props]="{ pConn$: viewPConn$, displayOnlyFA$ }"></component-mapper>
+    <component-mapper name="reference" [props]="{ pConn$: viewPConn$, formGroup$, displayOnlyFA$ }"></component-mapper>
   </ng-template>
 </div>

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/infra/view-container/view-container.component.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, Input, NgZone, forwardRef, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, OnInit, Input, forwardRef, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { AngularPConnectData, AngularPConnectService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ProgressSpinnerService } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
-import { ReferenceComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { ComponentMapperComponent } from '@pega/angular-sdk-components';
 import { configureBrowserBookmark } from './helper';
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export class ViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   constructor(
     private angularPConnect: AngularPConnectService,
     private psService: ProgressSpinnerService,
-    private ngZone: NgZone
+    private cdRef: ChangeDetectorRef
   ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ export class ViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     // Then, continue on with other initialization
 
     //    this.configProps$ = this.pConn$.getConfigProps();
-    // children may have a 'reference' so normalize the children array
-    this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(this.pConn$.getChildren());
+    this.arChildren$ = this.pConn$.getChildren();
 
     this.buildName$ = this.buildName();
     this.configProps$ = this.pConn$.resolveConfigProps(this.pConn$.getConfigProps()) as ViewContainerProps;
@@ -146,8 +144,7 @@ export class ViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     //   *** DON'T call updateSelf in ngInit!!  ***
 
     if (this.arChildren$ == null) {
-      // children may have a 'reference' so normalize the children array
-      this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(this.pConn$.getChildren());
+      this.arChildren$ = this.pConn$.getChildren();
     }
 
     // routingInfo was added as component prop in populateAdditionalProps
@@ -204,50 +201,48 @@ export class ViewContainerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           //  ViewContainer HTML template to guide what's rendered similar to what
           //  the Nebula/Constellation return of React.Fragment does
 
-          this.ngZone.run(() => {
-            if (newComp.getComponentName() === 'reference') {
-              // if a refernece, it will de reference to a "view"
-              // so hand this off to the "View" component to do that
-              this.isViewContainer$ = false;
-              this.viewPConn$ = newComp;
+          if (newComp.getComponentName() === 'reference') {
+            // if a refernece, it will de reference to a "view"
+            // so hand this off to the "View" component to do that
+            this.isViewContainer$ = false;
+            this.viewPConn$ = newComp;
 
-              /*
-               ***  this commmented out code should be removed, once we test out that
-               ***  handing off refernce to View component always works
-               */
+            /*
+             ***  this commmented out code should be removed, once we test out that
+             ***  handing off refernce to View component always works
+             */
 
-              // When newComp is a reference, we want to de-reference
-              //  it (to get the View) and then use that View to get the
-              //  template, title, children, etc.
+            // When newComp is a reference, we want to de-reference
+            //  it (to get the View) and then use that View to get the
+            //  template, title, children, etc.
 
-              /*
+            /*
 
-              const theDereferencedView = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConn(newComp);
+              const theDereferencedView = newComp;
               const newConfigProps = theDereferencedView.getConfigProps();
 
               // children may have a 'reference' so normalize the children arra
 
-              const theDereferencedViewChildren = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(theDereferencedView.getChildren());
+              const theDereferencedViewChildren = theDereferencedView.getChildren();
               this.templateName$ = ('template' in newConfigProps) ? newConfigProps["template"] : "";
               this.title$ = ('title' in newConfigProps) ? newConfigProps["title"] : "";
               this.arChildren$ = theDereferencedViewChildren;
               this.createdViewPConn$ = theDereferencedView;
               */
-            } else {
-              // old style when newComp is NOT a 'reference'
-              this.isViewContainer$ = true;
-
-              console.error(`ViewContainer has a newComp that is NOT a reference!`);
-
-              this.createdViewPConn$ = newComp;
-              const newConfigProps = newComp.getConfigProps();
-              this.templateName$ = newConfigProps.template || '';
-              this.title$ = newConfigProps.title || '';
-              // update children with new view's children
-              // children may have a 'reference' so normalize the children array
-              this.arChildren$ = ReferenceComponent.normalizePConnArray(newComp.getChildren());
-            }
-          });
+          } else {
+            // old style when newComp is NOT a 'reference'
+            this.isViewContainer$ = true;
+
+            console.error(`ViewContainer has a newComp that is NOT a reference!`);
+
+            this.createdViewPConn$ = newComp;
+            const newConfigProps = newComp.getConfigProps();
+            this.templateName$ = newConfigProps.template || '';
+            this.title$ = newConfigProps.title || '';
+            // update children with new view's children
+            this.arChildren$ = newComp.getChildren();
+          }
+          this.cdRef.markForCheck();
         }
       }
     }

package/tests/assets/sdk-a/components/createAll/override-sdk/template/advanced-search/advanced-search.component.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export class AdvancedSearchComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     const [firstChildMeta] = rawViewMetadata.children;
 
     const localizedVal = PCore.getLocaleUtils().getLocaleValue;
-    // @ts-ignore
     const cache = PCore.getNavigationUtils().getComponentCache(searchSelectCacheKey) ?? {};
 
     this.editableFieldComp = firstChildPConnect().createComponent({