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Monday, August 13, 2012PrintSubscribe
Working with Items

Static items represent alternative display values for a field.

Items can be found under a field node in the Project Explorer.

Items under ReorderLevel field highlighted in the Project Explorer of Code On Time web application designer.

Creating an Item

Items are added by using the New Value / Text Item context menu option on the field.

New Value/Text Item context menu option for a field node in the Project Explorer.

Moving Items

Dragging an item allows changing its position.

Dropping an item onto another item will place it after the target.

Dropping an item node onto another item node in the Project Explorer.     The item node has been placed after the target.

Dropping an item on the right side of another item will also place it after the target.

Dropping an item node on the right side of another item node.     The item has been placed after the target item.

Dropping an item on the left side of another item will place it before the target.

Dropping an item node on the left side of an item node.     The item has been place before the target item.

Items can be moved to other fields by dropping on the field. They will be placed at the bottom of the list.

Dropping an item onto a field node.     The item has been placed at the bottom of the list of items.

Renaming an Item

The Value property of an item can be changed by using the Rename context menu option.

Rename context menu option for an item.     Item node in Rename mode allows editing the value.

Deleting an Item

Delete items by using the Delete context menu option.

Delete context menu option will remove the item from the list.

Monday, August 13, 2012PrintSubscribe
Overview of Items

Items represent alternative field values if the field has been configured as a list box, drop down list, check box list, or radio button list.

Item Properties:

Property Description
Value The value that will be stored in the field.
Text The text that will be displayed in the user interface.

Learn to work with items in the Project Designer.

Learn to drag and drop items in the Project Explorer.

Common tasks:

Task Description
Static Lookup Items Learn how to configure a field represented as a list of values.
Friday, August 10, 2012PrintSubscribe
Working with Actions

Actions represent buttons and menu options in the user interface that perform commands when activated. The location and appearance of an action is dependent on the action group that it belongs to.

Actions can be found in action groups under the Actions node of a controller in the Project Explorer.

Actions highlighted in the Project Explorer of Code On Time web application designer.

Creating an Action

Actions can be created using the New Action context menu option on an action group node.

New Action context menu option on an action group.

An action with a Command Name of “N/A” will be rendered as a divider in the user interface.

Action with a command name of 'N/A'.     Action rendered as a divider in the user interface.

Moving Actions

Actions can be moved using drag and drop commands. Dropping an action onto another action will place it after the target.

Dropping an action onto another action.      The action was placed after the target.

Dropping an action on the right side of another action will also place it after the target.

Action dropped on the right side of another action.     Action placed after the target action.

Dropping an action on the left side of another action will place it before the target.

Action dropped on the left side of another action.     Action placed before the target in the list of actions.

An action can also be dragged into different action groups. An action will be placed at the bottom of the list.

Action dropped on an action group.     Action placed at the bottom of the action group.

Renaming an Action

The action Id can be changed using the Rename context menu option.

Rename context menu option for actions in the Project Explorer.     Action node in Rename mode.

Deleting an Action

Actions can be deleted using the Delete context menu option.

Delete context menu option for an action node.