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Tuesday, February 12, 2019PrintSubscribe
Sort Order of Item in Data Lookups
This is the view createForm1 of Products controller. Lookup field CategoryID is configured as a radio button list. Each list item represents a row from Categories lookup table. Items are sorted in an alphabetical order.


The data model of Products controller is based on the table with the same name. A foreign key consisting of CategoryID column is referencing Categories table. Field CategoryName is borrowed from Categories table to be displayed as an alias of Products.CategoryID.


If a dedicated model for Categories table is created, then the app builder will produce a corresponding controller and configure Products.CategoryID field as a lookup.

App builder will set Items Data Controller property of CategoryID field to "Categories", Data Value Field to "CategoryID", and Data Text Field to "CategoryName". Both fields are referencing the fields of the controller specified as a source of items.

Field Items Data View property is left blank by default.


Categories will be ordered by CategoryName when selected from Categories table if Items Data View is not specified.
Set Products / Fields / CategoryID / Items Data View to "grid1". This will force your app to take into account the sort expression of Categories/views/grid1 view. If the sort expression is specified, then the items will be ordered accordingly.

You can set up sort order and sort type directly in the Categories model. For example, you can configure the model to sort categories in descending order.


Alternatively, select Categories/views/grid1 view and enter "CategoryName desc" without quotes in Sort Expression property.

Generate the app and observe the new sort order of categories in the lookup.


Note that the custom sort order will also apply to any other style of lookup.

Consider adding a numeric column to Categories table to have a a data-driven custom sort order.
Monday, November 26, 2018PrintSubscribe
Limit Access For Particular User Name

Let’s say you want to prevent a user with a certain name from being able to access your app pages.

Application framework provides a centralized method of content retrieval, which makes possible creative ways of content production at runtime. You can produce a custom output for the user with the name mark no matter what page he is trying to access.

If the user with the name mark is logged in then he will be presented with the following message on any application page.

Data Aquarium application framework allows dynamic manipulation and substituion of the content returned by the app to the end user.

Create a code file in ~/custom folder of your app.

Custom code file in the app created with Code On Time.

Enter the following definition of partial class ApplicationServices.

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Web;

namespace MyCompany.Services
{
    public partial class ApplicationServices 
    {
        public override void LoadContent(HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response, 
            SortedDictionary<string, string> content)
        {
            // Let the framework to load the file from the file system.
            // Typically the content will be retrieved from ~/app/pages folder.
            base.LoadContent(request, response, content);
            if (content.ContainsKey("File"))
            {
                // The framework has located a physical file, let's check the user identity.
                var identity = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity;
                if (identity.IsAuthenticated && identity.Name == "mark")
                {
                    // remove the original file to prevent any default parsing of its contents
                    content.Remove("File");
                    // simulate the result of parsing by providing Title and Content of the page.
                    content["PageTitle"] = "Mark, go away";
                    content["PageContent"] =
                        "<div data-app-role=\"page\">" +
                        "<h1>Mark has no access!</h1>" +
                        "<p>Please log out or close the browser!</p>" +
                        "</div>";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

An authenticated user with a name other than mark will see the application pages as defined at design time.

A data page in the app created with Code On Time app builder.

Sunday, April 15, 2018PrintSubscribe
Data Field Tag: Overview

The data field Tags property is a space-separated list of values used by the client library to automatically add enhanced functionality at run-time. The table below shows available values and their related function.

Value Function
action-call
action-call-disabled
Will render a Call action to activate the device’s dialer application to make a call to the field value. The “disabled” tag will disable the automatic Call action.
action-email
action-email-disabled
Will render an Email action to open the device’s emailing application to send an email to the field value. The “disabled” tag will disable the automatic Email action.
action-url
action-url-disabled
Will render a Link action to treat the field value as a URL. The “disabled” tag will disable the automatic URL action.
calendar-date The primary date field to be used for Calendar presentation style.
calendar-end The “end” date field to determine date range in Calendar presentation style. In forms, will also configure the calendar input to automatically jump to this field from the “calendar-date” field and only allow date values in the future relative to the “calendar-date” field to be selected.
calendar-color The value field that will assign colors to each record.
calendar-text The field will be used as the primary displayed text in an event in Calendar presentation style.
calendar-disabled Will disable calendar presentation style processing for this field.
calendar-input-disabled Will disable calendar input control for this field in Touch UI.
calendar-input-data-none Will disable automatic query of record counts displayed in the calendar input control.
calendar-input-future Only allows selecting date values in the future.
created-coords When a new record is created, the geolocation will be requested from the browser and saved into the field in the form “[latitude],[longitude]” (without brackets or quotation marks).
created-latitude When a new record is created, the latitude will be requested from the browser and saved into the field.
created-longitude When a new record is created, the longitude will be requested from the browser and saved into the field.
data-sheet-freeze The data field will be “frozen” when in second generation data sheet view. The user can still unfreeze the column by activating “Unfreeze” option in the column header dropdown.
focus-auto Opening the form in edit mode will focus this field first.
header-image-original If the field is a BLOB, will render image as header in full quality.
header-text The value of this field (in grid1) will be displayed as the header in Touch UI forms.

hierarchy-parent

The foreign key data field will be used as the parent when creating and rendering a hierarchy in second generation data sheet view. Examples include: ManagerID, ReportsTo.
import-duplicate-test When importing records, the process will search for records with matching values in fields with this tag. If it exists, it will skip this record.
import-duplicate-accept When importing records, the process will search for records with matching values in fields with this tag. If it exists, it will update the existing record.
lookup-auto-advance Advances to the next field when the user makes a selection in the lookup control.
lookup-details-hidden Will hide the lookup details arrow from the user to prevent direct access to the lookup record.
lookup-distinct Searches for "distinct" values in the lookup controller.
lookup-null-value-none Hides "null" value in Drop Down List, Radio Button List, and ListBox.
map-latitude
map-longitude
map-address
map-state
map-city
map-region
map-postalcode
map-zipcode
map-zip
map-country
Use both “map-latitude” and “map-longitude”, or at minimum “map-address” and “map-city” in order to enable Map presentation style in Touch UI.
map-none Will disable map processing for this data field.
modified-coords When a record is modified, the geolocation will be requested from the browser and saved into the field in the form “[latitude],[longitude]” (without brackets or quotation marks).
modified-latitude When a record is modified, the latitude will be requested from the browser and saved into the field.
modified-longitude When a record is modified, the longitude will be requested from the browser and saved into the field.
smart-dates-disabled Disables smart dates feature for this field.
view-selector-none Disables view selector tabs on the lookup view.

Tags are also used to configure the Chart presentation style. All chart tags start with the keyword “pivotX”, with X being the ID of the pivot. Learn more about how to format chart tags.

These keywords must be combined with dashes “-” to form a tag. Note that keywords with “X” require an integer value replacing the X. If not specified, the default value is 0.

Note that keywords can be split into multiple tags. For example, specifying “pivot1-row1-area” will be equivalent to “pivot1-row1 pivot1-area”. Do not specify duplicate keywords for the same pivot.

Some keywords support specifying a string value. This keyword must be the last keyword of the tag. Format these keywords like the following:

pivot1-title:"This is the title"

The table below enumerates the available keywords.

Keyword Function
pivotX The integer value X determines the pivot ID that the properties will be applied to.
rowX The data field will be used as a row. The index of the row is X.
colX The data field will be used as a column. The index of the column is X.
valX The data field will be used as a value. The index of the value is X.
area
areastacked
bar
barstacked
candlestick
column
columnstacked
candlestick
donut
geo
map
line
pie
pie3d
scatter
table
This keyword determines the chart type. If this keyword is not specified on at least one tag referencing pivot X, then the pivot will not be rendered as a chart.
small
medium
large
Determines the default size for the chart in the user interface.
topX Only the top X number of rows or columns will be kept. The rest will be hidden.
other When used in combination with “topX”, the hidden rows or columns will be collapsed into an “Other” row or column.
date This keyword, used on a DateTime data field, will compose multiple pivots with different configurations. The pivots tested are: year, year/quarter, year/month, year/month/weekofyear, year/month/day. The pivot with the number of rows closest to 25 will be selected for use.
sum
min
max
avg
count
These keywords will determine the value that will be used when calculating cells.
timeofday
second
minute
halfhour
hour
day
dayofweek
weekofmonth
week
weekofyear
twoweek
month
quarter
year
These keywords determine the date bucket mode. The DateTime value will be parsed and use the relevant part of the date.
all Lookup data fields will select all distinct values from the database and ensure that all possible lookup values will be present in the row or column. DateTime data fields will make sure that each bucket between the first and last row or column will be present.
hideblank The “blank” row or column will be hidden.
sortasc
sortdesc
sortascbyval
sortdescbyval
Use the “sort” keyword to determine the sorting order for values of this row or column. Specify “sortasc” or “sortdesc” to sort the row or column alphabetically or numerically. Specify “sortascbyval” or “sortdescbyval” to sort the rows or columns numerically by the value itself.
maximize The chart will take the full allocated space in the view. Axis labels and titles will be displayed inside the chart area.
crosshair Crosshairs will be enabled for the supported graphs.
title
haxistitle
vaxistitle
Specify a string value to set the relevant title text.
format Specifies an ICU Decimal format string.  Supported .NET-compatible formats are “c”, “C”, “d”, “D”, “e”, “E”, “f”, “F”, “n”, “N”, “p”, “P”, “x”, “X”. 
haxisformat
vaxisformat
Controls how the horizontal or vertical axis labels are formatted. Supported values are “none”, “decimal”, “scientific”, “percent”, “currency”, “short”, “long”.
region Specify a string value to set the region mode for “geo” chart.
displaymode Specify a string value to set the display mode for “geo” chart.
resolution Specify a string value to set the resolution for “geo” chart.
curve Enables curvature in the “line” chart.
explorer Enables zooming and panning in the “line” chart.
maptype Specify a string value to set the Map Type in “map” chart type.
enablescrollwheel Enables the scroll wheel for zooming in “map” chart type.
usemaptypecontrol Enables the Map Type control in “map” chart type.
pointshape Specify a string value to set the point shape.
pointsize Specify a value to set the point size.
orientation Specify a string value for the orientation of the chart.
animation Enables the loading animation.
grandtotal Will show a “Grand Total” row and column for the pivot. Not suggested to be used in conjunction with a chart.