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Sunday, July 8, 2012PrintSubscribe
Overview of Controls

Controls represent instances of custom user controls on a page, and can be used to extend the pages.

Control Properties:

Property Description
Activator Specifies the method to activate the user control on the page.
Container Specifies the container that the control belongs to.
Id Specifies the unique Id of the control. Can be changed in the Project Explorer.
Page Specifies the page that the control belongs to.
Sequence Specifies the order of the control in the container.
Text Specifies the text displayed in the activator, if applicable.
User Control Specifies the user control that will be instanced.

Learn how to work with controls in the Project Designer.

Learn to drag and drop controls in the Project Explorer.

Common Tasks:

Task Description
Custom User Controls Learn how to create user controls and position them on a page.
Custom Grid Template Learn how to create a custom layout for selected rows in the grid.
Custom Form Template Learn how to customize the form data field layout.
Sunday, July 8, 2012PrintSubscribe
Working with Controls in Designer

Controls are instances of custom user controls that are placed in containers on a page.

Controls can be accessed via the Controls tab when a page is selected in the Project Browser.

List of controls that belong to the Home page in the Project Browser.

They can also be accessed by selecting a page, then a container, and then switching to the Controls tab.

List of controls that belong to container1 on the Home page.

From the Project Explorer, controls can be accessed via the Show All Controls context menu action on a container.

Show All Controls context menu option on container1 in the Project Explorer.

The context menu option List will also open a list of controls.

List context menu option on control1 on the Home page.

A control can be located by entering the Id of the control in the configuration navigator.

A control located in the configuration navigator.

The properties page of a control will be activated via the control Id link or by using the context menu option Open in the list of controls.

Open context menu option in the list of controls.     Control properties page in the Project Browser.

The context menu option Sync will synchronize the corresponding project configuration node in the Project Explorer.

Sync context menu option in the list of controls.      Control1 synched in the Project Explorer.

The Rename option in the context menu allows changing the Id of the control.

Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.

Controls can be reordered in the container by dragging the control nodes in the Project Explorer.

Dropping control1 on the right side of control2 in the Project Explorer.     Control1 placed after control2 in container2.

Thursday, July 5, 2012PrintSubscribe
Working with Data Views in the Project Designer

Data views are instances of data controllers that are placed in page containers. When the views and fields of the controller are changed, the data view will inherit the changes. However, any changes to the data view will not affect the controller.

Data views display the data to the end user, and are the primary method for the user to interact with the web application.

Data views can be accessed by selecting a page and switching to the Data Views tab. They can also be accessed by selecting a page container and switch to the Data Views tab.

Data Views tab for Customers page in the Project Browser.

The context menu option Show All Data Views in the Project Explorer  will display the list of data views..

Show All Data Views context menu option in the Project Explorer.

The context menu option List will also open the list of data views.

List context menu option in the Project Explorer.

A data view can also be located by entering the name of the data view and a few unique properties in the configuration navigator.

A data view located in the configuration navigator.

The data view edit form can be opened by clicking on the Id or using the Open context menu option.

Open context menu option in the Project Browser.     Data View properties page open in the Project Browser.

The Sync context menu option will synchronize the Project Explorer with the relevant data view.

Sync context menu option in the list of data views.     View1 synched with the selected data view in the Project Browser.

The data view Id can be changed using Rename context menu option.

Context menu Rename option in the Project Explorer.

Data views can be rearranged by dragging the data view nodes in the Project Explorer.

View2 dropped after view4 in the Project Explorer.     View2 placed after view4 in the Project Explorer.

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