Blog: Posts from August, 2012

Friday, August 10, 2012Print Subscribe

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.

Creating an Action

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

An action with a Command Name of “N/A” will be 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 on the right side of another action will also place it after the target.

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

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

Renaming an Action

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

Deleting an Action

Actions can be deleted using the Delete context menu option.

Labels: Designer, Web Application Generator

Tuesday, August 7, 2012Print Subscribe

Working with Actions in Designer

Actions represent commands available to the application users. Actions are placed in action groups, which determine where the action is located in the user interface. Actions are rendered as buttons or menu options.

Actions can be found on the Actions tab of the action group properties page.

Action properties can be viewed and edited by clicking on the view action button or Id link, or the Open context menu option.

The Sync context menu option will select the relevant action node in the Project Explorer.

Actions can be deleted from the Project Explorer using the context menu option Delete.

Actions can be rearranged within the action group or moved to a different action group using drag and drop commands.

Press “Ctrl+Comma” key and enter action information to quickly locate the desired action.

Labels: Application Factory, Designer, Web Application Generator

Tuesday, August 7, 2012Print Subscribe

Overview of Actions

Actions are rendered as buttons or action bar menu options in the user interface of the data controller view. The scope of the parent action group determines the part of the user interface that will display the action. Action commands with optional arguments are interpreted by the application framework. Custom actions can be processed with business rules.

Action Properties:

Property	Description
Causes Validation	Specifies that the action will cause validation.
Command Argument	Specifies an argument for the action. Can be used as a tag or specifies the view for supported actions.
Command Name	Specifies the command of the action.
Confirmation	When not blank, will display a confirmation window with the specified text. Can also be used to call a modal form.
Controller	Displays the controller of the action.
Css Class	Specifies a CSS class that will be applied to the action.
Description	Specifies a description for the action when supported.
Group Id	Displays the action group of the action. Can be changed using drag and drop commands in the Project Explorer.
Header Text	Specifies the text displayed on the action button.
Id	Displays the unique identifier of the action. Can be changed using Rename context menu option in the Project Explorer.
Roles	Specifies the user roles that are permitted access to the action.
Scope	Displays the scope of the action group.
When Client Script (JavaScript)	Specifies a JavaScript expression that must evaluate to true in order for the action to be displayed.
When HRef (Regex)	Specifies a regular expression that must match the page URL in order for the action to be displayed.
When Key Selected	Specifies that the action will be displayed when a record is selected.
When Last Command Name	Specifies which command the action will be displayed after.
When Last Command Argument	Specifies which command argument the action will be displayed after.
When Tag (Regex)	Specifies a regular expression that must match the current view Tag in order for the action to be displayed.
When View (Regex)	Specifies a regular expression that must match the current view Id in order for the action to be displayed.

Learn to work with actions in the Project Designer.

Learn to drag and drop actions in the Project Explorer.

Common Tasks:

Task	Description
Client Script	Learn how to implement an action that will execute custom JavaScript code.
Calculating Values	Learn how to implement a custom action that will execute an SQL business rule.
Multiple Edit Forms	Learn how to dynamically display different actions based on field values.
Changing a Hidden Foreign Key Field	Learn how to implement a custom action that will change a hidden foreign key field.
Simple Confirmation	Learn how to implement a simple confirmation.
Modal Form Confirmation	Learn how to implement a modal form confirmation.

Labels: Designer, Web Application Generator