Identity Manager 8.0 - Web Designer Reference Guide

Adding New Nodes

To add a new node

1. Select a database object in the navigation view.

   The selected database object is displayed in its own tab in the definition tree view.

   Note: The procedure for adding new nodes differs somewhat if the database objects are standard objects or custom objects. In the case of standard objects, you must first move the node to the extension using the context menu before you add a new node. You have additional write permissions for custom objects and you can add a node directly under the node in the definition tree view.

2. Mark a Container-type node, for example, in the definition tree view and select the New node entry from the context menu.

   NOTE: You will see different submenu structures in the context menu depending on which database object or which node types you have selected.

3. Select the node type you want from the list in the New Node dialog box or enter the node type in the search text box.
4. Close the dialog box with OK.

   The new node is displayed in the definition tree view.

Create Data Display

The core task of a web application created with Web Designer is targeted visualization and manipulation of database objects.

You can create the following data display types with the wizard.

• This results in a list of single database objects and allows you to change (overwrite) selected properties.

  This results in a list of single database objects and allows you to change (overwrite) selected properties.

• Grid Display for Collection Data

  The resulting table shows all properties of database objects. Relations between single database objects can be displayed in hierarchical form.

Detailed information about this topic

• Displaying Single Objects
• Grid Display for Collection Data

Displaying Single Objects

Use this wizard to include an edit mask into your web project. You can edit several properties of individual data set as a bundle. Use filters to limit how many objects are displayed. Data objects are not mapped in tables but in sections. Each individual data object from the selected or new collection is displayed in such a section (iteration). Therefore, each individual data object produces a data set and is displayed in a list.

To view the object details

1. Mark a Container-type node, for example, and select Wizard | Create a grid display from the context menu.
2. Mark Create detailed display and input fields for single objects in the Display wizard dialog box and click OK.

   This opens the Source selection page. You can apply the following settings.

   Table 50: Settings for selecting source data

   Option	Setting	Description
   Use existing collection		Selection box with a list of available collections.
   	Filter on	Input field for filter conditions.
   Create a new collection		Adds a new collection.
   	Use display names	Enables/Disables displaying of database names.
   	Base table	Database table selection.
   	Collection name	Input field for the collection name. The data object to be displayed are saved in this collection.
   	WHERE clause	SQL input box for setting filter conditions. Use to open the filter condition setting wizard and narrow down a search.

   NOTE: The WHERE clause can also contain an internal variable as in the rest of Web Designer (keyword "Web SQL"). In this case the SQL syntax editor cannot be used. The WHERE clause can still be added or edited after the wizard is closed.

3. Apply the required settings on the Source selection page and click Next.

   NOTE: If the option Read-only is disabled, the property in the web application can only be edited with special permissions. You need to add another button once the wizard is complete, so that the changes can be saved in the database. The displayed columns are written as value list directly under the function node PropertyList().

4. Select the database columns for which you want to display detailed information on the Select details page.
5. Close the dialog box with Finish.

   Note: The list of editors is displayed on the web page under each other. To view individual data sets, you must change the container style in the definition tree view, which encloses the component VI_Common_PropertyEditor.

Grid Display for Collection Data

This part of the wizard creates a grid view for data from one or more collections.

You can assign data object hierarchically in the process. This means that data objects which are defined as dependent (foreign key relation) on another database object stored in the same or another collection can be displayed in another layer.

To create a grid display for collection data

1. Mark a Container-type node, for example, and select Wizards | Create a grid display from the context menu.
2. Mark Create a grid display for collection data in the Display wizard dialog box and click OK.

   This displays the Collection page. You can apply the following settings.

   Table 51: Collection settings

   Option	Setting	Description
   Use foreign key relation		Selection box with a list of available foreign key relations.
   Use existing collection		Selection box with a list of available collections.
   Create a new collection		Adds a new collection.
   	Base table	Database table selection.
   	Collection name	Input field for a collection name.
   	WHERE clause	SQL input box for setting filter conditions. Use to open the wizard for setting filter conditions.

3. Apply the required settings on the Collection page and click Next.
4. Select the database columns for which you want to display detailed information on the Columns page and click Next.
5. Configure the following details on the Layout page and enter a name for the layer.

   Table 52: Layout settings

   Setting	Description
   Layer name (Identifier)	Gives the layer a name. The layer caption is only used help the search for properties that you may want to change later.
   Display title	Enables/Disables the title display.
   Enable the user to sort columns	Allows the user to sort data objects in their own way. Grid contents can be resorted by clicking the column title bar.
   Sort collection	Sorts the collection according to a set criterion. The criterion is set using both selection boxes.

6. Close the dialog box with Finish.

   This data completes the definition of the first grid layer. Another window opens. This window displays the grid layers that are already defined.

7. Perform one of the following tasks.
   1. Add another grid using .
   2. Mark the existing grid and edit it using .
   3. Mark the existing grid and delete it using .
8. Confirm the Create a new grid - layers pane with Ok.