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Working with Models - Create User Interface Model Type

 
 
This topic describes the creation of user interface model types which provide additional generation functions for such models. The following dialog allows to create the three types available for User Interface Models. Each option enables specific option fields and dialogs.
 
Working with Models - Create User Interface Model Type
 
User Interface and Template
 
  • A UI Page can be created from a Template or from another UI Page. If any of these two options is selected automatically a dialog is opened to select an available template or ui page.
    The following screenshot displays a sample of a creation "From" Template.
     
    Working with Models - Create User Interface Model Type
     
 
UI Panel
 
  • The UI Panel can be created empty to add manually all elements like a simple User Interface or can be generated using a Business Object or a View Object defined on BOM. This option is available once the UI Panel model type is selected.
     
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    2. Once the option is marked a Select dialog is displayed automatically.
     
     
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    3. After select the Business Object more options can be configured: The Attributes to be displayed, the widget used for them and the layout for the panel that is going to be generated.
     
     
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    4. This dialog allows to hide or display attributes from the selected Business Object and also to set an order for them to be showed on the UI Panel.
     
     
     
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    5. To give a different order to the attributes just select the attribute and click buttons "Up" and "Down"
     
     
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1

Enter Model Name

1. Enter Model Name
Type a name for the model.
2

Select Model Type

2. Select Model Type
Select one of the three types available for User Interface Models. Each option enables specific option fields and dialogs.
3

Select "From" Option

3. Select "From" Option
Select option "From" to create a new UI Model from an exisiting one. This allows to reuse data already created.
 
1

Select Template

1. Select Template
A UI Page can be created from a Template or from another UI Page. If any of these two options is selected automatically a dialog is opened to select an available template or ui page.
1

Select "UI Panel"

1. Select "UI Panel"
Select UI Panel option to create a panel and configure it manually or automatically. This panel will be used through a Referenced UI Panel element.
2

Check "Business Object"

2. Check "Business Object"
Select this option to create a UI Panel from a Business Object created on a Business Object Model.
1

Select Business Object

1. Select Business Object
This dialog displays all Business Objects availables on BOM
1

Click Icon "Attributes"

1. Click Icon "Attributes"
This opens the dialog to configure the attributes order and visibility
2

Enter "Layout"

2. Enter "Layout"
Enter the layout configuration for the attributes
1

Double click
to disabled option

1. Double click to disabled option
Uncheck this option to hide the attribute. By default all attributes will be displayed and the system will select a default widget for each attribute according to the types.
2

Double click
to select widget

2. Double click to select widget
Displays all available widgets according to the attribute types.
1

Click Order

1. Click Order
This view allows to order the attributes using buttons Up and Down.
2

Select the attribute

2. Select the attribute
To move the attribute it should be selected first.
3

Click Buttons Up and Down

3. Click Buttons Up and Down
Use buttons to give the desired order to the attributes.