Working in Pages

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Explanation

Using Detail Pages

Detail pages show of one single object at a time and usually shows more details than a table/overview page.

Figure 1: Example Detail Page

Prerequisites

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System Effects

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Window

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Related Window Descriptions

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Procedure

Use the buttons in the page tool bar to work in the page, e.g. New to enter a new object, Save to save your changes in the database etc. Read more in Using Page Toolbar

If you perform a search or populate a detail page and the search result exceeds the number of objects specified via Application Options/Server tab the question below will be displayed:

Figure 2: Question when search exceeds more than specified number of objects.

If you answer Yes the complete search result will be displayed. This might have an impact on performance, e.g. depending on number of objects in the search result it might take long to display. If you answer No the first 100 objects in the search result will be displayed.

When you have searched for data in a detail page the search result is presented one object at a time. At the top of the page, in the Record Selector, you can see how many objects that were fetched. Open the record selector to see the complete list with Ctrl + R or by clicking on the drop-down arrow. You can then pick another object from the list. Note that you can also use Ctrl + Arrow up/Arrow down to pick from the list without using the mouse. Click on the column headers to sort the contents in the record selector.

Figure 3: The record selector. Open it by using Ctrl + R

Context Menu Options

Some context menu options are generic and available in all pages and some are related to the current object. Right-mouse click in a detail page to open the context menu.

Figure 4: Generic context menu options in a detail page

The following options are generic:

• Populate. Populates the current page with all objects. Note that if there are many records the population might take a long time.
• Search in Context. Opens the Search dialog where you enter search conditions to find the information you need. Read more about Using Search.
• Edit. Includes:
  • New: Prepares the current page for entry of a new record.
  • Delete: Prepares the current record to be deleted. Click Save button or choose Save from the Menu to save the changes in the database.
  • New From Template: Prepares the current page for entry of a new record with values fetched from chosen template. Read more about Using Templates.
  • Save as Template. Saves current object as a template. Read more about Using Templates.
  • Copy/Paste/Undo. Can be used to copy and paste information from a table/overview page
  • Find Replace. Opens the Find and Replace dialog where you can define data to find and other date to replace it with. Note, any changes must be saved with Save button.
• Subscriptions. Opens the Subscription dialog where you can subscribe to changes on current object, read more in section Subscriptions.
• Conditional Fields. Opens a dialog where you can define conditional fields actions. Read more in Conditional fields section.
• Custom Objects. Gives access to Custom Fields and Information Cards, usually managed by the System Administrator. Read more in the Technical Documentation.
• Properties. Can be used to change some settings in the page, read more in Page Properties.
• Send To. Includes two options, Send to Colleague and Send to Mail Recipient. Read more about Using Send to
• Add to Selection. Creates/Changes a selection, read more about Selections.