Visual LANSA Framework

Version 13 Features

This version of the Framework utilizes and showcases the new features in LANSA Version 13, including the DirectX user interface.

Customized Quick Finds

The Quick Find box is a dialog that appears on the top right of the VLF window.

The current behaviour is to search a list of all business object captions. This can now be overridden so that the user searches a list of values that you control.

And when the user selects one of your values, you control what happens. Typically this would be a switch to a business object, or to an instance list entry in a business object, or a command handler for a business object.

If necessary you can also signal that the list of searched values should be rebuilt.

Button To Switch Between Monitors

A button has been added to allow users with multiple monitors to switch to the other monitor. The button is located on the bottom left of the Framework window.

Automatic Command Handler Float Feature

A new feature is available for frameworks where the user needs to see a full size instance list and a full size command handler at the same time.

The feature makes the command handlers automatically float off to a separate window when an instance list is clicked, or double-clicked.

If the user has two monitors, the command handlers can be made to automatically float to the other monitor.

This leaves a full size instance list in the original window and allows the user to resize their command handler window.

Popup Panel Hints for Instance Lists

If the framework is running in Direct-X mode, it is now possible to show a popup panel when the user hovers over an instance list entry. This panel can be used to give the user a quick overview of the item without opening any of the command handlers for that item.

The end-user is able to disable the feature by right mouse clicking on the instance list, if popups are not required.

Small VLF-WIN Improvements

When a user clicks on a cluster item in a tree view instance list, the Visual ID1 and Visual ID2 are available. Previously, only the items identifying keys were available.

When blank values are added to date instance list columns, the blank is displayed rather than the value of the previous instance list entry.

Improved sort order of business objects when a user selects a command that applies to multiple business objects.