Summary

Web Functions Wizard

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Summary

WIZ002 - Customizing Browse List Variables

Important Observations

  • The Wizard Home Page initially includes all Web-enabled processes in the Process drop down. You can use Define Process Group to use a generic search by process name to reduce the number entries in this drop down list.
  • The Browse Lists available to modify are based on the list names used in the RDML function. Modifications to browse list variables will impact all lists with the specified name in the LANSA system.
  • The changes you defined in this tutorial will impact all lists named iiLIST2 or iiLIST9 in all partitions in your system.
  • You can specify color names manually by entering their number (e.g. #FF0000) or their name (e.g. red).  Alternatively the Color Picker can be used to select a color from the Web-safe palette.
  • You do not have to enter values for all browse list options. If you do not enter a value, the default variables will be used.
  • Your functions do not have to be recompiled to reflect changes to the browse list variables. The changes are immediate.
  • Modifications to the browse list DEFAULT will update the default system variables used for browse lists.  The browse list name DEFAULT should not be used in your RDML code.

Tips & Techniques

  • Open more than one browser window when using the Wizard. Use one browser window to execute the Wizard and use another browser window to test your functions.
  • You may wish to alter the Presentation Attributes and HTML Attributes when your browse list uses components. For example, your tables may not display column heading and table borders. For more details, refer to Browse List Graphic Variables.

What I Should Know

  • How to use the Web Functions Wizard to customize the presentation of a specific browse list.
  • How to modify the list of processes available in the Process drop down on the Wizard Home Page.
  • Browse list variables are set based on the name of the browse list.
  • Browse list settings are system wide.
  • Browse list setting can be copied from one browse list to another browse list.
  • If specific browse list values are not defined the system default values are applied.
  • Browse list DEFAULT will modify the system default values for browse lists.

Other Tutorials

You are now ready to complete WIZ003 - Customizing a Presentation Layout.

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