Instance Lists with Different Types of Objects

Instance Lists with Different Types of Objects

You can  to create instance lists that contain more than one type of object. You do this by defining relationships between business objects. The relationships can either be peer-to-peer or parent-child.

For step-by-step instructions of how to create parent-child relationships refer to one of these tutorials: VLF011WIN - Creating a Parent Child Instance List or VLF011WAM - Creating a Parent Child Instance List. You may also want to have a look at the Advanced Instance List examples in the Advanced section of the Programming Techniques application.

The Advanced Instance Lists (1) example shows the instance list presented as a tree involving different types of business objects:  products and two child objects Orders and Suppliers. Orders also have the child object Shipments:

Parent-Child Relationships

Peer-to-Peer Relationships

Defining the Object Relationships

Reviewing the Instance List Relationships Holistically

Prototyping and Displaying Instance Lists

Adding Entries to the Instance List

Hiding Objects in Navigation Pane

Work with Hidden Child Objects

Changing the order of child business objects  in the instance list tree

Things to Watch Out For

Application Tracing for Relationship Handlers

Sample Relationship Handler Function