Step 8 Add buttons to the WebRoutines

Step 8. Add buttons to the WebRoutines

WAM010 - Using WEB_MAPs

In this step, you will add a row to the table and then create the buttons that will reload the WebRoutine, as you did in Step 4. Add buttons to the WebRoutine.

You will also add a button to call WMdemo.

Finally, in the WMdemo web page you will add a button to call WMdemo2.

1.  Open the new WebRoutine, WMdemo2 in the Design view.

2.  This step adds a new row to the bottom of the table:

a.  Right click on the table that contains the data entry fields.

b.  Select the Table Items menu item and choose the Add Rows option from the pop-up menu.

3.  Now add the Read button:

a.  From the Favorites/Weblet Templates View, drag and drop the Push button weblet into the leftmost cell of the new row.

b.  Click on the empty space of the cell containing the button.

c.  Select the Details View.

d.  Set the align property to left.

4.  Set the Read button properties:

a.  Select the new button in Design View.

b.  Set the caption property to Read.

c.  Set the on_click_wrname property to WMdemo2.

d.  Click the Ellipsis button for the submitExtraFields property and set the returned field Name to STDRENTRYand the Value to R to indicate that the users wants to refresh.

e.  Click OK to confirm the change.

5.  This step adds the button to reload the WebRoutine:

a.  From the Favorites/Weblet Templates View, drag and drop the Push button weblet into the rightmost cell of the newly added row.

b.  Click on the empty space of the cell containing the button.

c.  Select the Details View.

d.  Set the align property to right.

6.  Set the button's properties:

a.  Select the new button in Design View.

b.  Set the caption property to WMDemo2.

c.  Set the on_click_wrname property to WMdemo2.

d.  Click in the Value column for the submitExtraFields property and use the Ellipsis button to open the Design of… dialog.

e.  In the Name column select STDRENTRY from the dropdown list. In the Value column enter ' ' and leave the checkbox as Literal.

f.  Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes. The button click will return the field STDRENTRY with a blank value.

7.  Add a hidden copy of the field EMPNO to the page:

a.  From the WebRoutine Output View, select the EMPNO field and drag it into the top right cell of the table.

b.  Delete the caption that was added when you added the field.

c.  Change the new EMPNO field to an Input Field.

d.  Drag the new EMPNO field into the Hidden Content area at the bottom of the web page.

e.  If you would like to hide the field in the Design View also, right click on it and select Change to hidden field.

     Note: The hidden EMPNO field is required so that a value will be mapped into the WebRoutine WMDemo2, when the WMDemo2 button is clicked.

8.  Add the button to transfer to WMdemo. From the Favorites/Weblet Templates View, drag and drop the Push button weblet into the rightmost cell of the newly added row.

9.  Set the button's properties:

a.  Select the new button in Design View.

b.  Set the caption property to WMDemo.

c.  Set the on_click_wrname property to WMdemo.

d.  Click in the Value column for the submitExtraFields property and use the Ellipsis button to open the Design of… dialog. In the Name column select STDRENTRY from the dropdown list. In the Value column enter ' ' and leave the checkbox as Literal. Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes. The button click will return the field STDRENTRY with a blank value

10. Save your changes to WebRoutine WMdemo2.

11. Open WebRoutine WMdemo in the Design view. To do this, select the Outline tab and double click on theWMdemo entry:

12. Add a new button in WMdemo, to invoke the WebRoutine WMdemo2. From the Favorites/Weblet Template View, drag and drop the Push button weblet into the rightmost cell of the bottom row.

13. Set the button's properties:

a.  Select the new button in Design View.

b.  Set the caption property to WMDemo2.

c.  Set the on_click_wrname property to WMdemo2.

d.  Click in the Value column for the submitExtraFields property and use the Ellipsis button to open the Design of… dialog.

e.  In the Name column select STDRENTRY from the dropdown list. In the Value column enter ' ' and leave the checkbox as Literal.

f.  Click OK to close the dialog and save your changes. The button click will return the field STDRENTRY with a blank value.

14. Save your changes to WMdemo.