Editing forms in I4
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Editing forms in I4 are configured like in GNPortal and client applications, with objectUI element, which description can be found at the following url: http://tech.teradp.com/tech/html/gn4/docs/vsdoc/index.html?frlrfTeraDPGN4SchemaObjectUIClassTopic.html.
However, not all the functionalities have been ported to I4. This paragraphs compares (not exhaustively) the way objectUI are configured / used in GNPortal and I4.
objectUI attributes and elements
Attribute or element |
Supported in I4 |
Remark |
objectUI/@buttons |
NO |
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NO |
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NO |
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NO |
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NO |
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YES |
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YES |
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YES |
Supported ONLY in I4. It indicates the object type name of the objects the objectUI can be used for |
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YES |
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YES |
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NO |
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YES |
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NO |
In I4, attributes are always displayed in the order specified by objectUI/attribute |
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objectUI/@columnCount |
YES |
Supported ONLY in I4. If there is a tab it will use the first tab for the column count. |
objectUI/attribute |
YES |
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objectUI/compute |
YES |
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objectUI/conditions |
NO |
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objectUI/default |
NO |
In I4, attributes are hidden by default and must be listed explicitly in objectUI/attribute in order to be displayed. |
objectUI/init |
YES |
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objectUI/optDefault |
NO |
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objectUI/tab |
NO |
If the form described by objectUI features more than one tab, then only attributes of the first tab will be displayed. |
objectUI/type |
NO |
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objectUI/validate |
YES |
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objectUI/web |
NO |
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objectUI/winClient |
NO |
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UITemplateKind supported
Access
Attribute types
Access attribute types is supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@CreateObjectUI, ui/template/@DataTemplates, ui/template/@Sort and ui/template/@SearchObjectUI are not supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext is supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext is supported ONLY in I4.
Audio
DataContent is the only attribute type supported (like in GNPortal).
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.Audio (like in GNPortal).
AutoComplete
Attribute types
Reference, SingleCategory, MultiReference and MultiCategory attribute types are supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@createObjectUI is not supported.
The option ui/template/@autoCompleteMinChars, ui/template/@searchAttributes and ui/template/@startsWith are supported.
Calendar
Attribute types
Date and DateTime attribute types are supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@format is supported only when not html5 control.
CalendarTime
Attribute types
DateTime attribute types are supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@format is supported only on date part when editing and not html5 control
The option ui/template/@timeZone is supported.
CheckBox
Attribute types
Boolean is the only attribute type supported (like in GNPortal).
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.CheckBox (like in GNPortal).
CheckBoxes
Attribute types
EnumSet attribute type is supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@sorted is supported.
Color
Attribute types
RgbColor attribute type is supported.
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.Color.
DropDown
Attribute types
Boolean, ObjectTypeRef, Reference, SingleCategory, RgbColor and Enum attribute types are supported.
IntBase attribute types is NOT supported yet.
Options
The options ui/template/createObjectUI, ui/template/@sorted and ui/template/@nameExtra are not supported. The dropdown options are ALWAYS sorted alphabetically, and for reference attributes we ALWAYS display the descriptive name.
The option ui/template/filter is supported ONLY in I4, and ONLY for Reference attribute type.
ExaleadSuggest
Attribute types
Keywords attribute type is supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@autoCompleteMinChars, ui/template/@startsWith and ui/template/@exaleadCategories are supported.
Grid
Attribute types
MultiReference and List attribute types are supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@CreateObjectUI, ui/template/@DataTemplates and ui/template/@SearchObjectUI are not supported.
The option ui/template/@objectUI, ui/template/@dataTile and ui/template/@SearchContext are supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext, ui/template/@dataTile are supported ONLY in I4.
GridAutoComplete
Attribute types
MultiReference attribute types is supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@autoCompleteMinChars, ui/template/@searchAttributes and ui/template/@startsWith are supported.
HtmlEditor
Attribute types
String, DataContent and Xml attribute types are supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@format, ui/template/@showReadingTime and ui/template/@useWordCount are not supported.
The option ui/template/@rightToLeft and ui/template/@useSpellChecker are supported.
Image
DataContent is the only attribute type supported (like in GNPortal).
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.Image (like in GNPortal).
Map
Attribute types
Position attribute type is supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@language is supported.
MultiLineString
Attribute types
String, DataContent and Xml attribute type is supported.
Options
The option ui/template/objectUI/web is supported.
The options ui/template/@rightToLeft, ui/template/@showReadingTime, ui/template/@useSpellChecker and ui/template/@useWordCount are NOT supported.
ParamsGrid
Attribute types
List attribute types is supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@paramsDefPath is supported.
Password
Attribute types
Password attribute types is supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@askForOldPassword is supported.
Radio
Attribute types
Enum and ObjectTypeRef attribute type is supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@sorted is not supported.
Search
Attribute types
Reference attribute types is supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@CreateObjectUI, ui/template/@DataTemplates, ui/template/@Sort and ui/template/@SearchObjectUI are not supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext is supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext is supported ONLY in I4.
SimpleList
Attribute types
MultiReference and EnumSet attribute type are supported.
Children attribute types is NOT supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@Sort, ui/template/@DataTemplates and ui/template/@SearchObjectUI are not supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext, ui/template/@dataTile and ui/template/@sorted are supported.
The option ui/template/@SearchContext, ui/template/@dataTile is supported ONLY in I4.
SimpleString
Attribute types
String, RgbColor and Numeric (Decimal, Float, Double, Short, Long and Int) attribute types are supported.
Date, Time and DateTime attribute types are NOT supported yet.
Options
The options ui/@measurementUnit, ui/@decimalDigits, ui/template/@units, ui/template/@format, ui/template/@onlyFirstNonZeroUnit and ui/template/objectUI/web are supported.
The options ui/template/@rightToLeft, ui/template/@showReadingTime, ui/template/@useSpellChecker and ui/template/@useWordCount are NOT supported.
StartCopyFlow
Attribute types
Reference attribute type to folder and calendar object type are supported (like in GNPortal).
Options
The option ui/template/@filter is supported ONLY in I4, and ONLY for Reference attribute type.
Suggest
Attribute types
String and Keywords attribute types are supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@forceKeywords is not supported.
The options ui/template/@autoCompleteMinChars, ui/template/@keywordSetName, ui/template/@startsWith and ui/template/@separators are supported.
Time
Attribute types
Time attribute types are supported.
Options
The option ui/template/@format is not supported
The option ui/template/@timeZone is supported.
Tree
Attribute types
Reference, SimpleCategory, MultiCategory and MultiReference attribute types are supported.
Options
The options ui/template/@refAttributes, ui/template/@homeFolderOnly, ui/template/@showHomeFoldersOnTop, ui/template/@root, ui/template/@defaultWeight, ui/template/@displayCompletePath and ui/template/@showWeights are supported.
TriCheckBoxes
Attribute types
TriStateSet and Privileges attribute types is supported.
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.TriCheckBoxes (like in GNPortal).
Video
DataContent is the only attribute type supported (like in GNPortal).
Options
There is no option available when using UITemplateKind.Video (like in GNPortal).