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Introduction


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The List  Grid is best described similar to a Form Grid, but with the capability to add new records from a Datalist instead.

The Advanced Grid is only available on Professional and Enterprise Edition.


Get Started

The easiest way to see how the List Grid works is to create a new app. Here are the steps:

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NameDescription
ID

Element ID (By declaring as "account", a corresponding database table column "c_account" will be created)

Please see Form Element for more information about defining the ID and list of reserved IDs.

LabelElement Label to be displayed to the end-user.
DatalistDatalist to display for selection.
Columns

The columns defined here must be correspondent to the Data List chosen above.

NameDescription
Value

Field ID of the target form.

Example:

In the "Account" form sourced in the Datalist "Account Listing", there are Form Elements with the ID "id", and "accountName".

LabelColumn Label.
EditableYes/No
Format Type

If you would like to format the returned value, you may make use of the format type.

Default choice: Text

Available Format Types

  • Text - formats the value as text
  • HTML - outputs data as HTML
  • Multiple lines text - maintains the spacing formatting for multiple lines text, such as TextArea.
  • Decimal - formats as a decimal. The number of decimals is expected in the "Format" field.
  • Date - formats as a date. Original Date and New Date formats are expected in the "Format" field.

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    borderColorblue
    borderWidth1
    titleBGColor#ddffcc
    borderStylesolid

    Format: (original format)|(new format)

    Example of usage:
    Original value:
    5/23/2012
    Expected value: 2012/5/23
    Format :
    M/d/y|y/M/d

    Note: Please refer to Java SimpleDateFormat for date format.

  • File - Show the value as a link to the attachment. Form Def ID is expected in the "Format" field.

    Info
    titleExpected Form Def ID

    Specify the Form Def ID that contains the actual File Upload form element.

  • Image - Show the value as a thumbnail of the attachment. Form Def ID is expected in the "Format" field.

    Info
    titleExpected Form Def ID

    Specify the Form Def ID that contains the actual Image Upload / File Upload form element.

  • Options - Show the label of a multiple-choice element given the value given. Form Def ID is expected in the "Format" field.

    Info
    titleExpected Form Def ID

    Specify the Form Def ID that contains the actual Select Box / Radio / CheckBox form element.

FormatDepending on your chosen Format Type, an additional argument may be entered here.
Width

Column width in characters.

Code Block
titleSample
200px

UI

Sorting

NameDescription
Enable Sorting FeatureDetermines if the ordering of rows is to be enforced.
Field ID for Sorting
Field to keep the ordering sequence; must correspond with a field id in the target form.

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NameDescription
URL Request Parameters for Datalist

Refine the target Data List selections by defining the filter criteria here.

NameDescription
ParameterTarget Data List filter parameter name
Field IDCurrent form element field ID
Default ValueDefault Value for the search parameter

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