What is In-Grid Editing?

Grids can be configured to allow direct edits to their data, rather than through a separate form or screen.     

Setting up In-Grid Editing

1. On a grid, open the view configuration by right-clicking and selecting 

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2. On the

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   , Action Settings section, toggle on 

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    Auto Save
   1. This will automatically save any changes made in the grid, however, it is possible to specify an action that goes beyond a simple save, such as, performing validation of input
3. Click on the

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    and in the View Attributes section, double-click any attributes you want to make editable to open the View Attribute
   1. Alternatively, 

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       the Properties and click the attribute header in the grid to open the View Attribute
4. In the Grid Settings section for each attribute, untick Read Only

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   _save _save nopanel true

    all changes
6. must click outside cell to trigger save - test if this is another row or can be area?
   1. double clciking into another cell is disabled at this point

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Adding an Actionflowto the auto save

Auto save can extended with the additon of an acitionflow. replaces save - make clear. requires save node

1. On a grid, open the view configuration
2. On the

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   , Action Settings section, if Auto Save has been toggled on, an Auto Save Action Method option appears

3. Choose 

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4. For the Auto Save Actionflow, click the 

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    icon to create a new Actionflow or click the 

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    icon to display a list of available Actionflows

Worked Example

Here's a worked example using the Shop Data (available from the Learning Centre).

In this example, we are using:  

• A Shop Stock screen containing a grid of the Shop Stock data, a pie chart of the Shop Stock data and a grid of the Shop Departments data  - this screen was created using the Multi-Tile template

GIF/SCREENSHOT OF FINISHED RESULT

Note: For a worked example of creating an Auto Save Actionflowspecifying an actionflow to be used by the Auto Save, see 2.03 Gateway Action Configuration.

further reading - creating test data

1.02 Actionflow Principles