Versions Compared
Key
- This line was added.
- This line was removed.
- Formatting was changed.
| Insert excerpt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
This page is for application designers who want different parts of the screen backed by different data views.
Overview
| Tip |
|---|
For new features related to binding data to parts of a screen, see Showing Data on a Screen. |
To bind different parts of the screen with different data views, you can:
- either add data-backed components, such as a form, card, chart, graph or grid
- or create
- screen elements that act as the parent to other components, such as areas or fields.
To create
screen elements:
- Right-click the screen to show the context menu
- Use the Add Area... options. PhixFlow automatically creates dividers on the
- screen.
- From the palette, drag in the components you require. PhixFlow automatically creates
- screen elements as a container for the components.
In the repository, the components you drag in are listed both:
- as children of the
- Screen (
- screen elements)
- as parents in the list of Components.
Data views that are bound to a
screen have parameters like short names (aliases). You can use these parameters in expressions to refer to
records
or data points selected on those views. You can also refer to a data range and or filter to control the list of
records
shown by the view. Use the
screen element properties to change those parameters from their default values, which are taken from the original view.
| Insert excerpt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Insert excerpt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
| Insert excerpt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the |
| screen element. | |
| Name of target | Name of the view backing this |
| screen element. |
Data Retrieval Options
| Field | Description | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refresh If Not Active | If ticked, the screen will refresh even if not active. This means a change in the selection in a driving view causes this screen to refresh. Otherwise it will refresh as soon as it becomes active. | ||||||||
| Use Custom Data Range |
| ||||||||
| Data Range | Available when Use Custom Data Range is ticked.
This value is used instead of the data range specified on the |
table that is bound to the |
screen element. | |
| Use Custom Default Filter | If you tick the check box, you can choose a default filter. This will override the default filter set in the original view, if one has been set. |
| Default Filter | The default filter applies to this screen view. |
| Refresh When Screen Refreshes? | Select one of:
|
Header Options
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Display Export Button | Toggle the export button on the view in the screen. |
| Display Filter Button | Toggle the filter button on the view in the screen. |
| Display Paging Button | Toggle the paging button on the view in the screen. |
| Display Refresh Button | Toggle the refresh button on the view in the screen. |
| Display Sort Order Button | Toggle the sort order button on the view in the screen. |
Background Filter Rules
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Evaluate These Filter Rules as an Or | Ticking this field means that the background filter rules will be combined as an "or" filter as opposed to an "and" filter |
| Background Filter Rules | A grid of background filter rules which are combined together (usually as an and conjunction) to create the background filter for the |
| screen element. | |
| Background Filter Rules have the Following attributes: | |
| Rule Expression | The Expression for this Filter rule, if it evaluates to true then the filter associated with this filter rule will be used. |
| Filter | The Filter that will be used should the Rule Expression evaluate to true. |
| Order | The order in which the filter rules for this |
| screen element will be evaluated. | |
| Enabled | If not true, this filter will not be used. |
| Stop If True | If true and the Rule Expression evaluates to true then any subsequent filter rules will not evaluated. |
| Description | A description of the filter rule. |
| Insert excerpt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Live Search | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Panel | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||
|
Learn More
- Screen Structure
- Sizing and Positioning Screen Content
- Using a Palette
- Making Template Components
- Showing Data on a Screen
For links to all pages in this topic, see Designing Screens.
| Insert excerpt | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|