Settings for emxFormEditDisplay.jsp

The search dialog page, configured using Business Modeler, must invoke emxFormEditDisplay.jsp to launch the search results page. This table lists the settings supported by the webform that will invoke emxFormEditDisplay.jsp. A list of unsupported settings is included following the table. The list of URL parameters that can be passed to emxFormEditDisplay.jsp follows the settings list.

See Parameters for Web Form Objects for complete descriptions and accepted values/examples.

Settings Table

Setting Description Accepted Values/Examples

*Registered Suite

The application the field belongs to.

Set the value without any spaces, for example, EngineeringCentral or Framework.

Access Expression

Access Function

Access Program

Only non-object expressions are allowed.

context.user.name == "Test Everything"

Admin Type

Use to translate fields whose values are names of administrative objects or ranges of attributes.

--

Allow Manual Edit

Can user manually edit the field.

false (default)

true

Cols

This setting limits the length of the textarea on the form and specifies the visible width in average character widths.

--

Default

Default can by a symbolic name for fields such as Type and Vault.

--

Display Format

Specifies the number of the date format for any field where the value of the format setting is "date."

--

Display Time

Controls whether the time displays with the date for fields whose format is set to date.

true

false

Editable

Use to indicate whether the field is displayed as editable or read only. Only applies for Edit mode. View mode ignores the setting.

true (default)

false

Field Size

Determines the width of a textbox input type field.

--

Field Type

This setting defines the type of data for the field.

The Group Holder setting has been deprecated.

Supported field types:

basic

attribute

Section Header

Section Separator

program

programHTMLOutput

Not supported field types:

Dynamic Attributes

ClassificationPaths

ClassificationAttributes

image

Table Holder

Group Holder

emxTable

format

Use to specify the type of data in the field.

date

currency

numeric

email

function

The name of the method to call within the JPO program specified in the program setting.

--

Group Name

Used for grouping fields in web forms.

The name of the group.

Help Marker

Specifies the name of the help marker to call for context-sensitive help.

--

Hide Label

Displays or hides the label for a particular row on a form.

True

False

Input Type

Specifies the type of HTML control to display for user input.

textbox

textarea

checkbox

listbox

radiobutton

combobox

Label

Use to enter the text that should appear as the label for the field.

--

Maximum Length

Limits the number of characters that can be entered in a field with Input Type of textbox.

--

Popup Modal

Specifies whether windows opened from a link are modal or non-modal.

true

false

Popup Size Defines the size of the popup window. The value can be one of the listed example sizes.

The pixel width and height values for these sizes are defined in emxSystem.properties. See emxSystem.properties.


  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • SmallTall
  • MediumTall

program

Use to specify the name of the JPO program to get the field's data.

--

RangeHref

Use to configure a textbox that has a Browse (...) button that calls a chooser.

--

Range Function

Use to specify the name of the method in the JPO specified in the Range Program setting.

--

Range Program

Use to specify the name of a JPO that contains a method to get the field value ranges (choices).

--

Remove Range Blank

Used when the input type is set to combobox to ensure that the field contains a value and is not left blank.

true

false (default)

Rows

This setting limits the height of the textarea on the form and specifies the number of visible text lines.

--

Section Level

Used in conjunction with the Field Type: Section Header setting to define the level of heading.

1 (default)

2

Show Clear Button

Adds a Clear hyperlink next to the field.

true

false

Sort Range Values

Enables or disables the sorting of range values in combobox or listbox controls.

enable (default

disable

Target Location

Controls where the page specified in the href parameter appears when a user clicks the hyperlinked data.

popup

content

mainFrame

_top

TypeAhead

Enables type ahead.

true

false

TypeAhead Program

Name of the JPO called to retrieve a list of possible values.

--

TypeAhead Function

The name of the JPO method.

--

TypeAhead Character Count

Overrides the emxFramework.TypeAhead.RunProgram.CharacterCount system property.

2 (default)

5

TypeAhead Saved Values Limit

Overrides the emxFramework.TypeAhead.SavedValuesLimit system property.

10 (default)

*Required Setting

Excluded Settings

Settings not supported by emxFormEditDisplay.jsp:


  • Access Mask
  • Alternate OID Expression
  • Alternate Type Expression
  • Category
  • Column Count
  • Create Exclude
  • Edit Exclude
  • Field Column Headers
  • Field Row Headers
  • Field Table Rows
  • Field Table Columns
  • Group Count
  • Image
  • Image Size
  • Inquiry
  • Printer Friendly
  • Required
  • Show Alternate Icon
  • Show type Icon
  • sortColumnName
  • sortDirection
  • table
  • Tip Page
  • Update Function
  • Update Program
  • Validate
  • Validate Type
  • View Exclude