Settings Panel

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In App Studio, you use the Settings panel to modify the population settings of components, controls, and parameters. The Settings panel has multiple sections that are only available when you select an object or when no object is selected. When you select an object, or when an object is added to the canvas, the settings for that object are displayed in the Settings panel.

When you select an object, or when you add an object to the canvas, the settings for that object display in the Settings panel. Settings are grouped under sections, and the sections and settings change depending on which component, control, or parameter is selected.

Manage CSS and Scripts Section

When no object is selected on the canvas, you can manage your Cascading Style Sheet files and JavaScript files using the Manage CSS and Scripts section. The Settings panel displays this section by default. While on the Embedded JavaScript/CSS view tab, you can select whether you are editing your HTML page Cascading Style Sheet or JavaScript by selecting either Internal CSS or Internal Java Script, from the Settings panel. You can search for Cascading Style Sheet files and JavaScript files, located in your WebFOCUS environement, using the CSS button and JavaScript button. You can reference web-accessible Cascading Style Sheet files andJavaScript files by typing the URL, of those files, in the URL/FindFile area.

The Manage CSS and Scripts section is shown in the following image.

Manage CSS and Scripts section

Parameter Created In Current Page Section

The following image shows the Settings panel for a parameter created in the HTML page.

Settings panel for a parameter created in the HTML page

The dynamic parameter data section

The following image shows the Settings panel for a dynamic parameter.

Settings panel for a dynamic parameter

Input Control Population section

The following image shows the Settings panel for an input control.

Settings panel for an input control

You can drag fields and parameters from the Requests & Data sources panel to the Settings panel, when the Input Control Population section is available and the Data type is set to Dynamic.

For more information on customizing the Settings panel, see Using the Panel Customization Options.


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Using the Selection To Area

The Selection to area, in the Settings panel, assists in directing where control and grid selections are sent. For example, you can choose to send any selections made from a drop-down control to a specific parameter.

You can click the Use ‘Requests_Data sources’ panel button to open the Requests & Data sources panel next to the Selection to area. This allows you to drag any parameter from the Requests & Data sources panel, to the Selection to area.


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