Using the Settings Panel

In Developer Studio, you use the Properties and Settings dialog box to modify the population settings of components, controls, and parameters. The settings that you modify change depending on which component, control, or parameter you select.

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. This is similar to the way the Properties and Settings dialog box functions in Developer Studio.

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.

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 environment, using the CSS button and JavaScript button . You can reference web-accessible Cascading Style Sheet files and JavaScript files by typing the URL of those files, in the URL/Find File area. The Manage CSS and Scripts section is shown in the following image.

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 following image shows the Settings panel for a dynamic parameter.

Settings panel for a dynamic parameter

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.


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