Creating Data Entry Pages

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To create a new data entry page, you need to create two XML files: a layout file and a definition file. All data entry page files must be placed under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name> directory. 

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title Warehouse Data Entry Page

 

Creating Definition Files

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Data entry definition file is used to describe the page's components: their type and functionality.

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theme Eclipse language xml title warehouse.xml firstline 1 collapse true
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../xsd/dataEntry.xsd"> <id>inventory/warehouse</id> <name>Warehouse</name> <datapath>name</datapath> <module>INVENTORY_MANAGEMENT</module> <functioncall> <functions> <function> </function> </functions> </functioncall> <datasources> <datasource> <key>form</key> <classname>com.crm.web.generator.datasource.DTODatasource</classname> </datasource> </datasources> <mainmenu> <components> <component> <id>cmpHome</id> <name>Home</name> <visiblemodes>read</visiblemodes> <elements> <button> <id>btnHome</id> <name>Home</name> <setmode>read</setmode> <refresh>page</refresh> <url>page.do?xml=inventory/warehouses&amp;act=summary</url> </button> </elements> </component>   ...   </components> </mainmenu> <main> <components> <component> <id>cmpType</id> <name/> <elements> <selectbox> <id>slbType</id> <label>key_type</label> <lookuptype>ejb</lookuptype> <datapath>type</datapath> <datapathid>id</datapathid> <classname>com.crm.dataobject.inventory.CRMDOWarehouseType</classname> <datatype>load</datatype> <reload>true</reload> <refresh>page</refresh> <width>30</width> <onload> <type>ejb</type> <classname>ejb/CRMUIWarehouseType</classname> <functionname>getTypeOptions</functionname> <parameters> <parameter> <value>Select Type</value> <datatype>java.lang.String</datatype> </parameter> </parameters> </onload> </selectbox> </elements> </component>   ...   </components> </main> <details> <tabs> ... </tabs> </details> </page>

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Creating Layout Files

Data entry layout file is used to determine, as its name suggests, the layout of the page: where each component is to be placed on the screen. 

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<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../xsd/dataEntryLayout.xsd">
	<mainmenu>
		<components>
			<component><id>cmpHome</id></component>

			...

		</components>
	</mainmenu>
	
	<main>
		<view>
			<type>areas</type>
			<screenareas>
				<screenarea>
					<leftscreenarea>
						<sections>
							<section><id>secMainInformation</id></section>
							<section><id>secBalances</id></section>
							<section><id>secLogInformation</id></section>
						</sections>
					</leftscreenarea>
				</screenarea>
			</screenareas>
		</view>

		<sections>
			<section>
				<id>secMainInformation</id>
				<name>key_main_information</name>
				<disable>false</disable>
				<instruction>key_instruction_warehouse_sec_main_information</instruction>
				<left>
					<components>
						<component><id>cmpType</id></component>
						<component><id>file:general/name.xml</id></component>
						<component><id>file:general/altCode.xml</id></component>
					</components>
				</left>
				<right>
					<components>
						<component><id>file:networkmanagement/ownerGroup.xml</id></component>
						<component><id>cmpPrivacyLevel</id></component>
						<component><id>file:general/description.xml</id></component>
					</components>
				</right>
			</section>
 
			...

		</sections>
	</main>

	<details>
		<tabs>
			<tab>
				<id>tabBalances</id>
				<disable>true</disable>
				<preload>true</preload>
				<showheader>false</showheader>
				<components>
					<component><id>cmpProductType</id></component>
					<component><id>cmpProduct</id></component>
					<component><id>cmpQuantity</id></component>
					<component><id>cmpIncludedInBundles</id></component>
					<component><id>cmpComponents</id></component>
				</components>
			</tab>
		</tabs>
	</details>
</page>

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For a full list of data entry page attributes, go to Data Entry Pages Documentation

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