Data entry pages are used to display a single record and consist of two XML files: the layout file and the definition file. Through a data entry page, the user can create, view, modify, delete or apply other operations on a record.
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Creating Data Entry Pages
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.Â
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Creating Definition Files
Data entry definition file is used to describe the page's components: their type and functionality.
To create a new data entry definition file, you need to create a single XML file, named <definition_page_filename>.xml, under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name>Â
In the following example warehouse.xml is created under ../pages/dataEntry/inventory
<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&act=summary</url>
</button>
</elements>
</component>
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</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>
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</components>
</main>
<details>
<tabs>
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</tabs>
</details>
</page>
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.Â
To create a new data entry layout file, you need to create a single XML file, named <definition_page_filename>layout.xml, under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name>Â
In the following example warehouselayout.xml is created under ../pages/dataEntry/inventory
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../../../xsd/dataEntryLayout.xsd">
<mainmenu>
<components>
<component><id>cmpHome</id></component>
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</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>
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</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>
For more information on customising data entry pages, go to Customize Data Entry Pages. For a full list of data entry page attributes, go to Data Entry Pages Documentation.
To continue implementing the view layer, go to Developing reports