Here is a short description of all the essential properties of widgets

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Labels and Descriptions of respective sections

General Properties

Options	Description	Applies to:
File	The name of the table which contains the field for which the widget is defined is displayed in this field.	Database widgets
Widget-name	This field displays the name of the field in the table to which the widget is associated with, or could be any name if the widget is a local variable (not associated with the database table).	All widgets
Data-type	Specify the type of data (such as integer, decimel, logical etc.) widget holds.	All widgets
Widgettypes	HTML5 Client supports different widget types. This field displays the different widget types that can be selected. Refer the section Types of Widgets for detailed description.	All widgets
Hide	Selecting the checkbox would keep this widget hidden in the maintenance program.	All widgets
Format	We can specify the format of the field data. For example, format ‘X(32)’ holds string data upto 32 characters.	Fill-in, Text
Local var	Check this for the variables not associated with the database table	Local/Non-database widgets
Related field	Specify the name of the other widget used on your program related to this current widget. For example, you can specify the ‘StateName’ as related field for ‘State’ field on Customer program.	Database widgets
Item initial	Field value options are specified here as name,value pair(for list-items-pair) or just value (for single-items) in comma separated form. For example, Item initial value of ‘OptionA,A,OptionB,B’ for radio-set displays OptionA and OptionB on program and their values are A and B respectively.	Combo-box, Radio-set, Selection-list
Initial	The value provided as initial is filled on the widget automatically while creating new record	Fill-in, Editor, Radio-set, Selection-list
Attributes	HTML5 Client supports different widget attributes provided by progress. These attributes could be listed for a widget separated by a pipe. For example if you want your radio-set to be aligned horizontally then you can set HORIZONTAL\|TRUE. More attributes are mentioned in section Attributes of the widgets	All widgets
Enabled New	Widget is enabled in New mode if this checkbox is selected.	All widgets
Enabled Update	Widget is enabled in Update mode if this checkbox is selected.	All widgets

Widget Validation Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Dyna Val.	Dynamic validation.	Database widget
Validate	Runs the LEAVE event-handler.	Text-field
Skip validation on commit	Skips the validation for fields while committing	Database widget
All Values	For enabling all screen values. If update is clicked, labels are displayed to be updated.	All widgets
Must exist	The data specified on the field must exist on the corresponding table	Database widget
Must not exist	The field data must differ from the existing data of the table	Database widget
Mandatory	Value must be provided	Fill-in, Radio-set, Selection-list, Combo-box, Editor
Force validate	Forces the validation before commit	Fill-in, Radio-set, Selection-list, Combo-box, Editor
Empty allowed	Allows blank or no value	Fill-in, Radio-set, Selection-list, Combo-box, Editor
Force Assign	Forces to assign value for the field	Fill-in, Radio-set, Selection-list, Combo-box, Editor

Widget Label Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Label	Enable/disable the widget label.	All widgets
Def.label	Takes default label from the database	Database widgets
Left align label	Aligns label to left	All widgets
Right align label	Aligns label to right	All widgets
Label attributes	Attributes for the widget label like height,weight etc can be provided	All widgets

Widget Field/Lookup Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Search	Enables search for lookup if checked	Fill-in
Def Lookup	Lookup will be displayed based on default lookup query for that field.	Fill-in
Multi Lookup	Allows multiple records to be selected on lookup.	Fill-in
Search File*	Give name of the file/table where this field belongs to.	Fill-in
Search field	Field name from table to be selected from lookup.	Fill-in
Query	Query to find foreign record.	Fill-in
Lookup	Field name from table to be selected from lookup.	Fill-in
Default Search field	Default search field.	Fill-in

Widget Field Security Properties

Label

Description

Applies to:

Frontend

Select on which frontend the event needs to be run. If ‘*’ then the event runs on all the frontend.

Options	Description
Z	to be displayed on a web browser/ mobile
X	to be displayed on a desktop
*	to be displayed on both the above platforms
!*	to be hidden on both the above platforms

All widgets

Update security

Allows only the selected user/groups to update this field. Values can be *( all), !*( none), userid or usergroup.

Create security

Allows only the selected user/groups to edit this field while creating new record

Display security

Widgets can be made visible only to selected users/groups displayed in this field.

Advanced Widget Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Query*	Query to be used for lookup enabled fields.	Text-field
Function	Function is used in combination with the values of List-item value and List-item-pairs. It is only applicable to combo-box. e.g. List-item value: xstac List-item pairs xstac,xstam Function: f-xstadisp(“xbline”,”xbline.xstac”)	Combo-box
Xaml element*	This feature is not used in HTML5 anymore	All widgets
Type init	Single-item:both name and value will be same; Item-pairs: for distinct name and values	Radio-set, Combo-box, Selection-list
List-item value	Specify the value of list-items	Radio-set, Combo-box, Selection-list
List-item-pairs	Specify name and value pairs for the field	Radio-set, Combo-box, Selection-list
Properties	Widget properties such as class name can be specified here	All widget
Nr. of Browse rows	This is applicable only for a browse widget to make no. of rows to be displayed in browse	Browse
Reason	Ask reason code (must be together with login is true)	Button
Upload	Make button of upload type, provides file upload feature	Button
Start maint. prg	Flag to check if user can start maintainence program from this field or not	All widget
Save in batch	Save the field when program is run in batch	All widget
Default value	Check if there is a default value for that widget	All widget
Translation	Translate the widget name based on user’s language	All widget
Style*	Style of the widget	All widget
Methods	A string with the selected methods and values	All widget
Widget Css	It can be used to write direct css properties to your widget using javra ide	All widget

Widget Position Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Row	Stores the latitude coordinates of the widget on the screen editor	All widgets
Column	Stores the longitude coordinates of the widget on the screen editor
Width pix	Displays the width in pixels.
Height pix	Displays the height in pixels.
Tab	Used for tab sequencing i.e if you have multiple widgets in a form then you can specify the order which widget to traverse pressing a tab button

Widget Reserved Properties

Label	Description	Applies to:
Comment	Any comments the user wants to write about the particular menu can be written here	All widgets
Time changed	Saves the time stamp on which the record was last modified
Changed by	Saves the userid of the user who made the last modification
Send	Selecting this option requires the user to enter the From and To dates within the Date send from to Date send to fields.All the selected files which were changed or modified during this entered period range will be dumped.
Send to	It’s an audit field where the DB location is entered. For ex: SVN

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