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Developer’s Guide


Creating and Configuring a SmartPanel Instance

Creating a SmartPanel is quite easy. After you determine which SmartPanel will meet your needs, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the SmartPanel icon in the Object Palette:
  2. When the Choose SmartPanel dialog box opens, select the needed SmartPanel and choose OK:
  3. NOTE: If you prefer, you can right-click on the tool icon, instead, and select the desired SmartPanel from the menu that opens there.

  4. Position the mouse cursor over a bare spot in your workspace and click to place the object. If you have other SmartObjects in place, AppBuilder might open an Advisor dialog box and offer to create SmartLinks. Examine the offer and accept it if the proposed SmartLinks seem appropriate.
  5. Click on the object’s menu button and choose Properties. The Property Sheet dialog box opens. The sheet for the iconic Navigation Panel is shown here:
  6. Change the instance handle to one that more accurately describes the role of this SmartPanel in your application.
  7. The properties for appearance and behavior vary from Panel to Panel. Click the Edit button to inspect them (you can also reach them directly by choosing Instance Properties from the menu-button menu). Change those that do not meet your needs.
Navigation SmartPanel Properties

A Navigation SmartPanel has three properties. You can change those that do not meet your needs:

Save/Update SmartPanel Properties

A Save/Update SmartPanel has only two properties. Change either or both, if you wish:

Transaction SmartPanel Properties

There are no programmer-modifiable instance properties for the Commit (Transaction) SmartPanel, apart from the object identifier.


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