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Placing and Configuring a SmartContainer Module

The Simple SmartContainer is an organizer object without a run-time representation. You can run it as an independent unit, or use it as a convenient wrapper for a module that you will make the child of some other Smart organizer object.

As an Independent Module

To run a Simple SmartContainer as an independent object requires no special preparation. Build the module as described in "Creating and Populating a Simple SmartContainer" , save it, and run it using the startup parameters appropriate to your circumstances.

As a Child Module

To place and configure a Simple SmartContainer module that you created, follow these steps:

  1. Click the SmartContainer tool icon in AppBuilder’s Object Palette:
  2. When the Choose dialog box opens, select a SmartContainer module and click OK:
  3. Move your cursor to an empty place in your workspace and click to release the object. You will see a representation similar to this:
  4. Click the instance’s menu button and choose Properties. The SmartObject Properties dialog box opens:
  5. Change the Object identifier to one that more clearly reflects the role of this container in your application.
  6. If you wish to use this instance as a placeholder, check the Parameterize as Variable box. For information about placeholders, see the "Creating a SmartObject Placeholder" section in "Frequently Used Dialogs," and the Progress ADM 2 Guide .
  7. Save your work.

Note that the Simple SmartContainer does not have a separate Instance Properties dialog box


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