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Click on a entry in a grid to open a detail screen

Click on a entry in a grid to open a detail screen

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You can define a functionality to open detail screens based on the selected record of a grid.

1. Summary

You can modify the content of a grid record to open a detail screen or any other type of screen. This record will then be displayed in blue (as a link to a screen).

2. Result

Include some screenshot or description of what will be achieved with the Step by Step guide of this Use Case

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3. Step by Step Guide

Via Link

  1. Open the SwatGrid in the object designer (via menu entry grids) and go to the instances-tab on the left side.
  2. Click on the instance that should turn into a link. Change the following attributes:
VisualizationType
LINK
SubType
LAUNCH
updateRecordContainer
NameOfContainerObject (the name of the screen which should be used to show the details of the record)

Via Grid Panel Menu

  1. Open the screen in the designer which contains the grid and select the grid.
  2. Change the following attributes:
panelMenu
gridPanelLaunchMaintenanceScreen#NoDropDown
updateRecordContainer
NameOfContainerObject (the name of the screen which should be used to show the details of the record)
BorderTitle
Must not be empty.
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Please note that the underlying panelMenu-function is a default one for opening details screens. If you are interested in details you can open the panelMenu “gridPanelLaunchMaintenanceScreen” within the menu structure of the menu desktop.

4. Documentation

To find more information, you can check the following documentation.

Grid / TableGrid / Table

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