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In an OVP application at runtime, UIBBs inside a column can be moved on top of each other to form a stack. Each UIBB is represented as a tab in a tab strip.

You can enable each section column for 'stacking'.

If stacking is enabled for a section column, the UIBBs can be dragged at runtime and dropped onto each other in that column, thus building a stack in which each UIBB is represented by a tab. This is known as a stacked panel.

In the FPM configuration editor, FLUID, UIBBs can be stacked using appropriate values for the properties Column (= Location), Row, and Index (see figure below):

Stacking of UIBBs in a Section Column

There are two possible states for a stacked panel:
  • Expanded

    In an expanded stacked panel there is exactly one UIBB that is expanded, that is, its property Collapsed is set to FALSE. All other UIBBs are collapsed, that is, their property Collapsed is set to TRUE. The expanded UIBB is the active UIBB in the stacked panel. Its property Default In Stack is set to TRUE.

  • Collapsed

    In a collapsed stacked panel all UIBBs are collapsed, that is, their property Collapsed is set to TRUE. There is, though, exactly one UIBB in the stacked panel with the property Default In Stack set to TRUE. If the stacked panel is expanded, this UIBB becomes the active UIBB.