Attributes

Description

Characteristics / structure (IOBJNM)

Name of the characteristic / structure by which the system is to filter

Specify the technical name of the characteristic (for example, 0COUNTRY) or the structure (25 characters)

The technical name of the characteristic is stored in the query definition. In the BEx toolbar, choose Change Query View ® Change Query (Local View) or (Global View) ® . The technical names of the InfoObjects are displayed.

Note that the characteristic you have chosen must be included in the query that the Web application is based on.

Read mode (BOOKED_VALUES)

Specifies which values in the master data table are copied to the Checkboxes Web item as filter values:

·        M: All values from the master data table.

In some circumstances values that do not appear in the data provider under the current filter conditions and that produce the result No suitable data found when filtered, might also be displayed. However, this process is fastest under certain conditions.

·        D: Values that are basically posted, whereby the current drilldown status is not fully taken into consideration.

·        Q: Only values that are also posted in the data provider under the currently valid filter conditions are displayed. It can take a long time under certain circumstances.

Maximum number of displayed values (MAXVALUES)

(optional)

Contains the maximum number of values that are displayed in the radio button group.

If you set the value to 0, all the available values in the radio button group are displayed.

Label (SHOW_LABEL)

'X' = Yes, '  '  = No

Use BW description as label

If this attribute is activated, the long text of the characteristic is written as a label in front of the radio button group. In addition, you can use the context menu related to the description of the characteristic in this label.

Entries next to one another (HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT)

'X' = Yes, '  '  = No

If this attribute is activated, the different characteristic values are grouped vertically. If this attribute is deactivated, the characteristic values are grouped horizontally.

Number of entries next to one another/below one another (HORIZONTAL_NUMBER)

Contains the number of entries listed next to one another or below one another, depending on the attribute settings for HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT.

Display values only (ONLY_VALUES)

‘X’ = Yes, ‘  ’ = No

Create radio button group only

If you activate this attribute, only the HTML form Web item for the radio button group is created. Here you have to create the form, in which the radio button group is contained, manually.

This attribute is suitable for creating forms that contain several radio button groups.

Do not display entry All values

(NO_REMOVE_FILTER)

'X' = Do not offer “All values”,

'  '  = Display entry “All values”

If this field is not blank, the entry All values is not set as a selection option in the radio button group.

Affected data provider

(TARGET_DATA_PROVIDER)

List of data providers to which all selection button commands are sent.

Index in the filter command (INDEX)

(optional)

Must have a unique value for all dropdown boxes and radio button groups within the form tag.

This attribute must be changed only if the ONLY_VALUES attribute is active.