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Procedure documentation Specifying Generation Settings for User Interface Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You use this procedure to view and change generation settings (options) that are specific to the user interface part of a mobile client application.    

Prerequisites

You have specified settings that are common for generating user interface, business logic and string resources. For more information, see Specifying Common Generation Settings.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Build  ® Generator Settings.

The Generation Settings window appears.

       2.      Choose the User Interface tab.

       3.      Perform the specific action(s) indicated in the table below only for the option(s) you want to change. However, you must create or select a project whether or not you change the other options.

Caution

You cannot generate any user interface application without selecting a project.

Option

Action

Additional information

Project (This is a mandatory option to generate any user interface application)

Select a project from the list box.

If no project exists in the list, create a project by choosing New. Enter a unique and meaningful name for the project.

The project file contains generation options that are set by default or changed by you for the user interface.

You can create a new project to store a different set of generation options. The settings related to the project you have selected are applied when you generate user interface objects.

UI Application

 

Select the user interface application you want to generate.

 

Runtime File Name

 

 

Specify a unique name that is used for the project file and DLL file to be generated for user interface.

The file name must contain three characters only.

 

Target Folder

 

Specify the path of the folder where runtime files must be stored.

The default path is, C:\Program Files\SAP\Mobile\App.Net\

Template Folder

 

 

Specify the path of the folder that contains templates to be used for generation of user interface layout.

The default path is, C:\Program Files\SAP\Mobile\Framework\Templates

Generate All

 

 

No action required.

However, if you have chosen Custom profile, you can deselect this option to restrict the system from generating all user interface objects. 

Generate Project Files

 

No action required

System creates or updates VB files for logic defined in the user interface.

Generate Repository Files

No action required.

System creates or updates DAT files for metadata of the user interface.

Generate Locale Files

 

 

No action required.

System creates or updates specific language files (LOC files) for languages you choose for the user interface text.

Automatically detect lost popup tile sets

 

 

 

No action required.

The profile that you chosen determines whether you can select or deselect this option.

If you select this option, then code is compiled even if you have forgotten to bind popup tile sets to the appropriate user interface objects explicitly.

Language(s)

 

Select the languages in which the user interface application needs to be generated.

 

       4.      Choose Apply and then choose OK.

 

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