Filter Pane 
Definition
Web item that enables display and selection of characteristic values for filtering.
Use
Using the Filter Pane Web item, you can set filters for individual characteristics. The characteristic values are provided for each characteristic in dropdown boxes. In addition, you can drag characteristics from the navigation pane or the table into the filter pane using Drag&Drop.
Structure
The following is a parameter list for the Web item Filter Pane, arranged according to the various parameter groupings.
Display
Parameter |
Description |
Width in pixels (WIDTH) |
You use this parameter to determine the width of the Web item. |
Full width (FULL_WIDTH) |
You use this parameter to determine that the specification in the Width in Pixels (WIDTH) parameter be ignored and that the width be set to 100% instead. The full width depends on the width of the environment in which the Web item is embedded (for example, the width of a tab page on a portal page or iView). |
Height in pixels (HEIGHT) |
You use this parameter to determine the height of the Web item. |
Full height (FULL_HEIGHT) |
You use this parameter to determine that the specification in the Height in Pixels (HEIGHT) parameter be ignored and that the height be set to 100% instead. The full height depends on the height of the environment in which the Web item is embedded (for example, the height of a tab page on a portal page or iView). |
Visibility (VISIBILITY) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the Web item is visible in the Web application. |
With tray (WITH_TRAY) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the Web item Filter Pane has a symbol that enables the Web item to be expanded and collapsed. For more information on this parameter, see Parameter Tray. |
Internal Display
Parameter |
Description |
Number of columns (COLUMNS) |
You use this parameter to determine the number of entries displayed adjacent to one other. |
With button row (HAS_BUTTON_ROW) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the filter pane has a pushbutton row. |
Maximum number of characteristics for summary (MAX_SUMMARY_CHARACTERS) |
You use this parameter to determine the maximum number of characteristics for the values. |
Behavior
Parameter |
Description |
Activate navigation (INTERACTION_ALLOWED) |
You use this parameter to determine whether navigation and other interaction is possible in the Web application. |
Apply automatically (AUTOMATIC_APPLY) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the system is to make changes to the data provider automatically. |
Data Connection
Parameter |
Description |
Data Provider (DATA_PROVIDER_REF) |
You assign a data provider to the Web item with this parameter. The Web item gets the data and metadata that it needs to generate the output and commands from this data provider. We recommend that you keep to the conventions supported by the Web Application Designer when specifying names: The name should be a maximum of 30 characters long and consist of characters “A-Z”, “0-9” and “_” but cannot start or end with “_”. Adhering to these conventions facilitates the upgrade to future SAP releases. |
Characteristic set (CHARACTERISTIC_SET) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the initial set of the characteristics that are to be displayed. |