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 Render Types

 

You can control the rendering of attributes by assigning render types to them. The following render types are possible:

  • Space: (default setting)

    If no render type is explicitly assigned to an attribute, the system displays the field as an input field.

    Note Note

    If the admissible values can be displayed as a dropdown list box or a checkbox field, the system uses one of the render types to simplify handling for the user.

    End of the note.

  • C: Checkbox field

    If the Checkbox Field render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a checkbox field.

    Note Note

    If the admissible values are not suitable for a checkbox field or no values were defined, the system displays the attribute as a dropdown list box or an input field.

    End of the note.

  • D: Button

    If the Button render type was assigned to an attribute and there are two admissible values for this attribute, the attribute is displayed as a button. This is only possible if values can be interpreted as an opposing value pair of the type 'X' and ' '.

    Example Example

    Examples of opposing value pairs:

    • TRUE / FALSE

    • YES / NO

    • 1 / 0

    • 'X' / ' '

    • T / F

    • Y / N

    End of the example.

    Note Note

    If the values cannot be interpreted as an opposing value pair or no values were defined, the system displays the attribute as a dropdown list box or an input field.

    End of the note.

  • H: Hyperlink

    If the Hyperlink render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a hyperlink.

  • I: Input field with value help

    If the Input Field with Value Help render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as an input field.

    Note Note

    If the admissible values can be displayed as a dropdown list box, the attribute is displayed as a dropdown list box.

    End of the note.

  • K: Tab page

    If the Tab Page render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a tab page. The system generates a separate tab page for every admissible value at runtime.

    Note Note

    This render type is only supported for product determination objects. In utilities products and packages, this render type corresponds to the standard render type.

    End of the note.

  • M: Multi-Value

    If the Multi-Value render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a dropdown list box. At runtime, the system generates a separate list box entry for every admissible value and adds a row containing the initial value to these values.

  • P: Dropdown List Box

    If the Dropdown List Box render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a dropdown list box. The system adds a row containing the initial value to the admissible values here.

    Note Note

    If the admissible values already contain an entry for the initial value, it does not add this additional row here.

    End of the note.

  • R: Radio Button

    If the Radio Button render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as a dropdown list box. The system generates a selection button for every admissible value at runtime.

  • T: Date

    If the Date render type is assigned to an attribute, the system displays the attribute as an input field with a calendar as an input field.

 

You can override the render type that was defined in the detailed view for the individual attribute and change this dynamically using a BRFplus function of the presentation control type.