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A generic design template allowing you to group additional application-specific views (UIBBs) within a single UIBB.

It is implemented using the Web Dynpro component FPM_COMPOSITE_UIBB.

The information displayed in a composite component at runtime is determined by the individual components within the composite component.

 

You use this design template when you want to display data in different ways within a single UIBB. For example, you can display a form, a table and a search component all within one UIBB. You can determine the concrete display of the data in a composite component when configuring the Web Dynpro component FPM_COMPOSITE_UIBB.

Structure

A composite component consists of a number of other components, for example, form components and list components.

Integration

You configure this component using the FPM configuration editor, FLUID.

You can configure, amongst others, the following properties of this component:

  • The number of components to be included in a composite component

    In the standard (one-column) layout, you can add an unlimited number of UIBBs to a composite component. A maximum of six components can be added to a composite component in a two-column layout. Use the Placeholder button in the Preview panel toolbar to mark a location for a new component (UIBB). You can then search for a component (UIBB) in the Repository panel and move it to the required placeholder.

  • The type of component to be included in a composite component

    The following components can be included in a composite component:

    • Form component

    • List component

    • Hierarchical List (Tree) component

    • Search component

    • Application-specific views (UIBBs)

    Note that you cannot add the following components to a composite component:

    • Tabbed component

    • Launchpad component

    • Composite component; nesting of composite components is not possible

  • The layout of the individual components

    The UIBBs inside a composite component can be arranged in a single column or divided into two columns.

  • The location of the individual components

    An individual component (UIBB) can occupy more than a single area within the composite component. Using the Height, Width, Column, and Row fields of the individual components, you can determine where to place the components within the composite component.

For more information on the attributes of this component, choose Field Help from the context menu in the system.

Although the composite component is technically a UIBB, you use it for layout purposes. As such, when you edit this component using the FPM configuration editor, you see settings that are usually available only for the floorplan components.

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