Defining Tab Pages for Adapter Configuration

If you have to enter a large number of parameters on the configuration interface for your adapter type, you can define tab pages to split up the adapter configuration.

For example, you can create tab pages for connection parameters or security.

Tab Page Specifications

Enter the following in the adapter metadata for each tab page that you want to display:

<TabDefinition id="TabID">

<GuiLabels>

<Label language="EN">Tab Name</Label>

</GuiLabels>

</TabDefinition>

Tab Page Parameters

Compile the parameters that you want to appear on a tab page as follows:

<ChannelAttributes>

...

<Tab id="TabID">

<AttributeGroup>

<Name>Name 1</Name>

<GuiLabels>

<Label language="EN">Select Values</Label>

</GuiLabels>

<AttributeReference>

<ReferenceName>value1</ReferenceName>

</AttributeReference>

<AttributeReference>

<ReferenceName>value2</ReferenceName>

</AttributeReference>

</AttributeGroup>

</Tab>

The tab element can contain one or more AttributeGroup elements.

Tab pages are displayed on the configuration interface in the order that you enter them in the adapter metadata.