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Use

There are the following ways to create a View:

  • Within your Web Dynpro component

    You create the View directly in the Web Dynpro component with graphical support of the Data Modeler tool and embed it in a window afterwards.

  • Within your Web Dynpro window

    You create and embed a View with graphical support of the Window Editor tool.

The View layout is designed and implemented in another graphical tool, the View Designer .

Prerequisites

  • You have created a Web Dynpro DC.

  • A WD component with a window definition is available.

Procedure

Creating a View in a Component

  1. In the Web Dynpro Explorer open the component node to which you want to add a View.

  2. In the context menu of the Views node, choose Create View and follow the wizard.

Creating a View in a Window

  1. Open the Window Editor by choosing the context menu entry on the window name in the Web Dynpro Explorer .

  2. From the Palette , drag and drop the option New View onto the canvas.

Embedding an Existing View in a Window

  1. Open the Window Editor by choosing the context menu entry on the window name in the Web Dynpro Explorer .

  2. From the Palette , drag and drop the option Existing View and follow the wizard.

Result

The new View is graphically displayed in the Window Editor . In the Web Dynpro Explorer , the View is displayed below the subnode Views of your WD component node. The following files were automatically created:

  • <myView>.wdview

    View context XML file for the data flow between the view and the view context. The file contains the following subobjects:

    • View controller reference

    • WD component reference

    • Transparent container for user interface elements

    • User interface element references, including layout data

  • <myView>.wdcontroller

    This controller XML file for the data flow between the view context and the other WD entities has the following parameters:

    • Controller event handler inbound plug

    • Main node Context (value node with cardinality 1:1)

    • Controller reference to the WD component

  • <myView>.wdview.xlf

    The View properties XML file is relevant for translation.

    Caution

    Under no circumstances should you change any of the files listed above. However, you can display the relevant source code in the Navigator view. To open the XML Editor, choose the context menu entry Start of the navigation path Open With  Next navigation step  Text Editor  End of the navigation path for the corresponding file.

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