Working with Tabbed Properties in Web Dynpro 
The properties tab in Web Dynpro provides graphical support for creating the context structures of all controller types. In Web Dynpro, the controller or context editor tabs has been moved to the properties tab except Layout tab in case of view controller and Navigation tab in case of Window controller.
The following are the different sections in the properties tab:
Properties Tabs |
Description |
|---|---|
Project (Web Dynpro development component) |
Displays general information of the Web Dynpro project. |
General |
Displays general information for the selected entity. |
References |
Displays the elements of the Web Dynpro application that are referenced by the Web Dynpro component. |
Context |
The tab page is made up of two parts. The left part has Context as the main node with two options: Context Properties and Context Mapping. Context Properties This is the starting point for the definition of the context structure with the nodes and attributes. You use the Context node to create, display and delete nodes. Context Mapping Create mappings between two controllers. The right part displays elements of the Web Dynpro application that are referenced by the Web Dynpro component. You can define the data flow between the model, the view contexts, and the controller contexts. It provides graphical support when defining the mapping, data binding, or model binding. |
Methods |
Add methods for the required controller. |
Event Handlers |
Create event handlers and events for the required controller |
Actions |
Create actions for the view controller. |
Plugs |
Create Inbound and Outbound plugs for the view. |
Miscellaneous |
Displays the properties of a view such as, life span (for a view), Custom padding (for a Window) |
Interface Views |
Creates an implementation relation between interface views and windows. |
Application editor |
The properties of the application editor can now be edited directly via the properties view which opens when you double click an application from the Web Dynpro explorer. By clicking on the application in the modeler you can also edit the properties of the application in the properties view. |
View Designer |
The various tabs in view designer such as context, controller editor are available in the properties view. This allows you to easily edit the view properties from the properties view, while allowing the layout to be still visible for edit. This enhancement avoids navigation between different tabs in the view designer. |
Note
The methods, events, event handlers, and actions are referred to as parameterized entities. You can navigate and open the Java editors from the above mentioned parameterized entities in the properties tab.