File Select 

Definition

A Web Dynpro-developed user interface component used to select directories and data files from the KM repository

Use

File Select is a user interface (UI) component pattern that can be used with other patterns (for example, Attachments) to search for files or documents to be attached to a business object. It can be embedded in any composite application.

Structure

The File Select pattern consists of the following parts:

●     File Select Configurator

●     File Select UI

File Select Configurator

With the configurator, you can generate the title for the file and directory selection window. For successful UI generation, you need to define the properties listed in the table below. They are also marked in the layout with a red asterisk (*).

Parameter	Description
Name for the Top Level Label	This is the title of the dialog box that leads to the selection of files or directories.
Start Directory	This is where you begin to search for files or directories in KM. The root directory already exists. If you want to create a subdirectory, type /root/<subdirectory>.

Optional Properties

You can activate the following items to be displayed in the file selection window:

Parameter	Description
Size	By enabling this checkbox, a column is created that displays the size parameters of the.
Modified	By enabling this checkbox, a column is created that displays when the file was last modified.
Modified By	By enabling this checkbox, a column is created that displays who last modified the file.
Maximum Number of Rows to be Displayed	You can define how many rows are shown in the file selection list.