Update Assist (Step 2 of 4): Selecting Navigation and Style Options

The second window of Update Assist is where you determine what the user interface for your Update Assist application will look like. The following image shows the Navigation Options window.

This window contains the following fields and options:

Prompt user to enter database security information (DBA)

Generates a page prompting the user to enter a password to access the data in the data source. Use this option if data source security is enabled.

The application will store the password in a cookie, so the user will only be prompted for it once.

Key values selected via tree

Generates a form in which the user selects records using a hierarchical tree control.

Key values selected via combobox

Generates a form in which the user selects records using a combo box.

Key values entered by user

Generates a form in which the user selects records by entering key values.

Note: This requires that the user knows the actual values for the key values.

No key values required

Generates a Maintain procedure to be called by another procedure (usually a WebFOCUS report) with the appropriate values to fill out the screen. To see how to create the WebFOCUS report that calls this type of Update Assist project, see Calling an Update Assist Procedure From a WebFOCUS Report.

Themes

Adds a color scheme for your Update Assist application. You can add your own Cascading StyleSheet (CSS) to the form. You automatically see a preview of the color scheme when you select a theme.

Preview

Displays the selected navigation, theme, and fields.


WebFOCUS