Configuration

When clicking the widget’s settings, the Edit Input Grid dialog opens and lets you configure the options of that widget :

Selecting a Target Connection

Once you are connected to Alpana Server, the dialog presents the list of all Runtime Connections published on the Server.

Select the desired Runtime Connection from the list.

Display and Permission options

Display Existing Data

You can optionally Display Existing Data :

This allows the user to see all data rows that were entered previously.
If this is disabled, then the user will only see the data row that was input during this session.

Allow Update

If you Display Existing Data, you can also optionally Allow Update :

This allows users to modify the data on any existing entry in the table.

Allow Delete

If you Display Existing Data, you can also optionally Allow Delete :

This allows users to delete any existing entry in the table.

Input form options

The Edit Mode defines how a new data row is created or how an existing data row is edited :

Normal

In Normal mode, the data is edited inline inside the grid :

Adding data

The user clicks the Add button :

This creates a new empty row (or pre-filled with default values) :

*Note : the auto-fields cannot be edited since they are created automatically by Alpana.

The user then updates all the fields as desired, and either clicks Update to save the change, or Cancel to cancel creating the entry :

Editing data

On an existing data row, the user can edit by clicking on the row and clicking the Edit button :

Deleting data

On an existing data row, the user can delete the row by clicking on the row and clicking the Delete button :

Dialog

In Dialog mode, a pop-up dialog allows to edit/input data :

Adding data

The user clicks the Add button :

This opens the input dialog (empty or pre-filled with default values) :

*Note : the auto-fields cannot be edited since they are created automatically by Alpana.

The user then updates all the fields as desired, and can either Save or_Cancel_ the dialog :

Editing data

On an existing data row, the user can edit by clicking on the row and clicking the Edit button :

Deleting data

On an existing data row, the user can delete the row by clicking on the row and clicking the Delete button :

Style and Appearance

Custom Title

(new in 2020 R2)

The header of the widget can be configured :

Sort displayed data:

This option provides sorting on runtime based on configured setting on design time.

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