Page wizard

 

The powerful page wizard will help you to create and expand applications. It will lead you through the design process and create stylish and fully responsive application pages. The pages created with the wizard are responsive.

You can reach the Page wizard in the "Applications" module via the main menu "New / Create page with wizard" when the application node or a data group is marked in the application structure. It can also be accessed from the context menu of the application node or a data group. The Page wizard can be started from the toolbar by clicking on the corresponding icon.

The "New" main menu item can also be used to create input pages and view pages. When you select one of the two menu items, a dialog appears where you can decide whether to create a blank page or start the Page wizard.

If required, this dialog page can also be permanently disabled with the setting "Do not show this message again and always create a blank page". New pages are then created without the wizard. However, the wizard can still be accessed via the main menu, context menu or toolbar.

Page types

If the Page wizard is started with the application node selected, the first step allows you to choose between the page types "Overview page" and "Search page".

If the Page wizard is started via a selected data group, you have the additional option here of creating input and view pages.

Overview page

To create a new overview page, proceed as follows:

1. Select the preview image for an overview page here and then click "Next".

2. Here you can enter the title, also multilingually. Click on "Next".

An overview page displays several data records in a tile view (1-5) or in tabular form. The wizard provides preview images that can be used to select a tile type or (at the bottom of the dialog) the tabular display.

The naming of the tile components serves only as an example. This means that instead of a name, a data field containing other information can also be selected. The most important thing is that the component will be displayed later just as shown in the preview (e.g. the "Title" with a slightly larger font and in blue).

Here is an overview of the components of the different tiles:

  • Tile 1-4: Image (file)

  • Tile 1-5: Title / title incl. optional link destination (string)

  • Tile 1-3, 5: Subheading (string, integer, double, datetime)

  • Tile 1-5: Longer text (text, string)

  • Tile 1-5: Date (string, integer, double, datetime)

  • Tile 1-5: Name (string, integer, double, datetime)

  • Tile 1-5: Edit button

3. Select the preview you want and then click "Next".

The following describes the various options for displaying data records in the order in which they appear in the dialog shown above, from left to right and top to bottom.

1. Vertical tile

Data group

Select the data group whose data is to be displayed in the tile.

Title / Subtitle / Name / Date / Text

If you click on one of the components here, e.g. the title, another dialog will open where you can specify the data mapping. You can choose the data types completely flexibly. You are not locked into using one data field with one corresponding data type per tile component. For example, instead of a title, a numerical value can be used, or instead of a date, just text. Click here to find out which components can be used in which tile.

Multiline text (e.g. description) is intended to accommodate information texts on overview pages that redirect to a detailed description (e.g. to a view page). Accordingly, please make sure to keep the multi-line text on overview pages short.

If necessary, the data group can be changed and the desired data field can be assigned here. Clicking on "Add data field" opens a dialog where a new data field can be created. "Select no data field" sets the desired control without a connection to a data field. A link destination can also be set here for the title. The value is then generated as a link that can be used to navigate to the link destination.

Click "OK" to save the changes and close the dialog again.

Click on "Edit" here.

Edit

This component is a button that can be used to edit the data of the page. Only the link destination for this button can be changed here.

Click "OK" to save the changes and close the dialog again.

Click "OK" here as well.

The overview page has now been created. If you started the wizard from the selected application node, you will find the page in the top level of the application structure. When creating via a data group, you will find the new page within the data group.

No control is generated for components that were not assigned during configuration. This component is then "missing" on the newly created page. The exception is the "Edit" button – this is created for tiles even if no link destination is selected.

On overview pages, a button with the title "New" is always created automatically for creating new data records. If data records of main data groups are displayed on the page, this button is assigned the same link destination as the "Edit" button of the tile or view table (optional specification). If the page displays data of a subordinate data group, then the link destination of the "New" button must be set manually after the wizard has been completed.

In addition to the actual overview page, the wizard also creates the page for the data view, which is integrated in the free layout table on the overview page.

2. Vertical tile

At the second vertical tile you will find the "Edit" button at the top right. The date here is located at the bottom right of the tile image. Below that follow the title, subtitle, text and the name of the editor or creator.

In the description of the first vertical tile you will find all the information about the selection of the data group whose data is to be mapped in the tile and about the assignment of the individual components of the tile.

3. Vertical tile

At the third vertical tile you will find the "Edit" button at the top right. The date here is located at the bottom left of the tile image. Below that follow the title, subtitle, text and the name of the editor or creator.

In the description of the first vertical tile you will find all the information about the selection of the data group whose data is to be mapped in the tile and about the assignment of the individual components of the tile.

4. Horizontal tile

The first horizontal tile has the tile image on the left and the date, title, text and the name of the editor or creator on the right. The "Edit" button is located at the upper right.

In the description of the first vertical tile you will find all the information about the selection of the data group whose data is to be mapped in the tile and about the assignment of the individual components of the tile.

5. Horizontal tile

The second horizontal tile is followed by the date, title, subtitle, text and the name of the editor or creator listed below each other. The "Edit" button can be found at the bottom right.

In the description of the first vertical tile you will find all the information about the selection of the data group whose data is to be mapped in the tile and about the assignment of the individual components of the tile.

6. View table

With this template, the data is not displayed in a tile, but in a view table. Click here for more information about the settings in this dialog.

Style classes

Tiles are implemented using free layout tables with special style classes. The style classes determine, among other things, how many data records are displayed in a row.

For the vertical tiles (1-3), the style class .ix-m2l3 is set on the "View" tab of the free layout tables. This causes the following appearance for the different display sizes:

  • On small screens (S), all data records are displayed one below the other

  • On medium screens (M) two data records are displayed in each row

  • On large screens (L) three data records are displayed in each row

To change the number of data records displayed per row, simply adjust the style class on the "View" tab of the free layout table accordingly.

The following additional style classes for arranging the tiles can be found in the "Design" module in the "Layout / Control Elements" area under "Advanced Properties" in the "Responsive" folder:

  • .ix-l2

  • .ix-m2l2

  • .ix-m2l3

  • .ix-m2l4

  • .ix-m3l5

  • .ix-s2m4l6

  • .ix-s2m5l7

Search page

Select the preview image for a search page here and then click "Next".

Here you can enter the title of the page, also multilingually. Click on "Next".

Clicking on "Select search configuration" opens a dialog here in which the desired search configuration can be selected. If there is no (suitable) search configuration yet, one can also be created there. Help for the settings required there can be accessed in the dialog with F1 or by clicking the Help button. After selection, the name of the search configuration is entered in the "Configuration" field. Click on "OK".

The search page has now been created. If you started the wizard from the selected application node, you will find the page in the top level of the application structure. When creating via a data group, you will find the new page within the data group.

Edit page

Edit pages can be created with the Page wizard if it is launched via a marked data group. Select the "Edit page" preview here and click "Next".

Here you can enter the title of the page, also multilingually. Click on "Next".

The edit elements for the new page and their order can be specified here.

The controls are placed in grid containers. A distinction is made here between large and small controls. Small controls are given a container width of 6 for screen sizes M and L. Large controls are given a container width of 12 for M and L. In screen size S, all controls have a container width of 12.

The controls are placed line by line from left to right within the grid.

More information about the settings in the dialog can be found here.

Some control types require post-processing after page creation using the Page wizard is complete. This concerns the following types of controls:

- Multiple selection
- Dynamic view

Confirm all dialogs by clicking "OK" to save the settings and close the Page wizard again.

The edit page has now been created within the data group from which the Page wizard was launched.

View page

View pages can be created with the Page wizard when it is launched from a selected data group. Select the "View page" preview here and click "Next".

Here you can enter the title of the page, also multilingually. Click on "Next".

As with the creation of an edit page, the view elements for the new view page and their order can be specified here. Complete information about the settings in the dialog can be found here.

When creating a view page, you can also select the page for editing the data record. On the new view page, the "Edit" button that was created automatically can then be used to go to the desired edit page.

Some control types require post-processing after page creation using the Page wizard is complete. This concerns the following types of controls:

- Dynamic view
- Web application (string)
- Tree path (integer)
- Multiple selection

Show images as a gallery

To display images as a gallery rather than a file listing, the "Image" control type must be selected in the wizard.

Synchronize icons

In order for the new GIFs of the Page wizard for checkboxes to be displayed in the Portal Manager, the collection must be updated manually once.

To do so, open the Image selection dialog (e.g. via the properties dialog of the "View checkbox" element) and select the "Update" context menu in the tree on the left.

Formula wizard

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