Database Updates Made Easy In WebFocus Using SQL And HTML Painter Sept 2011 Lender Processing Services 1.

Database Updates Made Easy In WebFocus Using SQL And HTML Painter

Sept 2011

Lender Processing Services 1

Overview


What should you learn from this!

How to Use a Combination of

SQLHTML Painter

WebFocus Dev StudioTo make your reports interactive and allow real time database

updates

Required


Things you must have to make this work

A database connection ID with update authority

Ability to write WebFocus code in text editor

Basic knowledge of SQL, HTML, Dev Studio

Recommended


Things I recommend to make this example work best

Turn off page caching in WebFocus admin suite

Force page headings to display on empty report

Basic Dev Studio Report


Basic Report Output


Create Procedure for SQL Add


Input SQL Code


SQL - Edit Input


SQL – Database Connect


SQL – Insert Query


SQL – Redirect


Auto Prompt


What you get if you run the SQL Procedure

Create Work HTML


Name it and make sure it is set not to show

on users list

Create an Empty Form


Add Hyperlink to Form Submit


Add Hyperlink Action


Set Hyperlink Action


Set Hyperlink Source


Save Hyperlink


Hyperlink Parameters


Parameters Control Options


A Blob of Page Elements


Design The Page – Simple And Clean


Arrange FieldsModify Headings

Add Text to ButtonsOther Visual

Improvements

Preview the Page


Set Field Properties


Tab Index


You will want to set the tab index on every element to control the flow

Remove Extra Tab Index from HTML


Copy HTML To Clipboard


Create Procedure to Hold HTML


To be able to link to the html from the report we need to put the HTML in a

procedureHint: Make it easy to identify

Insert HTML into Procedure


Ready to Link To


Your SQL and HTML are now ready to be linked to!

Lets recap what you have done so far

SQL code to add a record by receiving edited fields

HTML form to allow user entry of fields

Manual editing of HTML to adjust tab order

Procedure to hold HTML that is linkable from a report

Add Menu Link to Report


Menu Link – Drill Down on Column Title


Menu Link – Define Drill Down


Menu Link – Set Drill Down Type


Menu Link – Select HTML Procedure


Menu Link – Set Target Frame


Menu Link – Apply and Save


Report Before and After


Click Heading for Menu


Add a Record


Delete Example


How does a delete differ from the Add

No HTML Form

No Editing User Fields

Must Pass Record Key to SQL

SQL – Delete Query


Field Must Be In Report To Pass


Does Not Have to Be Visible


Order is Important


Add Delete Option To Column Data


Set Delete Parameters


Pass the Hidden Field


Delete In Action


Change a Record


How does a change differ from the Add or Delete

Pre Populate HTML Form

Store Record Key in Hidden Field

SQL – Change Query


Hide The Key Field


Blank Out Hidden Field Heading


Set Initial Values


Set Initial Values


Add Change Menu Link to Report


Set Target and Parameters


Change Menu and Form


Change Record with Results


Recap


A summary of what we have learned

SQL code to Add/Delete/Change a record

HTML forms to allow user entry of fields

Manual editing of HTML to adjust tab order

Procedure to hold HTML that is linkable from a report

How to pass parameters to pre-populate forms

How to turn a report into an interactive system!

Thank You For Attending


If you have questions please contact me at

John Johnson(904) 854-5459

[email protected]

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