Create a Stacked Canvas on a tab Canvas & Return Back

Create a Stacked Canvas on a tab Canvas  

& Return Back.

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Key Problem: the stacked canvas cannot be created on a tab canvas; it throws the following form error FRM-13002.

Key Reason: you have to recognize that both stacked and content canvas MUST be created on the main content canvas.

Key Solution 1: 

·         Draw tab canvas from the layout tool palette on a content canvas.

·        Since you cannot show both  stacked and tab canvas in the same time; from the layout view:

o   Select 'View' menu

o   Click on stacked view

 (To "hide" the tab-canvas).

·          Draw a stack canvas at the upper top of the content canvas.

·         Set the stack canvas's X position and Y 

     position on tab page. 

(This lets you adjust the stack canvas exact position on your content canvas). 

·        Set the stack canvas's Viewport Width and Viewport Height.

This lets you adjust the stack canvas exact Width and Height. 

• You can use WHEN-TAB-PAGE-CHANGED trigger to show or hide a stacked canvas on tab-canvas ,it depends upon your business logic. 

IF :SYSTEM.TAB_NEW_PAGE ='PAGE1' THEN

SHOW_VIEW('STACKED_CANVAS_NAME');

GO_BLOCK('BLOCK_NAME');

GO_ITEM ('ITEM_NAME');

ELSEIF :SYSTEM.TAB_NEW_PAGE = 'PAGE2' THEN

HIDE_VIEW('STACKED_CANVAS_NAME');

.......

.......

END IF;

Aspects to Consider to Avoid Technical Problems

·         Set the content canvas's property 'Raise on entry' =  'Yes'.

·        This should force the main canvas to be displayed when you are moving the cursor back to block.

·        Set the Tab Canvas's property 'Raise on entry' = 'No'.

·        Set the Stacked Canvas's property 'Raise on entry' = 'No'.

·        You can use other triggers e.g.  POST-TEXT-ITEM or KEY-NEXT-ITEM instead of WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED Trigger this depends upon your need.

Key Solution 2: 

The following is another solution to the problem...
In other words; the previous Aspects will be consider, but only the code used will be changed.
Pls.  follow the steps to solve the problem properly...

 Create a button on the tab-canvas e.g. to show the details of the employee's information such as Changing the canvases, block and item names in respect to  your actual form object names.

-- Show the Stacked Canvas...

SHOW_VIEW('STACKED_CANVAS');

 

/* Pls. note the following item should be 

navigable and visible in your stacked canvas form */

GO_ITEM ('item_name');

-- hide the original content canvas

HIDE_VIEW('TAB_CANVAS');

Return back to the Tab Canvas

In order to return back to your content canvas pls creates a button in your stacked canvas in WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED Trigger.

pls. Copy the following code and rename if necessary...

-- Hide the original stacked canvas

HIDE_VIEW('STACKED_CANVAS');

-- Display the original content canvas

SHOW_VIEW('TAB_CANVAS');

GO_BLOCK('EMP');

/* Pls note the following item should be navigable and visible in your Content canvas form */

GO_ITEM ('EMPNO');

Stacked Canvas on a Tab Canvas Upsides

*        Reducing the traffic of unnecessary text_items as an optional choice.

*        Increase the user readability; an adequate space between form items.

*        Meaningful item tab navigation; display a set of required items priority and hide  other set of detailed or unnecessary form items.

*        You can also use it in hiding secured items from other users.  

Hope this helps…

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