Dynamically Generated Pages
Besides the login page, there are nine types of dynamically-generated pages (or reusable components) in a Direct to Web application:
- A query-all page that displays all entities that are currently exposed and lets users construct queries on the attributes (but not the relationships) of those entities; see Query Pages . The properties of this page cannot be customized.
- A query page that allows the user to construct a query for a particular entity; see Query Pages .
- A list page that displays one or more records of a particular entity in tabular form. List pages and select components are implemented with the same components; see List Pages and Select Components . The result of a query is always a list page.
- An inspect page that displays a single record of a given entity. Inspect pages and edit pages are implemented with the same components; see Inspect and Edit Pages .
- An edit page that displays a single record of a given entity and also allows you to make changes to the record and save it to the database. Edit and inspect pages are implemented with the same components; see Inspect and Edit Pages .
- A select component that lets users select a record from a list, thereby adding it to a relationship or populating an edit component with it. List pages and select components are implemented with the same components; see List Pages and Select Components .
- A confirm page that prompts users to confirm that they want to delete records. The properties of this page cannot be customized.
- An edit-relationship page is a multiple component page for removing and adding objects to a relationship. See Edit-Relationship Pages .
- An error page for displaying information related to exceptions and other errors. The properties of this page cannot be customized.
For best results when navigating through a Direct to Web application, don't use your web browser's backtrack buttons. Instead:
- To return to the previous page from an edit or inspect page, click Cancel.
- To return to a query page from a list page, click Return.
Query Pages
List Pages and Select Components
Inspect and Edit Pages
Edit-Relationship Pages
Master-Detail Pages
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