erwin Evolve 2022.0.1 - User Guide

Creating Objects from an Object Grid Using Object Pages (4.0.2 onwards)

Creating Objects from an Object Grid Using Object Pages (4.0.2 onwards)

You can new create objects in an Object Grid by utilising an existing Create Object page.

To do this:

1.Check the Add Object box

2.Check the Use Object Page For Add box

3.In the Create Object Page Name, select the Object Page from which you wish to generate additional objects.

Object Page Views

Object Page Views

Just as you can have Multiple Index Pages for one Object Type, you can also have multiple Object Pages for an Object Type.

When you have more than one Object Page for an Object Type, it is called a View.

You can use Views to offer a different perspective on the object in focus, perhaps showing a different set of properties to the default page, or show the object in context, based on its relationships to other objects.

When a user views an Object Page, the default page is the one which has a Page Name matching the Object Type name, such as 'process' for the Process Object Type. Any other pages, or Views, are displayed as links in a menu above the page title, so the user can click them to view the pages.

Creating Object Page Views

To create an Object Page View, simply create a new Object Page for your Object Type - in exactly the same way you would for any Object Page.

However, you must make sure your new Object Page has a unique Page Name - you cannot for example have two Object Pages titled 'process', so you should rename the new one so that it is different.

In every other respect, creating an Object Page View is the same as creating a standard Object Page.

Working with Menus

Working with Menus

Create and Edit a Menu

Create and Edit a Menu

The Menu appears on the left-hand side of your Evolve web pages and links to pages you have created in your Site.

However, you must add the links in the menu yourself, giving you full control over how they are displayed and in what order the menu items appear.

You can add menu links to the following items:

•Index Pages.

•Create Object pages (Dynamic Sites only) - Object Pages that allow users to create new objects.

•Administration Pages (Dynamic Sites only) - either for viewing administration data such as Roles, Questionnaires and so on, or as Create Object pages to allow users to create new objects of these types.