Card View FastTab Fields
- How do I configure object fields and related properties in the Card View FastTab?
- How do I specify the field types and their behavior in the mobile application?
- How do I assign function buttons and relation types in the mobile application's action bar?
- How do I set visibility, editability, filterability, and searchability for fields in the mobile application?
- How do I manage auto-focus behavior and visible line count for fields in the mobile application?
- How do I define default values, including user variables, for fields?
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Summary: This topic outlines how to configure object fields and related properties within the Card View FastTab in COSMO Mobile Solution. It covers field types, visibility, editability, and specialized functions, allowing for tailored page customizations. Additionally, it provides information on setting up function buttons, managing relations, and defining default values, with a focus on enhancing user interactions within the mobile application.
The Card View FastTab contains the range of objects and its related properties of a given page. This FastTab is shown on all page types except List.
The fields on the Card View FastTab are described in the following table.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Specifies object names, with primary keys in bold. Sorted into three sections by its properties: Field List, Function List, and Filter List for Query type pages. |
| Caption | Displays the field caption in the language specified in the page customization header. Captions can be edited using the Captions action. |
| Field Type | Defines the behavior of the field based on its type. Options: - Normal: Default field type. - Barcode: Marks the field for barcode scanning and displays a barcode icon in the mobile application. If the device does not have a camera and the icon is selected, an error message is displayed. - Email: Marks the field for email addresses and displays an email icon in the mobile application. Selecting the icon opens the default email application. - Phone Number: Marks the field for phone numbers and displays a phone icon in the mobile application. Selecting the icon opens the default dialer application. - URL: Marks the field for URLs and displays a web icon in the mobile application. Selecting the icon opens the system's default browser. - Function: Defines a field for bound or unbound functions. When visible, they appear as buttons in the mobile application. - Filter / Filter with Barcode: Applies to fields on Query-type pages. Use the Filter with Barcode option when barcode scanning is used as an input method. - Signature: Enables capturing a signature in an input area or viewing it if the field is not editable. For more information, see Signature Function. - Client Action: Lists standard COSMO Mobile Solution actions for Card View and List View; this option is informational and cannot be changed. |
| Function Button Picture | Specifies the preferred predefined icon to display for the given action bar button in the mobile application. These can be chosen for Field Types of Function and Normal, if the latter's Relation Type is Drill Down or Conditional Drill Down. This field is hidden by default. Choose the Show More action in the Manage menu to reveal it. |
| Relation Type | Displays the type of the defined relation. - Simple Lookup and Conditional Lookup are for scenarios in which you would like to choose a value from a related list. In the mobile application, an icon marks these types of fields. - Drill Down and Conditional Drill Down types are used for opening a related page. - Empty Drill Down is a technical option to set and is created for CustomDrillDown objects. For more information, see Set Related Page to a Field. |
| Lines | Specifies the Drill Down or Conditional Drill Down type field related to the line part in case of Headerline type of pages. One related page can be defined as Line per Page Customizations. |
| Visible | Specifies whether the field is visible in the mobile application. |
| Editable | Specifies whether the field is editable in the mobile application. |
| Filterable | Specifies whether the field is filterable in the mobile application. Changes get inherited to the field in the List View FastTab. |
| Searchable | Specifies whether the specific field is searchable across the mobile application. The property is inactive for Boolean and Option field types, searching doesn't work for these types of fields. Changes get inherited to the field in the List View FastTab. |
| Auto Focus Mode | Specifies how the field focus in the mobile application will behave after leaving the previous field in case of manual data entry (for further information, see Using Auto Focus Mode and Set Focus). The options are: - On: the field will be in focus automatically. - Skip: the field will not be in focus - Skip if filled: will be in focus if the field is empty. This field is hidden by default. Choose the Show More action in the Manage menu to reveal it. |
| Visible Line Count | Specifies the number of lines that can be displayed for a text field in the mobile application. This is typically used with the Normal field type. If the text exceeds the displayed portion, an ellipsis button will indicate the overflow. Choose the ellipsis button to reveal the entire text. |
| Variable Default Value | Specifies whether the Default Value uses a User Variable. When enabled, the Default Value field becomes a drop-down list sourced from the User Variables page. This field is hidden by default; choose Show More to reveal it. |
| Default Value / Default Value Caption | Defines a predefined value. When a record is created via the New action in the mobile application, the field is populated with the Default Value. For option-type fields, the translated text appears in Default Value Caption. These fields are hidden by default; choose Show More in the Manage menu to reveal them. |
Note
Special objects in the Card View FastTab for standard COSMO Mobile Solution pages:
- CustomFunction1..4 and CustomDrillDown1..4 are blank objects to build processes upon without adding objects by coding.
Special objects in the Card View FastTab for all COSMO Mobile Solution pages:
- Client Action type fields are standard functions that can be visible in the mobile application.
- Card.New and Card.Delete objects availability are based on the settings of the Insert Allowed and Delete Allowed fields in the General FastTab.
- Card.Print.Report, Card.Print.Label, and Card.Print.Preview client actions are visible in the mobile application if the necessary settings are made.
- Card.ExitAndJumpTo client action is visible in a card in the mobile application if a page type of List or List and Card is related to a page type of Headerline and there is at least one field set to Searchable in the child page. Choose this client action to close the current card and open the Search function automatically.
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