Configuring an event: general

Source

Select Global if triggered by the execution of the window as a whole (not a single event). Otherwise, select Current Control if triggered by the execution of the control you are currently configuring. If the current control has a name, the name will be available for selection.

Source event

Source events tell what action or status change to listen for in another event.

All controls that use events have the source event Startup available to them. This event tells the control to run when a user activates it.

Target

Select the control you want the parameters to be loaded to (if any).

• Select Global if triggered by the execution of the window as a whole (not a single event).
• Select Current Control if triggered by the execution of the control you are currently configuring. If the current control has a name, the name will be available for selection.
• Select Close to close the window.
• Select None if no target control exists. This event is used for the Activate and the Visibility* properties on the Event which makes it possible to change the visual state of a control.

Target event

Target events are used to store the source event so that it executes a specific action with the data retrieved from the source event. All controls that use events have the target events, Clear and Refresh.

• Clear means perform a Clear action when the control completes.
• Refresh means perform a Refresh action when the control completes.

Specify this event only if it is not the default event for the target.

Source Key

Specify the name of the source or with a value. Do not use both.

Target Key

Specify the name that the target control will use for the value. Leave blank if you want to use the default of Source Key.

Value

Specify a value instead of a source key name. Do not populate both Source Key and Value. To insert values from the current panel, surround key names with curly braces {}.

Select the check box to the right of this field if you want to send an empty attribute to the XAML for the control instead of a null result. Different controls will behave differently when this flag is enabled.

Default Value

Optionally, specify a value to be used if the actual value is null or empty. To specify values from the current panel, surround key names with curly braces {}.

Select the check box to the right of this field if you want to send an empty attribute to the XAML for the control instead of a null result. Different controls will behave differently when this flag is enabled.

Data Type

Select data type: String, Numeric, or Date.

Source Key

Specify the name of the source or with a Source Value. Do not use both.

Target Key

Specify the name that the target control will use for the value. Leave blank if you want to use the default of Source Key.

Source Value

Specify a value for source instead of a source key name. Do not specify both Source Key and Source Value. To specify values from the current panel, surround key names with curly braces {}.

Select the checkbox to the right of this field if you want to send an empty attribute to the XAML for the control instead of a null result. Different controls will behave differently when this flag is enabled.

Target Value

Optionally, specify a value to be used if the target value is null or empty. To specify values from the current panel, surround key names with curly braces {}.

Select the check box to the right of this field if you want to send an empty attribute to the XAML for the control instead of a null result. Different controls will behave differently when this flag is enabled.

Operator

If your condition is a value based on a comparison, select the operator to be used.

Activate

Specify a comma-separated list of names of controls that should be activated when the event is executes.

The setting is available for all controls. For TabItem and Expander controls, it sets focus to the controls.

Always load

By default an event is executed only when the target control is executed. This is to maximize performance.

If an event should always be visible even if the target is not executed, select this setting.

Link Uri

If you want to link to a Uri when the event occurs, configure the location here. This can be either an external web page or a link to another mashup or server location.

Debug

When selected, a message dialog is displayed when the event is run with all the values loaded into the event.

Visible

This setting makes one or more specified controls visible. Typically you would use this event with Hidden. For example, you can specify an event that should be set to Visible for a control and then specify another event to hide the control.

Hidden

This setting makes one or more specified controls hidden. Typically you would use this event with Visible. For example, you can specify an event that should be set to Visible for a control and then specify another event to hide the control.

Collapsible

Select an available control, such as a status bar, that is visible or hidden on the control per the user's selection.

External

Select this setting for an absolute Uri, if you want users to be able to open the link as an external window outside of Infor Smart Office.

The tables that follow describe available target events grouped by type, for example, Infor M3, Data Service, Infor Lawson (S3) and so on. If no events are listed, it means that the control (or the type of control) either uses only default controls or it does not support events.