You can derive user interface from context by using the
transaction editor dashboard.
Before you begin
You need to define the context before deriving context from
it. Note you can derive context from data element.
About this task
This wizard help to generate a JSP file for user interface
from the context you created before.
- In the dashboard, click the derive between
the block Context and the block User
Interface. The Context Transformation wizard
opens.
- Type a filename for the target JSP file in the File
name blank.
- In the Context drop-down list, select
the context that you want to transform to user interface. The child
nodes of the selected context automatically display in the list under Context drop-down
list.
- Select the child nodes that you want to transform to
user interface.
- Click Add> button add them to
the UI Elements tree table.
- Optional: Click <Remove to
remove useless child nodes.
Note: When you select a context which have parent, all its parent
display in the Parent drop-down list. Then
all child nodes of the parent node displays in the list under Parent drop-down
list, and you can add these child nodes to UI Elements tree
table.
- Click Finish to finish the wizard.
Results
The output is a JSP file containing UI elements which corresponding
to context you defined before. This file demonstrates a basic usage
of the UI elements, you can reference to this automatically generated
JSP file and write your own file.