COS Screen User Guide

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User Guide

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TABLE

TABLEOFOFCONTENTSCONTENTS

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW...33 EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN...33 SETUP SETUP...44 T24

T24IINTERNALNTERNALBBROWSERROWSER...44 Record

Record CreationCreation...44

Composite

CompositeScreenScreenField Field DefinitionsDefinitions...66

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN...1515

H

HOWOWFFRAMESRAMESWWORKORKIINNCCOMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENSCREENS...1515

S

STRUCTURETRUCTUREOOFFTTHEHEFFRAMERAMESSETETFORFORAA4*44*4CCOSOSSSCREENCREEN...1515

I

ITEMSTEMS...3232

Specific

SpecificRequest Request ...3232

Enq Enq...3333 No NoEnqEnq...3333 All All ...3333 Blank Blank ...3333 Sub

SubValueValueExpansionExpansion...3434

Viewing

ViewingTheTheCreated Created CompositeCompositeScreenScreen...4141

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CompositeCompositeScreenScreen...4343

SCREEN

SCREENDESIGNDESIGN...4444

C

COMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENCREENCCREATIONREATIONUUSINGSINGTTOOLOOLBBOXOX...4444

C

CREATINGREATINGAASSIMPLEIMPLE33*3*3 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITESCREENSCREENUUSINGSINGTTOOLOOLBBOXOX...4444 Content

Content ...4949

General

General ...5050

Allow

Allow ScrollingScrolling...5050

Frame

Framenamename...5151

Defined

Defined Below Below IsIsTheTheField Field Equivalent Equivalent InInEB.COMPOSITE.SCREENEB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN...5454

Viewing

ViewingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreenInInT24T24Internal Internal Browser Browser UsingUsing(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)...5555

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreen...57 57

Modifying

ModifyingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreenInInT24T24Internal Internal Browser Browser UsingUsing(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)...57 57

Structure

StructureOf Of TheTheFrameFrameSet Set For For A A3*33*3 CosCosScreenScreen...6060

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreen...6161

ENQUIRY

ENQUIRY...6262

!EXT.V

!EXT.VARIABLESARIABLES...6262

Creation

Creationof of aa!EXT.CUSTOMER!EXT.CUSTOMER...6363

C

COMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENCREENCCOMMANDOMMANDLLINEINE...6464

T

TABBEDABBEDSSCREENSCREENS – –EENQUIRYNQUIRYCOMMANDCOMMANDLLINEINEIINVOCATIONNVOCATION...6464

T

TABBEDABBEDSSCREENSCREENS_‐_‐TTRANSACTIONRANSACTIONCCOMMANDOMMANDLLINEINEVVERSIONERSIONIINVOCATIONNVOCATION...6565

U

USERSERVVARIABLESARIABLES...6666

C

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TABLE

TABLEOFOFCONTENTSCONTENTS

OVERVIEW OVERVIEW...33 EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN...33 SETUP SETUP...44 T24

T24IINTERNALNTERNALBBROWSERROWSER...44 Record

Record CreationCreation...44

Composite

CompositeScreenScreenField Field DefinitionsDefinitions...66

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN

ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN...1515

H

HOWOWFFRAMESRAMESWWORKORKIINNCCOMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENSCREENS...1515

S

STRUCTURETRUCTUREOOFFTTHEHEFFRAMERAMESSETETFORFORAA4*44*4CCOSOSSSCREENCREEN...1515

I

ITEMSTEMS...3232

Specific

SpecificRequest Request ...3232

Enq Enq...3333 No NoEnqEnq...3333 All All ...3333 Blank Blank ...3333 Sub

SubValueValueExpansionExpansion...3434

Viewing

ViewingTheTheCreated Created CompositeCompositeScreenScreen...4141

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CompositeCompositeScreenScreen...4343

SCREEN

SCREENDESIGNDESIGN...4444

C

COMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENCREENCCREATIONREATIONUUSINGSINGTTOOLOOLBBOXOX...4444

C

CREATINGREATINGAASSIMPLEIMPLE33*3*3 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITESCREENSCREENUUSINGSINGTTOOLOOLBBOXOX...4444 Content

Content ...4949

General

General ...5050

Allow

Allow ScrollingScrolling...5050

Frame

Framenamename...5151

Defined

Defined Below Below IsIsTheTheField Field Equivalent Equivalent InInEB.COMPOSITE.SCREENEB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN...5454

Viewing

ViewingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreenInInT24T24Internal Internal Browser Browser UsingUsing(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)...5555

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreen...57 57

Modifying

ModifyingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreenInInT24T24Internal Internal Browser Browser UsingUsing(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)...57 57

Structure

StructureOf Of TheTheFrameFrameSet Set For For A A3*33*3 CosCosScreenScreen...6060

Launching

LaunchingTheTheCreated Created CosCosScreenScreen...6161

ENQUIRY

ENQUIRY...6262

!EXT.V

!EXT.VARIABLESARIABLES...6262

Creation

Creationof of aa!EXT.CUSTOMER!EXT.CUSTOMER...6363

C

COMPOSITEOMPOSITESSCREENCREENCCOMMANDOMMANDLLINEINE...6464

T

TABBEDABBEDSSCREENSCREENS – –EENQUIRYNQUIRYCOMMANDCOMMANDLLINEINEIINVOCATIONNVOCATION...6464

T

TABBEDABBEDSSCREENSCREENS_‐_‐TTRANSACTIONRANSACTIONCCOMMANDOMMANDLLINEINEVVERSIONERSIONIINVOCATIONNVOCATION...6565

U

USERSERVVARIABLESARIABLES...6666

C

COLUMNOLUMNWWIDTHIDTHIINNAAEENQUIRYNQUIRYSSCREENCREEN...6767 REFERENCE

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Overview

The purpose of this document is to define and guide how to create composite screen from Tool Box

and T24 internal browser.

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A Composite Composite screen screen is is a a collection collection of of screens screens in in T24 T24 placed placed in in one one browser browser window, window, but but in in differentdifferent

frames. The individual frames can be set to accept requests for certain enquiries or transactions

enabling multiple contract screens and enquiry screens to be utilized without obscuring one another.

Individual screens within a composite screen can also be set to contain T24 menus, Tabbed Screens

URLs or other content created through utility routines as well as creating a whole new set of

composite screens.

Composite screens are defined in the T24 application

Composite screens are defined in the T24 application EBEB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN

.COMPOSITE.SCREEN

and can beand can be

invoked using the command COS <

invoked using the command COS <name of composite screenname of composite screen> which can be run through menus,> which can be run through menus,

toolbars and on the T24 command line.

Composite screen can also be build using Tool Box. We accomplish this by making use of the

composite screen builder. The composite screen builder allows the user to create composite screen

for use with the T24 Browser. Composite split the screen into sections which can have the content

customised

customised e.g. contracts, enquiries ,Menu’s e.g. contracts, enquiries ,Menu’s , Tab screens , Tab screens etc.etc.

EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN

The Composite screen application

The Composite screen application EB.COMPOSITE.SCREENEB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN is used to define composite screens.is used to define composite screens.

This application comprises of a title for the composite screen and a large linked multi value set for

defining the contents of each frame and makeup of the frames of the composite screen.

We can define different Content Types as listed below with in each of the frames. Each of these are

defined in detail in the corresponding section on

defined in detail in the corresponding section onCOCONNTENTENT.T.TYPTYPEE

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OPEN.PEN.FRAMFRAME:E: Create a frame set. Tells you are splitting this frame into further frames. Create a frame set. Tells you are splitting this frame into further frames.

CLO

CLOSE.SE. FFRARAMMEE:: Closes the frameset. Closes the frameset.

ENQ:

ENQ: This item is an Enquiry.This item is an Enquiry.(For more information check heading on(For more information check heading onReferenceReference))

TX

TXNN:: This item is a contract screen. This item is a contract screen.

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UTTII LILITTYY:: This allows you to call a browser routine. (For more information check sectionThis allows you to call a browser routine. (For more information check section

utility under

utility underField DefinitionsField Definitions))

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BLANK: This item starts blank.

Refer to the section on CONTENT. TYPE under Composi t e Scr een Fi el d Def i ni t i ons for detail explanation

Setup

T24 Internal Bro wser

Composite Screen Creation From T24 Internal Browser

Record Creatio n

On the command line Type the application name EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN followed by the name of the composite screen like (EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN, QTPDEMO170) or the name can be entered on the application screen as shown below.

The composite screen name can be a alphanumeric character. On clicking enter, an empty record gets launched

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Composite Screen Field Definitions

Now let us start with the field definitions

GB TI TLE : Enter any name of your choice under GB Title

Content Type : Should define the type of displays required within the frame selected. The different options available under content type are listed below.

Shown above are the different content types

Now let us see what each one of this means and how it has been defined.

OPEN.FRAME : Creates a frame set. Selecting this option tells that we are splitting this frame in to further frames

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Close Frame

Close. Frame frameset

COS : We select this item if we want a composite screen to appear with in the frames . The required composite screen needs to be defined under field CONTENT as COS<Name of our composite screen>

Cos Frameset

ENQ : This item is used to display an Enquiry. A parameter can be passed along with an Enquiry. (For more details on Parameter passing refer to the heading ENQUIRY

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Enquiry Frameset

MENU :This item displays a Menu .

Menu Frameset

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Blank Frameset

PW : If we select PW it means that we want the PW.PROCESS record to appear with in the frame

PW process definition

TAB : This item is a tabbed screen. A tabbed screen enables the Browser to display a series of Enquiries, Versions ,URL’s etc to appear together, on the same screen. Tabbed screens are defined in the table EB

.TABBED.SCREEN

.(For more detail Refer to Document PB-BrowserScreenVersion)

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TAB frameset

TOOL : A Valid Tool Item should be created under BROWSER.TOOLS which in turn is defined in composite screen definition

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The Composite Screen Frame Definition

The Composite Screen after using the Tool

TOOL BAR : A Valid Tool Bar ID should be created in BROWSER

.TOOLBAR

which in turn is defined in composite screen definition

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The Toolbar Definition

The Composite Screen Frame Definition

TXN :This item is a contract screen where the transaction is defined

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URL : This item is a URL. Hyperlinks are added to a screen version by defining the path of the document or file in the HYPERLINK field on VERSION. All information regarding hyperlinks must be input into the hyperlink field with forward slashes “/” as below:

-- Internet files must be input as: http://, or https://, or www. followed by the address. - Files must be input as file:/// followed by the path.

URL frameset

UTILILTY:This item calls a browser routine OS.NEW.USER

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Launching the COS screen - Utility

MENU : This item defines the menu

Frame Definition for Menu

BORDER. SI ZE: This field defines what the border of the frame set will be. Only used for Open Frame

COLS: This defines the number and width of the columns. It is done in the same format as the frameset tag in html. For a given OPEN.FRAME item you must have either the ROWS or the COLS field set. You cannot however have both.

ROWS : This defines the number and width of the Row. It is done in the same format as the frameset tag in html.

NAME: Gives a name for the Frame. All content defining items (i.e. telling you what is in a frame) must have a name.

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content defining items.

CONTENT: This is a multipurpose field that defines the content of the frame. Either a URL, the name of an Application and version, an enquiry etc. Also used to define the name of the utility to be called.

CONTENT. ARGS: If a UTILITY type is set then this will define the args for the called utility

I TEMS: This sub-valued field is used to define what requests should be sent to this frame. It can be specific requests of application and version or enquiry, or it can be set to take all unassigned enquiries by setting it to ENQ or all unassigned requests by setting it as ALL. Furthermore it can be set to take everything except enquiries by setting it to NOENQ. The request is assigned to a window by running through each item until a valid match is found for the request. If none are found a new window is launched. For detail explanation refer to the section on ITEMS

Architecture/Design

How Frames Work In Compo site Screens

The trick to building a composite screen is to break it down into constituent large blocks, and build from them.

In this document, we will see how to build the below structured composite screen ( 4* 4 composite screen) .

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Open. Frame / Close .Frame

C 1 Open. Frame / Clos e .Frame C2

50% 50%

R1

50%

R2

Open. Frame / Close .Frame

Structure of the composite screen Open. Frame Frame - 1 [ 100%] Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame Frame - 2 [100%] Top Right Close .Frame Open. Frame Frame - 3 [100%] Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame Frame – 4 [100%] Bottom Right Close .Frame

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We always start with the Frame definition .We do this in the first ‘Open. Fr ame’. In our example we will divide the page in to four equal squares .

Multi value 1 – Open .Frame

This means that we are going to put 50%,* into the Rows column. We use ROWS because we are specifying a horizontal space from the top. And we have only 2 rows in our example of equal size. We use 50%,* because the first ‘bloc’ takes up 50% of the row (horizontal) space (that’s what the * signifies) and the second half by default takes the rest of the space.

Note: The frameset column size value can also be set in pixels (cols="200,500"), and one of the columns can be set to use the remaining space (cols="25%,*").

Therefore, the first multivalue will look something like this :

CONTENT. TYPE. 1 OPEN.FRAME

ROWS 50%,*

Row Division

Open.Frame 50%

Open. Frame 1 Open. Frame 3

Top Left Close .Frame Top Right Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame

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Row Division

First multivalue expansion – Row Division

Now we have to specify the COLUMN division

Multi value 2- Open. Frame

We are extending CONTENT. TYPE. 1 multivalue to expand to CONTENT. TYPE. 2 to define the next ‘Open Frame’ item. We have to specify the split ‘Columns’ field (COLS. 2).

We are going to put 50%,* into the Column. We use COLUMN because we are specifying a vertical space from the top. And we have only 2 columns in our example of equal size. We use 50%,* because the first ‘bloc’ takes up 50% of the columns (vertical) space (that’s what the * signifies) and the second half by default takes the rest of the space.

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Column Divisio n

Open.Frame

50% Open. Frame 1 Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Top Right Close .Frame Open. Frame 3 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame Column Division

Therefore, the Second multivalue looks like this :

CONTENT. TYPE. 2 OPEN. FRAME

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Second multivalue expansion – Column Division

Multi value 3 - Frame 1

Now we are going to Open another frame with in which we are going to define a transaction ( a version) called FUNDS.TRANSFER,FTTEST1 I F3

Open.Frame

Frame - 1

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Therefore, the Third multivalue looks like this :

COLS. 2 100%, *

Third multivalue expansion – Frame 1 (OPEN.FRAME)

By defining Cols.3 as 100%,* , we tell the system that the instruction which follows will take the whole of the box(Frame) we are currently working in.

Now we will expand the multivalue again to specify the First Frame definition

Multivalue 4 - Transactio n

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FRAME -1

TXN

FUNDS.TRANSFER,FTTES T1 I F3

Frame 1 Definition

Therefore, the Fourth multivalue looks like this :

CONTENT. TYPE. 4 TXN

NAME. 4 FUNDS. TRANSFER

CONTENT. 4 FUNDS. TRANSFER, FTTEST1 I F3

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Now we need to close the TXN block we’ve just defined as we don’t want to define any more within the same frame, so we need to close frame

Multi value 5 –Close. Frame

Closing the frame

Frame – 1 Close.Frame

Frame 1 – Close. Frame

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Multi value 6 - Frame 2

Now we are going to Open another frame with in which we are going to define a transaction ( a version) called CUSTOMER,CUSTTEST2 I F3

Open.Frame

Frame - 2

Frame 2 - Open. Frame

Therefore, the Sixth multivalue looks like this :

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Sixth multivalue expansion – Frame 2 (OPEN.FRAME)

Now we will expand the multivalue again to specify the First Frame definition

Multivalue 7-Transactio n

Frame 2 Definition

FRAME -2 TXN CUSTOMER,CUSTTEST2 I F3

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The seventh multivalue definition:

NAME. 7 CUSTOMER

CONTENT. 7 CUSTOMER, CUSTTEST2 I F3

Frame 1 Field Definition (TXN)

Now we need to close the TXN block we’ve just defined as we don’t want to define any more with in the same frame, so we need to close frame

Multi value 8-Clos e.Frame

Closing the frame

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Frame -2

Close.Frame

Frame 2 – Close. Frame

CONTENT. TYPE. . . CLOSE. FRAME

Frame 2 Field Definition (CLOSE.FRAME)

Now we are going to close the frame relevant to the open frameCONTENT. TYPE 2 (Multivalue 2) since we have finished with the first row.

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Multivalue 9 – Closin g Frame

Close. Frame Open. Frame 1 Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Top Right Close .Frame Open. Frame 3 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame Column Division

Field Definition (CLOSE.FRAME)

We are now going to open a outer frame for the second row where we will be defining individual columns column where we will be defining Frame 3 and Frame 4 in separate frames within the large frame.

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Multi value 10 - Outer Frame for COLUMN 2

Open. Frame 1 Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Top Right Close .Frame Open.Frame Open. Frame 3 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame Frame Division

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Therefore, the tenth multivalue looks like this :

COLS. 10 50%, *

Multi value 11 - Frame 3

Now we are going to Open another frame with in which we are going to define Enquiry %ACCOUNT

Open.Frame Frame - 3

Frame 3 – Open.Frame

Therefore, the eleventh multivalue looks like this :

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Eleventh multivalue expansion – Frame 3 (OPEN.FRAME)

Now we will expand the multivalue again to specify the Frame definition

Multivalue 12 -Enquiry

Frame 3 Definition

FRAME -3

ENQ

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CONTENT. TYPE. 12 ENQ

NAME. 12 ENQUI RY

CONTENT. 12 %ACCOUNT

Frame 3 Field Definition (ENQ)

Now we need to close the ENQ block we’ve just defined as we don’t want to define any more with in the same frame, so we need to close frame

Items

This sub-valued field ITEMS is used to define what requests should be sent to this frame.

The request is assigned to a window by running through each item until a valid match is found for the request.

It can be define in many ways

Specific Request

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Specific Request

Enq

All unassigned enquiries by setting it to ENQ

Items Definitionis Enquiry

No Enq

It can be set to take everything except enquiries by setting it to NOENQ.

Items Definition is No Enq

Al l

All unassigned requests by setting it as ALL

Items Definition in ALL

Blank

If nothing is specified, it means that a new window will be launched

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Sub Value Expansio n

We can have multiple requests or return types for a frame

Items Definition

Here we want all further drill down enquiries to get launched in the same frame hence we are specifying it as ENQ

Items Definition

Multivalue 13-Closing.Frame

Closing the frame

Frame - 3

Close.Frame

Frame 3 Definition

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Frame 3 Field (CLOSE.FRAME)

Multi value 14 - Frame 4

Now we are going to Open another frame with in which we are going to define a transaction ( a version) called ACCOUNT,ACCTEST1 I F3

Frame – 4

Open. Fr ame

Frame 4 definition

Therefore, the fourteenth multivalue looks like this :

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Fourteenth multivalue expansion – Frame 2 (OPEN.FRAME)

Now we will expand the multivalue again to specify the Fourth Frame definition

Multivalue 15-Transactio n

Frame 4 Definition

FRAME -4 TXN ACCOUNT,ACCTEST1 I F3 d Frame 4 Definition

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Therefore, the fifteenth multivalue looks like this :

NAME. 15 ACCOUNT

CONTENT. 15 ACCOUNT, ACCTEST1 I F3

Frame 4 Field Definition (TXN)

Now we need to close the TXN block we’ve just defined as we don’t want to define any more with in the same frame, so we need to close frame

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Multi value 8 – Clos e Frame

Closing the frame

Frame – 4 Close.Frame

Frame 4 – Close.Frame

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Now we are going to close the frame relevant to the open frameCONTENT. TYPE 10 (Multivalue 10) since we have finished with the second row.

Multivalue 17 – Closing the Frame

Open. Frame 1 Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Top Right Close .Frame Close.Frame Open. Frame 3 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame

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Having closed the frame ,we also have to close the outer most frame

Multivalue 18 – Closing the Outer mos t Frame

We are going to close the frame relevant to the open frameCONTENT. TYPE 1 (Multivalue 1) which was the outermost frame.

Open. Frame 1 Top Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 2 Top Right Close .Frame Open. Frame 3 Bottom Left Close .Frame Open. Frame 4 Bottom Right Close .Frame Close.Frame

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Outer most frame definition

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Launchi ng The Created Compos ite Screen

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Transaction processing

Screen Design

Composit e Screen Creation Using Tool B ox

Composite screens can also be created using Tool Box. There already exist a user guide which explains “How to create Composite screen from Tool box” .For more information ,kindly refer to the document Composite Screen Builder .

Now let us see how to create a simple 3 *3 composite screen using Tool Box.

To Start off ,Launch Toolbox and Sign in using a valid used id and password. Click on to Composite Screen Builder under Designers and Wizards option to launch the screen builder wizard.

Creating A Simple 3 *3 Composit e Screen Using Tool B ox

Step 1 – Screen Id

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Step 2 – Description

Enter 1 under description for the language English and click next

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Step 3 – Select Layo ut

Select a 3 pane screen .Click next to continue

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Step 4 – Change Size

Now we have to define the Frame Size. Depending on the screen layout we have to select the Width or Height or both for each of these frames.

To sizes can either be in pixels or percentages. To use pixels simply type the number in the “Other” field. For other percentages simply type the percentage in the other field and suffix it with “%”.

An understanding of how HTML frames work would be ideal. However, to summarise:

• In a two column/row layout the right frame or bottom frame respectively can not have a specific size.

• In a tree pane layout the right and bottom most frame can not have a specific size.

checkbox will be enabled. Turning off this property will update the ‘NO.FRAMES’ attribute in the composite screen definition. If ‘Use Frames’ is not set, compatible versions of Browser will render the composite screen without using frames. For example, this feature should be UNCHECKED for screens designed for Internet banking applications.

If the Browser version does not support the ‘no frames’ option, then this checkbox will be disabled.

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Frame Size

Each of the above frames are divided in to 50% each and in out example we are having 3 frames. This means that ,the complete page size needs to be beyond 100% in order to get all the 3 frames to appear but this is not possible in reality , so only the first 2 frames will be appear when we launch the composite screen. There will be no space for the third frame to appear since our page size is 100% in total.

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Frame properties defines Initial Content, Dynamic Content, Frame name and Scrolling property

Content

Initial Content

The initial content can be one of the following.

Initial Content

• Banner

• Blank

• Composite Screen

• Enquiry - we have to specific the enquiry we want to launch in this frame

• Menu

• Tabbed screen

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• URL ( It has to be specified with http://)

Refer to the heading CONTENT.TYPES for detail explanation

Dynamic Content

Dynamic content defines the return type within each frame .It defines what will appear in the frames when the user starts navigating e.g. committing transactions, viewing enquiries ,drill down enquiries etc. This can be one of the following

Dynamic Content

Dynamic Content defines what requests should be sent back to this frame. It can be specific requests of application and version or enquiry SPECIFIC ENQUIRY, or it can be set to take all unassigned enquiries by setting it to ALL ENQUIRY or all unassigned requests by setting it as ALL CONTENT. Furthermore it can be set to take everything except enquiries by setting it toNO ENQUIRY. The request is assigned to a window by running through each item until a valid match is found for the request. If none are found a new window is launched.

• All Content - all transaction and enquiry screens will appear in the specified frame

• All Enquiries - all enquiries will appear in the specified frame

• No Enquiries - all content, except for enquiries will appear in the specified frame

• Specific Enquiry - this frame will only return the specified request

(Refer to section ITEMS for more detail explanation)

General

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if we do not want scrolling

Frame name

Frame Name

:

Each frame must have a name and initial content. There should not be any spaces included within the names

We are setting the behaviour of each frame by clicking on to the corresponding pane on the left and defining the behaviour of that pane in the property panel on the right

Frame -1 Enqui ry (ACCT.BAL .TODAY)

Frame 1 Definition

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Frame 1 Definition

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Dynamic

Dynamic content content ITEMS ITEMS Defines Defines return return type type on on toto

the frame

The

The initial initial content content CONTENT.TYPE CONTENT.TYPE Defines Defines the the different different contentcontent

the frame can contain

Allow Scrolling

Allow Scrolling SCROLLING SCROLLING Defines scrolling propertiesDefines scrolling properties

Frame

Frame Name Name GB GB TITLE TITLE Defines Defines the the composite composite screenscreen

frame name.

Field Equivalent

Field Equivalent in EB.COMPOSITE.SCREENin EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN

some simple Enquiries which we will be modifying later by using Composite Screen Definition

Step 6 – Sending Request Confirmation

Below is the confirmation of a successfully created composite screen. If any errors occurred these will

appear in a table format

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Txn Complete Confirmation

Viewing The Created Cos Screen In T24 Internal Browser Using

(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)

Using the application

Using the applicationEBEB

.COMPOSITE.SCREEN

,the created composite screen can be viewed.,the created composite screen can be viewed.

Note :

Note : Modification can be made to Modification can be made to the created composite screen at any time the created composite screen at any time if needed .It acts theif needed .It acts the

same way as the Composite screen created using Browser.

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Viewing the created composite screen

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Launchi ng The Created Cos Screen

As explained before we see that on ly the first two frames have got launched. The third frame could not launch due to the lack of Row space.

Launching the COS screen

Modifying The Created Cos Screen In T24 Internal Browser Using

(EB.COMPOSITE.SCREEN)

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Frame definition

Changing the ROW from 50%,50%,* , to 25%,50%,25%,* ,meaning that the First frame occupies 25 % height, the second frame occupies 50% and the third frame occupies 25%.

New Frame Definition

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Stru ctu re Of The Frame Set For A 3*3 Cos Screen

Open. Fr ame / Cl ose. Fr ame

Open. Fr ame 25% xxasdsdsd xxasdsdsd Open.Frame Close.Frame Open.Frame Close.Frame Open.Frame Close.Frame 50% 50%

R

25% 25%

3*3 COS screen structure 3*3 COS screen structure

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Launchi ng The Created Cos Screen

Launching the modified Composite Screen.

Modified COS screen

We see that changing the row spacing has changed the appearance of the Composite Screen . All the three frames appear with in the same page as defined .

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Enquiry

!EXT.Variables

An enquiry can be run to display information for the !EXT customer, account or any selection criteria you define. To define a !EXT selection you must first run an

ENQUIRY

called!EXT.XXX where XXXis the name you will give to the !EXT selection item. The data you enter in the first selection will then become the !EXT selection criteria. You can then reference this value in another enquiry selection by entering !EXT.XXX in the selection criteria column.

Browser will support setting these !EXT.XXX variables either with values from another field or with a literal value (such as “123”).

So not only can the variables be set in one Enquiry and used in others but the content can be set from a field value or a literal as well as from selection data.

The variables can also then be used in context based workflows such as pre-filling fields on a Version from the Enquiry output and populated variables..

These variables can be used in a version in theAUTOM. NEW. CONTENT field.

Literal values can also be set too. It can be a single literal eg “ACCOUNT” or a string literal with spaces eg “NEW !EXT ACCOUNT” or , “100069”, “My Customer”, as long as the literal is in speech marks.

A list of values can also be displayed as long as the values are surrounded by [ ] e.g. [A] [B] [C] The ENQUIRY called USER.VARIABLES allows the user to list the !EXT content of any !!EXT variables

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Creation of a !EXT.CUSTOMER

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Composit e Screen Command Lin e

When launching a Composite Screen (using the COS command) we should be able to accept data on the command line. E.g. "COS CUSTOMER.DISPLAY 100069" where 100069 is the customer Id that would then be used as a parameter to the composite screen frames.

The user should be able to specif y parameter place holders within their composite screen definition (e.g. similar to EB.ERROR records that use ‘&’ characters). For example, in the Content Type the user can have “ENQ” and the Content set to “CUSTOMER-LIST @ID EQ &”.

When running this composite screen using “COS CUSTOMER,SCREEN 100069” this would replace any ‘&’ characters with 100069. Similar, for Content Types of TXN the user could enter “CUSTOMER I &” to get a frame with the customer record in input mode. If the user does not supply any arguments then the base

enquiry/application should be displayed so that the user can enter the relevant data.

Tabbed Screens – Enquir y Command Lin e Invocation

• Running an enquiry with parameters via the command line.

The user can specify the actual tab number of the enquiry to run, along with the selection criteria.

Tab version from command line

Running a tabbed enquiry from the command line, with sp ecified selection c riteria

• The above example will open the tabbed screen ‘CUSTOMER.DETAILS.

• It will run the enquiry on the first screen with the selection criteria:

CUSTOMER EQ 300102

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Tab version from command line

Tabbed Screens - Transaction Command L ine Versio n Invoc ation

The key to a specific tabbed version can be supplied via the command line.

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Version invoked from command line

In the above example, the third tab is invoked using the key “DBL”.

User Variables

To view the content of any !EXT.xxxx variables there is an ENQUIRY called USER.VARIABLES which displays the current content.

Note: The values of user set variables are empty at initial login and cleared on exit so this Enquiry will only display values set during the current login session.

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Column Width In A Enquir y Screen

The ENQUIRY screen above is utilised in the following Composites showing the word wrapping effect when the COL.WIDTH field is used

The ENQUIRY field COL.WIDTH will only have an effect in Enquiries in Browser and enables a user to specify the number of pixels wide that an ENQUIRY column can be. The width is not absolutely fixed, but is a minimum width (if there is enough space) with the following restrictions:

Column widths will grow to accommodate the widest word or image in the column; a word being any sequence of characters not containing a space.

Columns with left over space created by larger than required values in the COL.WIDTH field will shrink if there is not enough space in the window, frame or fragment to display all columns.

Fields defined as being in the same column will be restricted to having the same COL.WIDTH. For more information kindly refer to document PB-BrowserEnquiries

Reference

Kindly refer to the following documents for further references on the topics

Topic Reference Document

Enquiry PB Browser Enquiries

Browser Parameter PBBrowserIntallationConfiguration

Contracts PBBrowserNavigation

Tabbed Screen, Composite Screen, !CURRENT.XXXX

PBBrowserSceenVersion