Application Development
Set Column Control Status
- Enabled – Displays the column on the page. This is the default value.
- Hide – Hides the column on the page.
- Disabled – Protects the column. Displays as read-only columns when in edit mode.
NOTE: Control status cannot be set for columns using tab or label controls.
Control Status can be set:
- As a property of the column
- Using the boaStatus value. Refer to Use boaStatus to Set a Toolbar Button’s Control Status
- Using the value from another field
A column’s control status may be set differently for different views. For example, a column that stores a user comment may be hidden on the Horizontal View, but enabled on the Vertical View.
To set a column’s Control Status as a column property in Stewardship Tier Application Development:
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Click Edit for the column.
- Select Hide, Disabled, or Enabled from the CONTROL STATUS list box.
- Click Save.
To set Control Status for the column using the values from another bit field in Stewardship Tier Application Development:
- Navigate to the Page Columns page.
- Click Vertical View for the column.
- Click the Enable/Disable Control tab.
- Click Edit.
- Leave the Consider Valid check box unchecked.
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Select the field from the page’s underlying table to be used to set the Control Status from the Control Status Field list box. ;
NOTE: This field must be a bit field.
- Click Save.