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6.1 The HTML generator

Web Access provides an HTML generator to dynamically generate HTML based on the

group, table, and panel layout information in a data view record. The Web Access

administrator can run this generator from the Web Administration page (see Figure 6-1).

Figure 6-1 The Web Access Web Administration page

There are two methods that can be used to generate the HTML:

1. A hands-on method where the Web Access administrator makes selections, such as what

mode to build (create, update, display, or inquiry)

2. Using the Auto Build file

For any given data view record, you must use the first method the first time through to build

the HTML for each mode separately. At the end of the run for each mode, you can save the

settings in an Auto Build file. Later, you can use this file employing method 2 to repeat the

generation of the HTML with the settings you saved.

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Building HTML is simple. Just specify the name of the data view record for which you want to

build the HTML. Then, specify a root HTML name, and decide if you want boxes around

groups and for which mode you want the HTML generated.

In this example, we create the HTML for the BLQVPROB data view record (see Figure 6-2).

We construct the create-mode HTML with boxes around groups. The generated .html file

names start with MTG0.

To do this, type the data view name (BLQVPROB) and the root HTML name (MTG0) into the

corresponding fields in the Create HTML section of the Web Administration page. Select the

Boxes around groups? check box and the Create option next to the Create HTML for label.

Figure 6-2 BLQVPROB Create HTML

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Having knowledge of the data in the various tasks, you next select the layouts you want,

depending on the mode you are building. For example, here are the tasks defined for

BLQVPROB:

򐂰 Summary

򐂰 Reporter Information

򐂰 Details

򐂰 Tracking Information

򐂰 Completion Information

򐂰 Audit Information

򐂰 History Data

򐂰 Print Record

In Figure 6-3, we choose Reporter Information, Details, and Tracking Information for the

create-mode HTML.

Figure 6-3 Create-mode task selection