Open Tab as Dialog on button

Overview:

Open Tab as Dialog  is a new addition that has been introduced in the Vienna framework, Adding the  new list box  "Action" in the Filed tab, when we  Select  Open Tab as a Dialog  from the Action List box on the field. After click on the

Pre-requisites for Open Tab As Dialog:

• Vienna Advantage Framework 5.7.0.1

Steps to Create Open Tab As Dialog : 

How to configure the functionality: 

• Login with System Administrator role.  

• Open the Data schema window.  

• Select the target "Table" from header tab and move to column tab. 

• Add a New column with the Reference "Button" and Action checkbox set to "True" for example in our case column name 'TabSwitch'. 

• Save it and click on the Synchronize button.

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Step 2

• Login with System Administrator role.  

• Open the screen configuration window.  

• Select the window linked with table (used in step 1) from header tab and Move to the target "Tab". 

• After select the tab, click on the "Field" tab.

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• Add a new field with the created column (in our case it is 'TabSwitch' it may be different in your case) and enter the value in the "Tab Index" field. On which tab you want to move by press this button field.  

Select  Open Tab as a Dialog  in the Action List Box enter 6 in the  Tab index  and Click on the Save button. 

Note : Index number is always starts from zero.  

So,  

     For first tab we will use tab index 0 

     For second tab we will use tab index 1... 

     -------and so on-------------- 

     For Nth Tab we will use tab index as N-1. 

As in example below, we defined the tab index = 6, so on press this button field system will Display  the 7^th tab of the current window as a dialog on current screen.

Step 3 

How we can use on window for the  Open Tab as a Dialog : 

(Here for example purpose we define the setting on Business Partner  Window) 

• Login with your User/Role. 

• Open the target screen (in our case  Business Partner ) and select any record. 

In our example we defined Tab Switch button on Header tab and on click on this TabSwitch button  System will  Display the  7^th tab (Contact Details) as a Dialog in the current Screen. In the contact details dialog box is not editable it will display all the records of the contact details in    contact details dialog box , As shown in the bellow image.

 Step 4 

How we can use on window for the  Move to tab  on Action List Box: 

• Now login with the Superuser. 

• In our  Open screen configuration move to the tab and field 

• Select  Move to tab  in the Action List Box enter 6 in the  Tab index . 

•  Click on the Save button.

In our example we defined Tab Switch button on Header tab and on click on this Tab Switch System will move directly to 7^th tab (Contact Details) of the current window.