Oracle Designer Model,
Release 6i
Element Type Definition
| Element Type Name | ACTION_ITEM |
| Short Name | ACI |
| View Name | CI_ACTION_ITEMS |
| Description | An ACTION_ITEM indicates the user needs to be given the option to take |
| a certain action when in a MODULE_COMPONENT_INCLUSION (e.g. in a | |
| particular block in a form) or in a WINDOW. The representation of the | |
| ACTION_ITEM in the user interface of the generated module will | |
| typically be as a button located at the appropriate place and/or a | |
| menu option. | |
| The types of action that can be specified are as follows, and | |
| correspond to the sub-types of ACTION_ITEM: | |
| - Navigation to another module component inclusion (e.g. to another | |
| block) or to another module (e.g. a Form calling a Report) | |
| - Execution of a specific piece of user defined code (e.g. | |
| "post accounting transaction") | |
| - Execution of a specific piece of standard generator functionality | |
| (e.g. "Commit") | |
| Sub-type of | SECONDARY_ACCESS_ELEMENT |
| Non-instantiable super-type of | CUSTOM_ACTION_ITEM |
| GENERATOR_ACTION_ITEM | |
| NAVIGATION_ACTION_ITEM | |
| As this is a non-instantiable supertype, follow links (above) to its instantiable subtypes to find versioning information for each subtype, uniqueness criteria, API rules etc | |
| Underlying table: | SDD_ACI |
| Changes: | Summary of changes to ACTION_ITEM in Release 6i |
| Reference Properties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Opt ? | Notes | Relationship | In Arc |
| MCN_REFERENCE | N | Prompt: Module Component | Must be provided in the context of one and only one MODULE_COMPONENT_INCLUSION | 80 |
| WINDOW_REFERENCE | N | Prompt: Window | Must be provided in the context of one and only one WINDOW | 80 |
| Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Datatype | Opt ? | Notes | Domain | Default Value |
| ACTION_ITEM_FOR | VARCHAR2(3) | N | Arc 80 discriminator. Indicates whether the ACTION_ITEM is in the context of a WINDOW or a MODULE_COMPONENT_INCLUSION
Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user | ACTION_ITEM_FOR | |
| ACTION_ITEM_TYPE | VARCHAR2(3) | N | Sub-type discriminator. Internal property indicating whether the ACTION_ITEM is a CUSTOM_ACTION_ITEM (CAI), GENERATOR_ACTION_ITEM (GAI) or a NAVIGATION_ACTION_ITEM (NAI)
Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user | ACTION_ITEM_TYPE | |
| BUTTON_HEIGHT | NUMBER(6, 0) | Y | Number of lines to display. The "height" for an average line may be deduced from the font in use, depending on a preference
Prompt: Button Height | ||
| BUTTON_WIDTH | NUMBER(5, 0) | Y | Number of characters corresponding to the width of the button representing this action item. The "width" of the average character may be deduced from the font in use, depending on a preference.
Prompt: Button Width | ||
| DEFAULT_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates whether this action item is to be the default when the user hits return
Prompt: Default ? Uppercase | YESNO | N |
| HINT_TEXT | VARCHAR2(132) | Y | A single line of hint text to be externalised to the user for this action item
Prompt: Hint | ||
| ICON_NAME | VARCHAR2(40) | Y | Name of item to be used if the action item is to be presented as an iconic button
Prompt: Icon Name | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION_ITEM | VARCHAR2(30) | Y | Name of template/library object on which generated action item will be based
Prompt: Template/Library Object | ||
| NAME | VARCHAR2(30) | N | Name by which this action item is identified
Prompt: Name Uppercase | ||
| PROMPT | VARCHAR2(130) | Y | Text to be externalised to the user, on the button or in the menu, to identify this action item
Prompt: Prompt | ||
| USAGE_SEQUENCE | NUMBER(6, 0) | Y | Sequence in which this action item is to be displayed among other action items within the same context window or module component inclusion
Prompt: Usage Sequence | ||
| PARENT_IVID | NUMBER(38, 0) | Y | Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a versioning viewpoint. Contains the IVID of the primary element type (not necessarily a PAC) forming the basis of the "versionable object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed System maintained Updatable only if null Defined on SAC supertype | ||
| PAC_REFERENCE | NUMBER(38, 0) | Y | Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a structural viewpoint. Contains the IRID of the PAC forming the basis of the "logical object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on SAC supertype | ||
| Multi-line Text | ||
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| Name | Text Type | Prompt |
| DESCRIPTION | CDIDSC | Description |
| HELP_TEXT | CDHELP | User/Help Text |
| NOTES | CDINOT | Notes |
| Other Properties |
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The following 'standard' properties are also inherited by all element types:
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Other element types that reference ACTION_ITEM:
Note: