Give a New Look to Interactive Report & Input Form - Part 15(B)
Summary
TLDRThis Tech mining video is a tutorial on customizing the order details page in an application. It guides viewers through modifying the master region and interactive grid region, including setting a primary key, configuring column properties, and linking a select list for product IDs. The tutorial also covers adding buttons for actions like cancel, delete, save, and create, and adjusting process sequences to avoid data update errors. Viewers learn to navigate and manipulate order data, adding and deleting line items, and applying changes to update the database.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video is a tutorial for modifying the 'Order Details' page in a tech application, following the setup of the master region in a previous video.
- 🛠️ The script explains how to customize the 'Details Region' to improve its appearance and functionality.
- 🔍 It discusses modifying the 'Order Details Interactive Grid' region, including the title expression that combines 'Order Number' with a page item 'P29 Order ID'.
- 📁 The source code for the tutorial is provided in the video description, and viewers are instructed to replace the auto-generated query with the provided source code.
- 📊 The tutorial guides on setting properties for the interactive grid, such as specifying a primary key column to avoid errors.
- 📋 For the 'Product ID' column, the type property is set to 'Select List', which is populated with a List of Values (LOV) created in previous videos.
- 🗂️ The 'Column Alignment' property is used to set the display alignment for both the heading and the data within the columns.
- 🚫 The 'Query Only' property is crucial for DML operations; setting it correctly prevents errors when saving orders.
- 🔄 The script covers creating a 'Buttons' region and configuring buttons like 'Cancel', 'Delete', 'Save', and 'Create' within it.
- 🔄 It also details the importance of the process sequence in the 'Processing' tab to ensure data integrity when manipulating the interactive grid.
- 📝 The video concludes with instructions on running the application, navigating through the 'Order Details' page, and using the interactive grid to add, modify, and delete order items.
- 🔑 The next part of the series will focus on creating new pages for entering new orders.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the Tech mining video script?
-The main focus of the video script is to guide users through modifying the details region of an order management system to improve its appearance and functionality.
What is the purpose of the 'order number' in the title expression of the interactive grid?
-The 'order number' in the title expression is a string concatenated with a page item 'p29_order ID' to present the order number for easy identification.
Where can viewers find the source code linked to the video?
-The source code can be found in the video description, specifically in the 'part 7' folder.
What is the importance of specifying a primary key column in the interactive grid query?
-Specifying a primary key column is crucial to avoid errors when manipulating data in the interactive grid, as it uniquely identifies each record.
How does setting the 'query only' property affect DML operations in the interactive grid?
-Setting the 'query only' property to true excludes the column from DML operations such as insert, update, and delete, preventing errors like 'virtual column not allowed here'.
What is the role of the 'buttons' region in the interactive grid?
-The 'buttons' region contains action buttons like 'cancel', 'delete', 'save', and 'create', which are used to perform various operations on the grid data.
Why is the process sequence important in the processing tab?
-The process sequence is important because it determines the order in which processes are executed. Placing certain processes before others, like 'order details save interactive grid data', is necessary to avoid errors.
How can users navigate through different orders in the order details page?
-Users can navigate through different orders using the 'next' and 'previous' buttons on the order details page.
What action is performed when the 'add row' button is clicked in the interactive grid toolbar?
-Clicking the 'add row' button adds a new row to the grid, allowing users to enter a new order line item.
What is the significance of the 'apply changes' button in the interactive grid?
-The 'apply changes' button is used to save all modifications made to the grid, including adding new records and deleting existing ones.
What will be covered in the next video according to the script?
-The next video will cover the creation of new pages for entering new orders.
Outlines
🛠️ Customizing the Order Details Region
This paragraph focuses on the customization of the 'Order Details' region in a Tech mining video tutorial. It begins with an introduction to the video as the second part of an order details page series. The speaker guides the viewers through modifying the details region's appearance and functionality. The title expression for the interactive grid is explained, which includes a concatenation of a string and a page item to display the order number. The source code is provided in the video description for viewers to replace the auto-generated query. The speaker also details how to expand and modify the columns of the interactive grid, set a primary key to avoid errors, and configure a select list for the product ID column. The use of a List of Values (LOV) for displaying product names and prices is highlighted. The importance of setting the query only property to prevent errors during DML operations is also discussed. Finally, the paragraph concludes with instructions on creating a 'buttons' region and configuring the interactive grid's buttons for various actions.
🔄 Adjusting Process Sequence and Testing the Application
The second paragraph delves into the configuration of the process sequence within the application, emphasizing the necessity of placing the 'process form on demo orders' before the 'save interactive grid data' process to avoid data update errors. It provides instructions on how to adjust the process sequence property or use the drag and drop feature for reordering. The paragraph also instructs viewers on how to test the application by navigating through the main menu, selecting the 'orders' option, and viewing the report. The speaker explains the functionality of the 'Master region' and 'Order details' region, including how to navigate between pages and manipulate existing orders. It demonstrates adding a new row to the grid, selecting a product, entering a unit price, adjusting the quantity, and deleting a row. The paragraph concludes with a step-by-step guide on applying changes and viewing the updated order details, setting the stage for the next video where new pages for entering orders will be created.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Tech mining
💡Order Details Page
💡Master Region
💡Properties
💡Interactive Grid
💡Primary Key Column
💡Select List
💡Alignment Property
💡DML Operations
💡Virtual Column
💡Buttons Region
💡Processing Tab
💡Error Message
Highlights
This is the second part of the Tech mining video series focusing on order details page modifications.
The master region and properties were set in the previous video.
The details region is being modified to improve its appearance.
The order details interactive grid region's title expression is explained in detail.
The source code link is provided in the video description for reference.
Instructions are given to replace the auto-generated query with the provided source code.
Columns are expanded and modified using specific properties.
A primary key column must be specified after modifying the interactive grid query to avoid errors.
The product ID column is set to a select list type with a foreign key.
An LOV (List of Values) is associated with the product ID column to display product prices.
Column alignment properties are set for proper display.
The query only property is explained to exclude columns from DML operations.
A new region called 'buttons' is created using the wizard buttons node.
Buttons like cancel, delete, save, and create are placed under the buttons region.
The process sequence is adjusted to ensure proper data processing order.
The application is run to demonstrate the order details page with master and details regions.
Navigation between orders using next and previous buttons is showcased.
Adding and deleting rows in the interactive grid is demonstrated with product selection and price entry.
Applying changes and viewing updated order details is explained.
Upcoming videos will cover creating new pages for entering new orders.
Transcripts
a very warm welcome to Tech mining
this video is the second part of order
Details page
after setting the master region
properties in previous video Let's
modify the details region to give it a
desirable look
the order details interactive grid
region
this title expression consists of two
parts the first one order number is a
string concatenated to a page item p29
order ID which carries the order number
the string when combined would be
presented as order number one
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link of source code is in the video
description
open part 7 folder to get file used in
video
replace the auto-generated query with
the source code 1.
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expand the columns node modify the
existing columns using following
properties
after modifying an interactive grid
query you must specify a primary key
column if not defined you will encounter
an error message
by setting this order item id column as
the primary key you eliminate this error
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for product ID column we set its type
property to select list
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foreign
the alignment property sets The Heading
alignment foreign
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ly we Associated an Lov to it
products with price
this Lov was created in previous videos
to display a list of products along with
respective prices
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the column alignment specifies the
column display alignment
foreign
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foreign
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foreign
the query only property specifies
whether to exclude the column from DML
operations DML operations are insert
update and delete
if you keep the default value of this
property for this extended price column
and when you try to save an existing
order you will get an error message
virtual column not allowed here
thank you
right-click the wizard buttons node
select create region
set title of the new region to buttons
also set template to buttons container
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in the region buttons node
click the cancel button
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set its region property to buttons
set the same region buttons property for
delete save and create buttons
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this action will place the four buttons
under the buttons region in the
interactive grid
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click the processing tab
make sure that the auto-generated
process process form form on demo orders
is sitting before the second process
named order details save interactive
grid data
if you see a different process name then
there is nothing to worry about as it
sometimes happens due to change in Apex
version
set this process sequence property to a
number lower than that of the save
interactive grid data process
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or use the drag and drop feature and
place it before the save interactive
grid data process
note that this process must precede the
save interactive grid data process
otherwise you will get an error message
current version of data in database has
changed since user-initiated update
process when you try to manipulate data
in the interactive grid
save your modifications
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run the application
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click the main navigation menu click the
orders option
click view report option if not selected
from the reports toolbar select default
primary report
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any order number to call the order
Details page page 29 contains two
regions this upper region called Master
region is a form type and Carries order
Header information while the second
region order details is an interactive
grid which contains line item details
try to navigate forward and backward
using the next and previous buttons
at the moment we can only use these two
pages to manipulate existing orders
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in the interactive grids toolbar click
the add row button appearing
a new row will be added to the grid just
under the first row
select Air Max 2090 from this list
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enter 1500 in the unit price column
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and put some value in the quantity
column or accept the default quantity 1.
remove the check mark appearing in the
First Column of the new record and put a
check on the previous Air Max 2090
record
from the row actions menu select delete
row
the previous record will be marked as
deleted
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click the apply changes button at the
bottom
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call this order again
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foreign
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the new record will be added to the
table with the correct price of the
product and the previous record will be
removed
in the next video we'll create some more
new pages to enter new orders
thanks for watching
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