A tab typically represents a business object, e.g. a Case or a Participant, though it can also be used to represent a logical grouping of information. Refer to User Interface Element 3 of Tabs for an example of a configured tab in an application.
The title bar contains text to identify the current tab. Refer to User Interface Element 4 of Tabs for an example of a tab title bar configured in an application.
The actions menu provides actions associated with the business object represent by the tab. The actions can be a mix of menu items and other menus, each of which links to a page that will be displayed in the tab content area or a modal dialog. Refer to User Interface Element 5 of Tabs for an example of a tab actions menu configured in an application.
The context panel is typically used to present summary information about the business object. This summary information is always available, no matter what page is displayed in the content area. Refer to User Interface Element 6 of Tabs for an example of a tab context panel configured in an application.
The context panel can be collapsed and expanded to provide more space for the tab content area.
A tab comprises of one or more pages of information. These pages are displayed in the content area and can be navigated using the navigation bar.
The navigation bar contains a number of navigation tabs, each of which link to a page or set of pages that are part of the tab. The navigation bar can be used to separate the business object information into logical groupings of pages. Refer to User Interface Element 8 of Tabs for an example of a navigation bar configured in an application.
Where a tab links to a set of pages, the pages are displayed as a page group navigation bar, with the first one selected by default. Refer to User Interface Element 16 of Tabs for an example of a page group navigation bar configured in an application.
Selecting a navigation tab or page group entry will display the corresponding UIM page content within the content area. Refer to User Interface Element 15 of Tabs for an example of a page content area configured in an application.
In addition to the above elements a Tab also supports an optional smart panel. A smart panel is an optional panel, displaying a UIM page, that is added to the right of the content area in a tab. It can be collapsed and expanded, and is collapsed by default. In addition, the size of the smart panel can be increased and decreased when it is expanded. Refer to User Interface Element 20 of Tabs for an example of a smart panel configured in an application.
Finally, a tab supports the ability to dynamically enable/disable and hide/show entries in the tab actions menu, tab navigation bar and page group navigation bar. This dynamic content is updated based on configured refresh events.
A refresh event updates the specified part of the tab based on the submit of a modal dialog page or when a specific UIM page is loaded in the content area. For more information on configuring refresh events consult tab-refresh.