Exercise 4.3: Testing the help support

Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 4.2: Testing the WebFacing application.

To test the help:

  1. Press the F1 key.

    Another browser window opens with the help information.
    Help panel in browser

  2. Now try the links:

    Your UIM based help panels are all available in the WebFacing application.

  3. Close the help browser window and press F3 to end the application.

You have displayed the help for the customer selection list.

Module recap

You have completed Module 4. Running the WebFacing application. You have learned how to:

Next you want to improve the user interface generated by the WebFacing Tool. You want to improve the customer selection subfile. The Web user interface for selecting a record from this subfile does not work like a Web application. You have to key 1 into the options column to select a record; this is how the green screen application works. You want a Web user interface where you can click on a link to select a customer.

You will be guided through the Web Setting capabilities in CODE Designer to make the necessary modifications. You will change the second column in the customer selection subfile, which contains the customer name, from a simple text output field to a link. When you click on this new customer name link, the correct information your program expects is sent. You might ask what is the correct information? What is your program expecting? It is expecting a 1 in the subfile options field for the selected customer record. The program will receive the same information after you change the user interface.

The WebFacing conversion will add logic to the user interface, so that the options field is filled with a 1 and the Enter key event is invoked when the link is pressed. You enhance the user interface and don't have to change the application, this sounds pretty impressive doesn't it. Continue to Module 5. Changing the user interface.