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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets
This topic provides a description of the Properties view of the UNICOM® Digital Transformation Toolkit (UDTT™) Dojo widgets and containers.
As shown below, the Properties view of the UDTT Dojo widgets and containers have five common tabs. Some other tabs not commonly used, such as Columns, Pagination and xValidations would be covered in specific tasks.
The Properties view of the Label widget
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Properties
Rules
Style
Appearance
Action: This tab is only available in the Properties view for the Link, Button, and Form widgets.
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Properties
Rules
Style
Appearance
Action
Editing the common properties of multiple widgets
Binding data to the XUI widgets
Mapping an XUI file to the data model
Binding data to widgets
NLS support
Launching the NLS window
Using NLS elements
Editing NLS files
Tutorial: Using NLS for Korean interface display
Setting ECA rules to widgets
Adding events to an ECA rule
Defining conditions for an ECA rule
Defining actions for an ECA rule
Creating Action Groups
CSS support
CSS support for XUI Editor
Setting CSS style to widgets
Setting the relative width and height of a widget
Supported XUI elements for relative size
Defining cross-field validation in a form
Defining xValidation in XUI editor
Cross-field validation process in client side and server side
Synchronizing the isMandatory values of form inputs between client and server
xValidationErrorHandler interface
See also
Editing an XUI page
Properties
The Properties tab of the Properties view enables you to edit the basic properties of the widgets and containers. For detailed properties of each widget and container, refer to Widget descriptions.
Ordering status
There are three ordering status. To switch from one to another, click the Column Header.
Ordering status of Widget Properties
 
Status
 
Description
Default
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ordered as the widget XML configuration file
Alphabetical
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ordered alphabetically by property name (A to Z)
Reverse Alphabetical
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ordered reverse alphabetically by property name (Z to A)
Sub-tasks include:
Binding data to the XUI widgets
NLS Support
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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets
Rules
The Rules tab of the Properties view enables you to configure ECA rules for the widgets.
All rules defined in a view will be executed sequentially, following the order in which they appear in the Rules List. Rules. Reordering (single or multiple selection) can be done using either the arrow buttons or drag and drop. The same reordering capability is available for the list of Actions that may be associated to the rule.
To undo or redo reordering done with drag and drop, press CTRL+Z or CTRL+Y.
For more information on how to configure the events, conditions, and actions for widgets, see Setting ECA rules to widgets.
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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets
Style
The Style tab of the Properties view enables you to edit the style of the widgets. Before you apply CSS styles to a widget, you must first import CSS files to the XUI editor.
The following CSS styles are supported:
Font size
Font style
Font weight
Text align
Color
Font family
Background color
For information on how to import CSS files to the XUI editor, see Setting CSS style to widgets.
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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets
Appearance
The Appearance tab of the Properties view enables you to edit the alignment, indentation, size, and span of a widget.
Alignment
The Alignment property is used to position a widget within its parent container, the cell, not the form. If you want to position the widget on the left of the form, you can expand the cell as wide as the form.
Size
The Size property is used to set the height and width of a widget.
Note You can also edit the size by dragging the boundaries of the widget in the XUI editor area. The Auto Size checkbox is automatically cleared when the resizing handle is grabbed.
Fixed
Check fixed and set the value by px.
Relative
Check relative and set the percent value. There are some widgets not supported and it is relative to its parent container, the cell, not the form. For more information, see Setting the relative width and height of a widget.
Auto-sized
Check Auto-sized.
It is used to display single line of text.
TextWrap (width)
For widgets with text, such as label, link, checkbox, radio, button, and message, width has another property, TextWrap.
It is used to display multiple lines.
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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets
Action
The Action tab is available in the Properties view for the Link, Button, and Form widgets.
The following options can be selected in the Action tab for a widget:
No Action
No action is initiated after events have been fired and conditions have been evaluated.
Change Flow Event
This option will allow you to change the flow processor, and select a new event.
Launch New Flow
A new flow is launched if the conditions that you configure have been satisfied.
Launch Operation
A new operation is launched if the conditions that you configure have been satisfied.
Launch URL
A URL is launched if the conditions that you configure have been satisfied.
Note The Launch URL option is available only for the Link widget.
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Editing the properties of the XUI widgets