The General tab enables configuring the basic properties of a FlexPart.
| Field | Description |
| Short Name/Name/Description | The localizable names and description of the FlexPart. These fields are used, for example, to represent the FlexPart within the hosting application (for more information, refer to the User Interface Overview topic in the DELMIA Apriso Desktop Client Help). |
| Type | Enables to choose the following FlexPart types:
FlexParts of the FlexView and M&M Screen types cannot be used on mobile devices. |
| Alias | The user-defined alias of the FlexPart (required). The string
provided in this field will be used as the distinctive part of
an automatically generated URL address for the FlexPart. For example,
if the alias provided by the user is "ProductionReport",
then the generated URL may take the following form: http://<server name>/Apriso/Portal/UIService.aspx?alias=ProductionReport Only alphanumeric characters are allowed for creating an alias. |
| Context | Enables linking the FlexPart to a predefined FlexPart context entity. The context is used to group FlexParts for easier identification. The DELMIA Apriso Desktop Client Find a Screen mechanism returns results based on this field as well. |
| Keywords | A localizable space-separated list of keywords that facilitate identification of the FlexPart. The DELMIA Apriso Desktop Client Find a Screen mechanism returns results based on this field as well. |
| Prefer full screen | Tells the application hosting (displaying) it that the FlexPart "prefers" to be displayed taking up the whole available space. It should be used for screens that make up an independent functional parts, containing all necessary navigation e.g. for FlexPart of Screen type (see Process Builder Help for details). Note that it is still up to the host application to respect this preference or not. |
| Display in Mobile Applications | Determines whether the FlexPart should be displayed in mobile applications |
| URL | This read-only field displays an auto-generated link to the
FlexPart. The form of the link is dependent on the alias
defined by the user (see the Alias
option above for details). To use the generated URL, simply paste
it in the browser address bar after the server's name. The URL
can be transformed into a canonical
URL, the form of which will be: http://<server name>/Apriso/Portal/UI/<alias>. A canonical
URL can be used in the same form on mobile devices as well. For FlexParts to be displayed correctly, when logging in to DELMIA Apriso, use the same server address as is set in the "PortalLink" key located in the "Portal" section of the CentralConfiguration.xml file (see Central Configuration Documentation). If the server address in Central Configuration contains the domain name, you should also use the address with the domain name in the browser. If the Prefer full screen check box is selected and a Screen entity has no custom Header linked, the "&fs=true" element will be added to the URL link and the default Portal Header will appear in runtime. On Oracle systems, which are case-sensitive, please ensure that the alias in the URL has exactly the same format as that in the FlexPart definition. Copy to Clipboard button
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| Desktop icon/Mobile icon | Allows for choosing an icon for the FlexPart that will be displayed
on desktop machines/mobile devices (localizable). Press  to customize the background
color of the icon preview. |
| Field | Description |
| Portal Tab | Enables linking a Portal tab from the list. |
| Field | Description |
| Screen | Enables linking an M&M screen from the list. |
| Field | Description |
| Operation code | Enables linking an Operation from the list. |
| Operation Revision | Enables choosing a static revision of a linked Operation or allows for selecting its default runtime revision determination. |
| Field | Description |
| Allow report configuration in runtime | This option will display the report configuration when running the FlexPart before displaying the actual report. |
| Configure report here (view-only in runtime) | Enables the below report configuration options. In runtime the report itself will be displayed based on these settings. |
| Report | Enables linking a report from a list. |
| Report format | The FlexPart report can be displayed in many different formats. This drop-down allows the user to choose the desired format from the list. |
| Field | Description |
| Screen Name | Enables linking a Screen from the list. |
| Screen Revision | Enables choosing a static revision of a linked Screen or allows for runtime revision determination. |
Runtime Mode
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Determines whether the Screen should be displayed in the Screen Flows server mode or client mode. For details, refer to the Process Builder Help. |
This parameters grid is available only for resources with Inputs or parameters set in the grid query. The FlexParts screen allows the user to control the values of the resource Inputs or query parameters. For more information on customizing these parameters, see Parameters.
| Field | Description |
| Name | The name of the Input or the grid query parameter (only non-system parameters are visible and configurable). |
| Allow Override | Indicates if the Input or parameters can be modified from the level of the browser's address bar by manually adding parameters after the resource's URL. |
| Type | Displays the Input or the grid query parameter data type. |
| Value | Displays the Input or the grid parameter value. The user may customize the value by replacing it with a custom one. |
This parameters grid is available only for Screens. It is populated automatically with external parameters that were enabled for the given Screen in the DELMIA Apriso Process Builder. The FlexParts screen allows the user to control the values of the external parameters as well as to add new parameters, which will be used elsewhere in the screen flow initiated from the linked Screen.
The following actions can be performed on the parameters grid:
| Icon | Action Type | Description |
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Add | Used to add a new parameter manually. Clicking this icon opens the Screen Parameter Editor dialog window, where you can specify the name and type of the new parameter. |
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Remove | Available only for the custom parameters, which were added manually to the grid. Used to remove a custom parameter from the grid. Parameters marked as external parameters in Process Builder are populated automatically, and cannot be removed from the grid. |
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Properties | Available only for the custom parameters, which were added manually to the grid. Used to edit or check the properties of the selected parameter. Clicking this icon opens the Screen Parameter Editor dialog window. |
| Field | Description |
| Enable | When checked, the value specified in the FlexPart configuration will be used, instead of the value set in DELMIA Apriso Process Builder |
| Allow override | Enabled overriding the parameter value, e.g., via Inputs of the FlexPart Business Control or the URL. |
| Variable Type | Enables choosing between the External and Global variable type (for more information, refer to the Portal Session Variables Handling topic in the Process Builder Online Help). |
| Name | The name of the parameter (only those parameters, which were marked as "External" in DELMIA Apriso Process Builder are visible and configurable. |
| Type | Displays the parameter data type. |
| Value | Displays the parameter value. The user may customize the value by replacing it with a custom one. |
The Initial Profile section is available only for Web Dynamic Grid screen types.
| Field | Description |
| Profile drop-down | Enables choosing from available system profiles (for more information, refer to the Runtime Profiles topic in the Process Builder Help). |
| Allow override | If selected, it is possible to override the default profile settings (with the use of a URL). |
FlexParts also supports the following predefined Parameters:
| Field | Description |
| LoginName | If the Central Configuration file is configured to allow automatic login (that is, SwipeAuthentication is enabled and the NoPasswordLoginRole key is set with the appropriate role), the LoginName parameter can be added to the FlexPart URL. This will enable logging in without providing credentials. For example: http://<server name>/Apriso/Portal/UI/<alias>?LoginName=JohnSmith. For more information on the Central Configuration settings, refer to the Central Configuration Documentation. |
| Theme | If the theme parameter is provided, it will override the current theme (common for the Portal, login screen, and Function Interpreter), which is defined in the Central Configuration. The correct value of this parameter is the name of the theme folder from \\<server name>\c$\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\DELMIA Apriso 2020\WebSite\Portal\Styles\. For details on themes and appearance, please refer to the Portal Implementation Guide. |
For more information on predefined parameters, please refer to the Portal Implementation Guide.