Control Views
Run Time Control Views (RTCV) provide a way to define column control at run time based on the data. This view type defines standard DSP® control statuses for columns on a page. These columns are based on data rather than a column property.
Control statuses are:
- 0 – Disabled
- 1 – Enabled
- 2 – Hidden
In addition, select BOA™ Reserved Columns can be defined in a RTCV, for example, boaAdd, boaEdit and boaDelete.
Types of RTCVs are:
- Data Control View (DCV) – Defines control based on what is known about the data on the page.
- Page Control View (PCV) – Defines control based on what is known about the page as a whole, including the parent page.
- User Control View (UCV) – Defines control based on what is known about the user.
When designing the control view hierarchy for a page, design the views in a way to minimize duplicating logic in multiple views.
Also, put control views at the appropriate level (e.g., a Data Control View conforms to the BOA reserved word functionality thereby allowing a boaUserID column to be added to the view). Using the boaUserID filter in a DCV, it could emulate the same functionality as a UCV. This strategy should not be implemented; rather, put user-centric logic in the UCV and control logic based on data in the DCV.
When a page loads, DSP® uses the following approach to determine page and column control:
- WebApp Security Group
- Page Properties
- Page Column Properties
- UCV
- PCV
- DCV
In this hierarchy, the most restrictive prevails. Once the control status of a column has been limited, it cannot be made less strict. For example, if one of the controls on a page sets a column to hidden (2), the column is hidden even if another RTCV or property sets the column to enabled (1).
In terms of DSP®:
- Hidden always wins
- Disabled beats enabled
- If nothing hides or disables the column, the column is enabled.
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