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Adding a Table Configuration to a View

If you add a relationship to a view that references multiple objects (for example, references many or scopes), a table control (MCLB) will be used. When you add a table, you will probably want to modify the default table configuration for the view.

When you create the table in your view, you might notice that no relationships are listed in the Show Attributes dialog. However, in many cases, you will need to add columns that represent relationships. To do this, you can edit the table configuration and then use join paths to bring in attributes from other classes.

This topic explains how to edit the default table configuration in an existing custom view. You can perform all of the same functions as editing a table configuration through the user interface, including adding columns, filters and sorts, and custom buttons. To learn more about table configurations, see Table Configurations.

To Add a Table Configuration to a View

1.	Open or create a view with a table (MCLB).

2.	On the Layout panel, right-click the table’s Configuration list and click Open Default Configuration. For example:

3.	The Configuration dialog appears, displaying the Columns tab of the default configuration for the table. For example:

4.	To add more columns to the configuration, click Browse. The Column Selector dialog appears.

5.	You can add more attributes from the current (owning) class by selecting the check boxes beside each attribute.

6.	You can also add attributes from related classes. To do this you must use the Join path box. Click the join path icon (). The Select Join Path dialog appears.

7.	Select the relationship to the appropriate class. If necessary, you can expand the hierarchy of classes until you find the class that you need. Click OK.

The Column selector dialog now shows attributes from the selected class.

8.	You can edit the column name for any column by double-clicking it and entering a new name in the Configuration Column dialog.

9.	Click OK to save your changes.

10.	If necessary, you can change the order of the columns using the Move Up or Move Down buttons in the Configuration dialog.

11.	To allow users to create new objects from this view, you need to include a New button in the configuration. In the Configuration dialog select the Buttons tab and then select Button 1 (New).

To add other types of buttons, see Adding Custom Buttons to Table Configurations.

12.	To add the Quick Search bar to the configuration, select the Appearance tab, and select the Show search bar option.

13.	On the Appearance tab, set the View as options for the configuration. You can select Table, Chart, Form, or Map styles. Set the default style for the configuration.

14.	On the Table tab specify the settings to apply for the configuration, when it is open in a table format. For more information, see Defining View as Table Appearance Properties.

15.	If you wish to set formatting rules for the configuration rows, enter them on the Row Formatting tab.

16.	If you selected Chart as a view for the configuration, the Chart tab is added to the Appearance tab. Select this tab to define the chart settings. For more information, see Defining View as Chart Appearance Properties.

17.	If you selected Form as a view for the configuration, the Form tab is added to the Appearance tab. Select this tab to apply form settings. For more information, see Defining View as Form Appearance Properties.

18.	If you selected Map as a view for the configuration, the Map tab is added to the Appearance tab. Select this tab to apply map settings. For more information, see Defining View as Map Appearance Properties.

19.	To save the configuration, click OK.

20.	You can also resize the columns so that they are more appropriate widths. To do this, hover over the edge of a column until a two-headed arrow appears, then click and drag the column to an appropriate width.

Tip: If you made changes to the configuration by right-clicking the column name and selecting filtering or sorting, or changing the column size, to save these changes you must right-click on the table and select Save Configuration.

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To allow end-users to create their own configurations for this view, you need to include the Configurations UI. In the Outline panel, click the MultiColumnListBox control. Scroll down the list of properties in the Properties panel to the Behavior section and find Allow multiple configurations. Change the setting to True.

22.	When you are finished, save the view and close the Forms Editor.