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 Drag_and_Drop_Reordering_of_Relationships 39 Drag_and_Drop_Reordering_of_Relationships ==Drag and Drop Reordering of Related Records in Xataface== One powerful aspect of Xataface is its abstraction of relationships between tables. Once you define a relationship users can browse related records, add new and existing related records, and   en 0
 getFeedItem 41 getFeedItem ==getFeedItem() Delegate Class Method== [[toc]] ===Synopsis:=== The getFeedItem() method of a table [[Delegate class methods|delegate class]] returns an associative array of parameters for a record as it should appear as part of an [[Introduction  en 0
 getFeed 42 getFeed ==getFeed() Delegate Class Method== [[toc]] ===Synopsis:=== The getFeed() method of a table [[Delegate class methods|delegate class]] or [[Application Delegate Class|application delegate class]] returns an associative array of parameters to confi  en 0
 Calendar_Action 43 Calendar_Action ==Calendar Action== [[toc]] Xataface 1.0 includes a built-in calendar action that is disabled by default. If enabled, it allows you to view the records in any found set as a calendar of events, as follows:   en 0
 widget:atts 46 widget:atts ==widget:atts Directive Reference== The widget:atts directive in the fields.ini file allows any arbitrary HTML attributes to be added to any of the fields. It may also be used to specify javascript event handler functions that the widget should call u  en 0
 visibility:fieldName 47 visibility:fieldName ==Example== visibility:ConferenceID = hidden This will make the ConferenceID in the relationship list view disappear.  en 0
 tab 48 tab ==tab directive of the fields.ini file== [[toc]] The ''tab'' directive of the [[fields.ini file]] specifies which tab of the record edit form a field should be displayed on. Xataface supports multiple tabs on the edit form by way of this ''tab'' di  en 0
 Troubleshooting 49 Troubleshooting ==Xataface Troubleshooting== This document is intended to help Xataface developers through some of the most common issues. [[toc]] ==All I get is a blank white screen!== The most common issue mentioned in the forums is that an application come  en 0
 __field__permissions 50 __field__permissions This method can be used to set the default permissions for all fields in a designated table, when specified in that table's delegate class. It comes in handy in situations when you want to deny access to all fields except for those designated, rather then  en 0
 fieldgroup_template 51 fieldgroup_template ==Using a custom template for a field group on the edit form== [[toc]] Xataface allows you to partition your fields into ''groups'' so that similar fields are grouped together on the edit form. The default layout of the fields remains simply vertic  en 0
 How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab 52 How_to_Add_Custom_Sections_to_View_Tab ==How to Add Custom Sections to the View tab== [[toc]] The ''View'' tab is intended to give the user a detailed view of the contents of a record. By default it shows the values of each non-empty field grouped into their appropriate field groups. I  en 0
 fieldname__permissions 53 fieldname__permissions ==fieldname__permissions() method== [[toc]] The fieldname__permissions() methods will allow you to define custom permissions on a particular field in the [[delegate class]]. For example to specify permissions on a field named ''foo'' you would defi  en 0
 blob 55 blob   en 0
 struct 56 struct   en 0
 Selected_Records_Actions 58 Selected_Records_Actions ==Creating a Custom ''Selected Records'' Action== [[toc]] If you view the ''list'' tab in any of your Xataface applications, you'll notice that there is a checkbox next to each row of the list, and there are a number of actions listed at the bottom   en 0
 no_access_text 59 no_access_text Whenever the NO_ACCESS permission is given for a field, normally the text NO ACCESS appears. But we might want to display another text. Here is an example of the text subscribe is used instead of NO ACCESS whenever the NO_ACCESS permissions is given.   en 0
 widget:type_textarea 60 widget:type_textarea   en 0
 Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell 62 Customizing_the_look_and_feel_of_a_row_or_a_cell ==How to customize the look and feel of elements in the list view== ===Create a method in a delegate class=== In the delegate class, the method ''css__tableRowClass'' is implemented, like in this example : class tables_journal_interventions  en 0
 How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field 63 How_to_granulate_permissions_on_each_field ==How to granulate permissions on each field== To reach this aim, there is the method fieldname__permissions to place into the delegate class of the table. ===Getting the role=== First it is necessary to know the user's role. For this, the metho  en 0
 How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory 64 How_to_authenticate_users_with_LDAP_or_Active_Directory ==How to authenticate users with LDAP or Active Directory==   en 0
 table 66 table When using widget:type table, it will store the data as XML. So the field type must be TEXT (or varchar... but text is better). You can decide which columns you want in the table by creating sub-fields in your fields.ini file as follows: Suppose you  en 0
 grid 67 grid ==widget:type = grid== Suppose we have two tables, tbl_organisation and tbl_individuals, in the edit view for a record in the organisations table (tbl_organisations) we also want to be able to view and edit the individuals within this organisation we c  en 0
 checkbox 69 checkbox ==The checkbox widget== In the [[fields.ini file]] you can specify a field to be edited using a checkbox widget by setting [[widget:type]] to [[checkbox]]. A checkbox widget can function in 2 different ways depending on the parameters that you assign   en 0
 Application_Delegate_Class 12 Application Delegate Class [[toc]] ===Synopsis=== The application delegate class is similar to the [[Delegate_class_methods|table_delegate_class]] except that it is applicable to the application as a whole, not just one table. It allows the developer to implement hooks that  application delegate class en 0
 authentication 21 authentication ==Xataface Authentication== [[toc]] Xataface comes with authentication ready to roll out of the box. With a couple of [[_auth|configuration options]] in the [[conf.ini file]], you can activate the default authentication scheme which uses a table (o authentication, [_auth], CAS Authentication, Authentication Modules, Basic Authentication, Security en 0
 Creating_a_Dashboard 57 Creating_a_Dashboard ==Creating a Dashboard for your Users== [[toc]] Xataface allows you to build powerful data-driven applications quickly, but these applications may be daunting to your users if they don't know what they can do with the application. Most applications dashboard en 0
 Email 54 Email ==Xataface Email Module== [[toc]] The Xataface Email module allows you to convert your database into a mailing list so that you can easily send email to any found set of records, as long as the records contain an email address to send to. ==Featu Email,Email module,Sending Email,Maillist en 0
 examples 34 examples ==Xataface Examples== [[toc]] This section includes concrete examples of how Xataface has been used in the past. ===Demo Applications=== {| class="listing listing2" |- ! Screenshot ! Title/Description ! Developed by |- | [[Image:http://i examples, samples en 0
 fields.ini_file 3 fields.ini_file ==fields.ini File Reference== [[toc]] ===Overview=== The fields.ini file is a configuration file which is associated with a single table of a database application. It provides metadata about the table's fields to help Xataface dictate how they s fields.ini directives  en 0
 relationship 68 The relationship fields.ini directive [[fields.ini file|Return to fields.ini file directives]] [[toc]] ===Synopsis=== Certain types of widgets (e.g. grid (v1.0) and checkbox (v1.2)) support the relationship directive which allows them to effectively add/remove records from a specifie grid widget, relationship, checkbox en 0
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