Data Adapter and Menu Component

Developers can create a Data Set using a Workspace Assembly or Business Rule to populate a Data Adapter that's used by Menu Component Items.

Data Table

The Data Table within a Data Adapter displays the Items and Relationships in your Menu Component.

Items

The Menu Component Data Adapter contains the following fields and displays them in a table format: 

Field Description
UniqueName Unique Id
HeaderText Menu Item Name (text that displays)
Foreground Foreground color of Menu Item (this displays the text color)
Background Background color of Menu Item (this displays the background color behind the text)
IsBold Determines if HeaderText is Bolded (True or False)
IsItalic Determines if HeaderText is Italicized (True or False)
IsEnabled

Determines if the Menu Item is selectable (True or False)

NOTE: IsEnabled is different from IsVisible. When IsEnabled is False, the Menu Item will still be visible but you cannot select the item. isVisible determines if the Menu Component is visible.

IsSeparator Determines if the Menu Item is a Separator (True or False)
Width Width of menu item label
Height Height of menu item label
PaddingLeft Amount of padding added between the HeaderText and left border of the menu item
PaddingTop Amount of padding added between the HeaderText and top border of the menu item
PaddingRight Amount of padding added between the HeaderText and right border of the menu item
PaddingBottom Amount of padding added between the HeaderText and bottom border of the menu item
ImageFileSourceType Source of the Image such as Dashboard, File Explorer, and more
ImageNameOrPath Name of Image
ImageColumnWidth Amount of width added to the column of the image
Tooltip Displays text when hovering over the menu item
ParameterValue Parameter value of the menu item

Relationships

  • ParentName: This is the name of the parent menu item of a menu item.

    NOTE: Top-Level Menu Items will be blank or display Empty for the ParentName field.

  • ChildName: This is the name of the child menu item.

  • SortOrder: This number specifies the numerical order of the menu item in the parent-child relationship.

    NOTE: The first menu item in the parent-child relationship will have a SortOrder value of 0.

To view the data of an existing Data Adapter, follow these steps:

  1. Expand the Workspace > Maintenance Unit > Data Adapter node, and then select an existing Data Adapter.

  2. Click the Test Data Adapter toolbar button.

  3. If a Parameter dialog box appears, input valid arguments for the Parameters, then click the OK button.