Parameter - Web Action Builder Dialog

The Parameter-Web Action Builder dialog appears when you select *Parameter and then select OK in the Web Action List dialog. It helps you to build a Parameter web action on an object so as to run a specified report with the parameters defined in the dialog when the event bound with the action is triggered at runtime. See the dialog.

The following are details about options in the dialog:

Submit Action to Handler

Specifies the handler to handle the action.

Default Handler in Current Server
If selected, the action will be submitted to the current server to be handled.
Customized Path
If selected, the action will be submitted to a customized path to be handled. For example, http://127.0.0.1:8888/.

Get Input From

Specifies where to get the object. You can select Form if you add some objects to a form. Otherwise, only the item Other in Report you can choose.

Apply Action To

Report
Specifies the report which will be run with the parameters specified in the dialog after the event bound with the action is triggered.
- Browse
  Searches for the desired report. You can also enter the path and file name of the report in the text field manually.
- Web Control
  Specifies the web control from which the report name is retrieved.
Target Frame
Specifies the window or frame in which the report will be opened.
- <Input>
  Allows you to input the window or frame directly.
- Constant
  - blank - Loads the report into a new blank window. This window is not named.
  - self - Loads the report into the window in which the link is selected (the active window).
  - parent - Loads the report into the immediate parent window of the active window. If there is no parent window, the active window is used.
  - top - Loads the report into the topmost window.
Refresh Current Report
If checked, after the event bound with the action is triggered, the current report will be re-run with the parameters specified in the dialog.