Kinetic Control Compendium

File Server Folder

Allows a user to select a folder from the server. And by “select” I mean it just puts the name of it into the binding.

Property Group Property Description
Basic Id Unique identifier for the control
Basic Label Text Sets the label within the control. (Fig. A)
Behavior On Blur Click this to create an OnBlur event for the control. On Blur is triggered when the control loses focus.
Behavior On Create Click this to create an OnCreate event for the control On Create is triggered when the control is painted to the GUI.
Comments Comments Add some developer notes to the control. These are not customer-facing and are only visible in App Studio (Fig. B)
Data Key Field Indicates that a bound component is a key field. If true, the field is enabled if there is no current record, allowing the user to select an existing record or create a new one.
Data EpBinding Bind the control to a DataView.Column.
Layout Alignment Set the alignment for the control. Valid options are Left, Center, Right. (Fig. C)
Layout Width Sets the specific width (pixels) for the control. (Fig. D)
State Personalizable If true, a user can personalize this component(hide/show)
State Customizable If true, a user can customize this component in child layers
State Hidden Hides the control from view.
State Disabled Disables the control. The control will not allow editing or focus.
State Read Only Makes the control read only so that it will not allow editing. The control can still be focused.
State Auto Focus When enabled, the control is automatically focused on creation.
Advanced Special Folder Root Folder to display subfolders in. Valid Options Include: Report, WebDeployment, ReportDefinition, CustomReportDefinition, UserData, CompanyData, EWADeployment, and Attachment. (Fig. E)
Advanced Disable Validation :mag_right: Validates the folder still exists on the server on click of OK. This doesn’t work.

Figure A: Label Text

Figure B: Comments

Figure C: Alignment

Figure D: Width

Figure E: Special Folder

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