How to create dialogs for parameters Cancel

1. Carl Verbiest

   

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   12 Oct 2018
   16 Jan 2019

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   We're looking for information / guidelines on how to create dialogs for parameters.
   
   The parameters range from a single value to a complex set of values possible containing collections (child tables?)
   
   The parameters are typically created on the client side and processed on the server side.
   
   The parameter can be passed to e.g. an invokable method or as extra context for savechanges
   
   

   How to store the parameters ?

   serializable object,  json object vs parameters as a BE on its own.
   I feel that a full BE is too heavy, but it would solve a lot of the binding and validation questions
   
   

   How to do parameter validation

   , client side and server side
   
   

   How to do .Net databinding

   of the parameter to the dialog screen.
   

    
2. Carl Verbiest

   

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   16 Jan 2019 in reply to Carl Verbiest

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   One of the options we are considering would be a kind of light-weight BE.
   
   Difference with normal BE
   No data acess needed, only json
   BE object Is part of the common project instead of backend/frontend
   
   

    
3. Mike Fechner

   

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   16 Jan 2019 in reply to Carl Verbiest

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   For simple prompts, look at the methods of the InputPromptHelper or https://documentation.consultingwerkcloud.com/display/SCL/Release+Notes+2018-08-01#ReleaseNotes2018-08-01-SCL-1827ImplementedInputHelpermethodforcomplexinputprompts for a bit more complicated ones.
   
   When Dialogs become more complex, I'd suggest to implement a regular .NET Dialog and handle data binding yourself. 
   
   Or course you can also use temp-tables and the SmartTempTableAdapter / SmartViewerControl / SmartDataBrowser to bind data in those dialogs as well. You can bind to temp-tables of a ProDataset and pass that as the input to a Business Task method or transfer the information from the temp-table into an object on the client side. 
   
   It all depended on the details of your requirements...