vykonProNavigation - Store Number Nav Selector

The Store Number Nav Selector is a px widget that provides a single navigation link for a group of Niagara stations.

Figure - Store Number Nav Selector Property Sheet

Properties

align - Alignment property for the group of drop down selectors and hyperlink button.
append name - String property which is appended to the string value entered in the text field. The resultant string is compared to the Niagara station names for validation.
browser target - String property which is used to formulate the hyperlink and specifies the target used in the browser client.
- _self - loads in the window and frame that contains the applet
- _parent - loads in the applet's parent frame. If the applet's frame has no parent frame, acts the same as "_self".
- _top - loads in the top-level frame of the applet's window. If the applet's frame is the top-level frame, acts the same as "_self".
- _blank - loads in a new, unnamed top-level window.
- name - loads in the frame or window named name. If a target named name does not already exist, a new top-level window with the specified name is created, and the document is shown there.
enabled - Boolean property which controls whether the px widget functions.
hgap - Integer property which configures the number of horizontal pixels between components.
layout - BLayout property which controls the size and location of the px widget in the view.
prepend name - String property which is prepended to the string value entered in the text field. The resultant string is compared to the Niagara station names for validation.
vgap - Integer property which configures the number of vertical pixels between components.
visible - Boolean property which controls the visiblity of the px widget in the view.
wb target - Enumerated selector for the BHyperlinkMode.
- Replace - Clicking the hyperlink will cause the content of the current view to be replaced with the new content of the configured hyperlink. This setting allows the user to also utilize the standard key functions such as 'ctrl' to override the replace mode by opening a new tab, or 'ctrl+shift' to override the replace mode by opening a new shell.
- New Tab - Clicking the hyperlink will cause the new content of the configured hyperlink to be loaded in a new workbench tab.
- New Shell - Clicking the hyperlink will cause the new content of the configured hyperlink to be loaded in a new workbench shell.

Note that the individual widgets such as the link button have their own px properties as well. Viewing the px properties allows customizing the items such as the font, text or icon of the link button.

Meta Tags

The Store Number Nav Selector builds an array of all stations defined in the Niagara network. In order to configure the hyperlink for a given station, it may be necessary to add a property to each of the Niagara stations.

Figure - Niagara Station Slot Sheet

Link Ord - BOrd property used to configure the hyperlink ord that will be followed when hyperlinking to this site. If the slot is not present or the ord is not configured then a default ord of the station is used.

Store Number Nav Selector View

The Store Number Nav Selector view is made up of a text field editor and a button. As characters are entered into the text field a resultant string is derived by concatenating the text field with the "prepend name" and "append name" values. The string is then compared against the names of the Niagara stations defined in the station. If the string matches one of the station names, the hyperlink button is enabled.

For example, assume that all of the station names began with the name of the store such as xyzConvenience and that they ended in a store number (xyzConvenience1870, xzyConvenience1152, etc). The "prepend name" property would be configured to "xyzConvenience". Entering a value of "1870" or "1152" into the text field would enable the hyperlink button because the resultant string would equal one of the Niagara station names.

Figure - Store Number Selector

Clicking the hyperlink button will direct the user to the configured hyperlink for the entered site.