Paging Area Column Header Properties

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Paging Area Column Header Properties - Open Client

Appearance

There are several properties that can be configured for column headers inside a Paging Area, and they are maintained against a variety of Object Types. You can tailor the font, font colour, alignment, background colour of the header independently of the main column area. They can be set on a per column basis, affording greater control over the appearance of the column headings.

Sorting

You can also turn on sorting for a particular column with the HeadingSortOnColumnClick property, this means that when you click on the column in the Paging Cycle, the paging data is sorted based on that column. Columns with the capability of being sorted (HeadingSortOnColumnClick property enabled) are denoted by greyed out downward pointing icon, sorted columns are denoted with a non-greyed out pointing icon which points up or down depending on the current sort order.

This property interacts with the Open Client HeadingSortOnColumnClick property in the following ways:

• When neither the HeadingSortOnColumnClick property or the SortOnColumnClick property for the Paging Cycle is enabled, sorting on columns is not possible.

• When the SortOnColumnClick property is disabled and the HeadingSortOnColumnClick property is enabled, sorting on that column and any other columns with the HeadingSortOnColumnClick property enabled is available.

This provides fine control over which columns can be sorted. Setting sorting at the Paging Cycle level means that any column can be sorted, setting sorting at column level means you can configure sorting on a per column basis.

Summary

It is important to note that these properties apply only to PROIV Open Client and not to the PROIV MFC Client. They can be set on a per column basis, affording greater control over the appearance of the column headings. The properties can be set on the Object Property Sheets or in logic. The Property Logic Commands used in logic are listed below, with links to topics covering the properties in further detail.

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HEADINGALIGNMENT enables you to specify the text alignment of the headings independently of the column alignment.

HEADINGBACKCOLOR enables you to specify the background colour of the column header.

HEADINGBOLD enables you to specify that the text in a column heading is emboldened.

HEADINGFONTNAME enables you to specify the font used for the text in a column heading.

HEADINGFORECOLOR enables you to specify the text colour used in a column heading.

HEADINGITALIC enables you to italicise the text used in a column heading.

HEADINGSTRIKEOUT enables you to strikeout the text used in a column heading.

HEADINGUNDERLINE enables you to underline the text used in a column heading.

HEADINGSORTONCOLUMNCLICK enables you to turn on sorting for a particular column in a Paging Area.

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