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Snippet

Last modified: August 2, 2022

Snippets define reusable interface parts. They can be used on both pages and layouts. By using snippets you can make changes in fewer places when you modify the interface. For example, you can have a snippet that is used both in the contents area of a template grid and in a data view. If you change something in the snippet, that change will show up in both places.

A snippet can, optionally, define an entity that serves as a context for the widgets placed on it. For example, if you wanted to use an attribute of a Customer entity in a snippet, you could place a text box that shows the customer’s name in the snippet without having to define a data view first.

When an entity is defined on a snippet, any usages of the snippet need to be placed inside a context for that entity or a specialization: a data view, for example.

Common Properties

Name

The name of the snippet. You can change the name via the project explorer.

Documentation

This property can be used to store developer documentation. End-users will never see this documentation.

Designer Properties

Canvas width

The canvas width property defines the width in pixels of the snippet in the snippet editor. It is purely used for editing purposes; this property has no effect on the actual application.

Default value: 800

Canvas height

The canvas height property defines the preferred minimum height in pixels of the snippet in the snippet editor. It is purely used for editing purposes; this property has no effect on the actual application.

Default value: 600

General Properties

Entity

This property defines the entity that is used as context for the widgets placed on this snippet.