Setting Up Configurable Sections for Extended Absences

Setup Record Definition Page

GP_ABS_RECDEFN

Identify the records and fields used in the extended absence template.

Setting Up Section Definition Page

GP_ABS_SECDEFN

Combine records and fields into sections for use in the extended absence template. Select the fields and the order in which fields appear in a section.

Template Section Field Configuration Page

GP_ABS_SECDTL`

Define the display and edit options per field.

Configurable Section Setup - Template Page

GP_ABS_TEMPL_DEF

Enter template identification information.

Configurable Section Setup - Sections Page

GP_ABS_TEMPL_DEF

Combine sections into a page in the extended absence feature.

Template Section Configuration Page

GP_ABS_TMPL_FLDS

Define the section field properties. Specify whether certain fields are required, display-only or hidden. You can also enter default values.

Section Field Default Value Page

GP_ABS_TMPL_FLDC

Specify the default value of record fields in a section.

Record Alias

Enter an alternate name for the table, the default value is the record name. Using an alternate name enables you to differentiate between different instances of the same record.

Key Field

This field displays the status of the selected field as a key field at the system level.

Required

Select to indicate that the selected field is required for your business process. You cannot change the setting here for fields that are defined as required fields at the system level.

Add Field

Click to add a new row to the group box. You can only select fields that are valid for the specified record.

Add All Fields

Click to add all of the available fields from the specified record.

Sequence Number

Enter a number to determine the order of sections on the data entry page

Effective Date Enabled

Select to add effective dated functionality to this section. You cannot select any of the other fields in the Effective Data Definition region until this field is selected.

Edit Row Enabled

Select to enable users to edit the section, unless the transaction is in display-only mode.

Add Row Enabled

Select to enable users to add new rows to the section, by clicking the Add button in the section.

Copy Previous Row

Select to copy the information from the previous row when a user adds a new row to the section. The sequence number and effective date are not copied from the previous row. Deselecting this field causes new rows to appear without any data from the previous row. The fields in the new row are empty and ready for input.

Application Class Path

Select an Application Class Path based on the Application Packages defined within the Application Designer.

App Class ID(Application Class ID)

Select an Application Class from the selected Application Class Path.

Method Name

Enter the executable method defined in the Application Class to trigger the validation of the configurable section.

Display Type

Select to choose the display type of the field. Values are: Short Edit Box, Long Edit Box, Long DropDown, Short DropDown, Short Prompt, Long Prompt, CheckBox, Date.

Prompt Table

Displays the name of the prompt table or substitution variable from the PeopleTools Record Definition table. This value can be modified.

Prompt Field

Enter the field used on the prompt table to select the value.

Show Comments On All Pages

Select to show the comments as additional information on the Configurable Sections page within an extended absence.

Section Configuration

Click to access the Template Section Configuration page for the specified section.

Load/Reload Sections

Click to load the template sections from the template section setup table.

Section Label Type

Select the method used to choose the content of the section label in the specified template. Different fields in the Section Label region are available for entry depending upon the chosen Label Type. The following list describes the effect of choosing each Label Type on the Section Label region:

• Selecting Use Section Description causes the system to use the description defined in the Section as the section heading on the extended absence configurable page. The user is not required to enter a label.

• Selecting Use Message Catalog enables you to enter a Message Set Number and a Message Number.

• Selecting Use Text Catalog enables you to enter a Sub ID and a Text ID.

• Selecting Use Static Text enables you to enter text in the Label field.

Message Set Number and Message Number

Message sets and number settings come from the PeopleTools message set catalog. Select the message set and message number that you want to appear as the section label. You can select from the messages defined in the database. These fields are only available if you select the Use Message Catalog option in the Section Label Type region.

Sub ID and Text ID

Select the Text ID and Sub ID for the text catalog message you want to display as the section label. These fields are only available if you select the Use Text Catalog option in the Section Label Type region.

Label

Enter the text you want to appear as the section label. This field is only available if you select the Use Static Text option in the Section Label Type region.

Hide Entire Section

Select to specify that this section is hidden from the user.

For example, if certain information needs to be loaded into the buffer to support the validation, but does not need to be displayed.

Field

The Record Field selected in the section.

Alignment

Select the desired location of the field on the extended absence pages. You can specify that the field appears on the left or right side of the page, or indicate that the system should select the location, based on the available space. Values are: Left, Right, and Auto.

Field Label

Displays the field label used on the configurable page.

Default Value

The value that initially populates the record field.

Required

Defaulted from the Template Section Field Setup Table; can be overridden by the Template Administrator, but only if the default is No. A field required by definition of PeopleTools must remain required. However, a field that is not required by definition, can be made required on the template.

Override

Select to specify that the end user can enter or override the value of the specified field.

Hide

Select this field to hide the specified field from the end user.

Edit

Click to access the Section Field Default Value page.

Default Value

Enter the value that initially populates the record field.