Configuring Cell Images

Use the configuration dialog to choose where the image cell gets its image from.

  1. To configure the image:
    • In the Properties view for the cell image, click Edit, or
    • Double-click the cell image in the Screen Design editor.
  2. In the Image Item configuration dialog, select from these options:
    Option Description
    Mobile business object attribute This option is enabled only if the cell table is bound to a mobile business object (MBO) with at least one attribute of the binary data type. Only MBO attributes of binary data type and image logical type can be assigned to a cell image.
    Value mapping Allows you to represent text values with images. For example, department IDs can be represented by different icons that that are more meaningful to users and more economical in terms of the limited screen space.
    Note: This option is enabled only if the cell table is bound to a mobile business object and if the mobile business object has an attribute that is not of the binary type. The image is based on the text value of the attribute. The actual image shown on the device client depends on the value of the selected mobile business object attribute at runtime.
    State indicator A mobile business object record can be in different states. You can use a state indicator to show these states:
    • New – the record is new and was never in the data set.
    • Changed – the record has changed on the server since the last synchronization.
    • Pending – changes to the record have not yet been synchronized to the server.
    Note: Only one state indicator is allowed per cell table. If there is already a state indicator, this option is disabled.
    Variable Click Search to open the Variable Selection dialog. Only table context variables of binary + image type are listed.
    Image reference Cick Search to open the Image Selection dialog, where you can bind the image to an image reference.
  3. Click OK.