Creating Screens Automatically by Dragging and Dropping a Data Source

Drag and drop a data source, for example a mobile business object (MBO) or operation onto the Flow Design page to create screens, controls, keys, menus, and navigations automatically.

Note: Mobile business objects used as the data source must be contained in a deployed mobile application package that is identified as "messaging."

When you use an MBO operation, a screen is created with a menu item that invokes that operation. Controls bound to keys that are bound to that operation’s parameters are also created.

When you use an MBO as the data source, screens and keys for the operations are created, along with a details screen for the MBO itself, and also screens for any related MBOs and their operations.

  1. From the Flow Design page palette, select a starting point and click on the Flow Design page.
  2. From WorkSpace Navigator, expand the project that contains the data source you want to use.
  3. Select the data source, for example, a mobile business object, and drag and drop it onto the Flow Design page.
    If the mobile business object you are using as the data source has relationships with other mobile business objects defined, all of the screens and connections between screens for the initial mobile business object and its relationships are automatically created. You can change the order of the screens and create your own connections manually.
    Note: Structured mobile business objects and complex parameters are not supported in mobile workflows.