Change a menu item label and add introductory text for the start screen using a
key.
Open the Start screen design.
For example, in the tool bar, choose Start in the screen
selection control:
In the Screen Design, shorten the menu text to fit better on the mobile device
screen.
In the menu, click Open Travel Request.
In the Menu Item Properties view, change Name from
Open Travel Request to
Next.
Add an HtmlView control for the Start screen.
The HtmlView control defines basic HTML markup for the screen. It is a container
to which you can add other controls from the Palette, as well as your own custom HTML
code.
In the Palette, select the HtmlView control.
Click in the Start screen to add the control:
Click the Flow Design tab.
Select the Client-initiated starting point.
The Properties view shows all the keys in the create method of the TravelRequest mobile business
object, which were automatically created when you dragged and dropped the create
operation on the screen. If the Properties view does not open, right-click the
Client-initiated screen and choose
Show Properties View.
Create a new key:
In the Client-initiated Properties view, click
New.
Enter these values:
Name – IntroKey
Type – string
Note: Only string keys can be associated with an HtmlView control.
Click OK.
The new key, IntroKey, is added to the list of keys in the
Properties view.
Define the default value for the new key:
In the Flow Design, double-click the Start screen to open its screen
design.
In the Start Screen, select the HtmlView control to
display its properties.
In HTMLView Properties, under Input Data Binding, choose
IntroKey.
In Default value, enter this message code:
<H2>Travel Request App</H2>This application enables vacation requests to be sent for approval.<br>
View the current parameter settings of the Travel Request screen:
Switch to the Travel Request screen design.
For example, choose Travel Request in the screen
selection control:
In the menu, select the Create operation to display
its properties.
In Properties, click Parameter Mappings.
The parameter mapping table shows the mobile business object parameters for
the operation and their keys.