Widget Configuration

Widget properties are viewed and edited using the Configure Widget action of the Widget context.

Field Description

Field Name

Widget Name. Name of the widget context. It should satisfy context naming conventions. The name is required to refer to this widget from other parts of the system.

name

Widget Description. Textual description of the Widget context.

description

Widget Template. Text of the widget template in XML format.

template

Widget Type. Widget type, Relative or Absolute.

type

Validity Expression. Determines which context(s) may be "understood" by the widget. See Validity Expression for more information.

validityExpression

Validity Update Rules. A list of context masks and event names. If event specified by Event field of this table occurs in any of context matching to the mask specified by Mask field in the same record, Validity Expression will be recalculated for this context. This allows to make widget valid/invalid for a certain context if some changes occur in it.

validityListeners

Default Context. The default context to be used when editing the template of a relative widget in GUI Builder or launching it directly, without using a Launch Widget action of a Device or a system resource. Its value is automatically set to the path of the context for which that widget was created. There's usually no need to edit it, except if this context is deleted. See Default Context for a Widget for details.

defaultContext

Default Location. Widget Window Location to be used when widget is launched manually, i.e. without using Auto Run, Favourite or other facility.

When Launch Widget action is added to Auto Run of Favourites, it's execution parameters allow to override the Default Location and open widget window on a custom dashboard/position.

defaultLocation