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Adding New Controls and List Columns to Applet Layouts

In the Applet Layout Editor, you can add new controls and list columns to an applet layout. For example, you can add a new control to the applet layout that exposes a custom business component field. When you add controls, the Applet Layout Editor automatically creates the corresponding child objects (Controls, List Columns, and Applet Web Template Items) for the applet.

To add new controls or list columns to applet layouts

1. Navigate to the applet you want to edit, right-click, and then choose Edit Web Layout.
2. In the Mode field of Web Controls toolbar, choose the applet mode that you want to edit.
3. In the Application field of the Configuration Context toolbar, choose an application.

   Choose All Applications when you want configuration changes to apply to all applications. Choose a specific application when you want configuration changes to apply to the selected application only. For more information about configuring for a specific application, see About Application-Specific Mappings.

4. On the Web Controls toolbar, click the icon representing the control you want to add, and then click the position in Applet layout where you want it to appear.
5. The Control or List Column object definition is automatically created and mapped to a Applet Web Template Item.
6. Choose File > Save.
7. Define the properties for the control using the Properties Window.

   If the Properties window is not open, select the control, right-click, and then choose View Properties Window.

NOTE:  There is a placeholder in the header for list and form applets that allows you to add a button and be rendered only in SI mode. To see this placeholder (which has an item ID of 580), on the Configuration Context toolbar, choose the Interactivity drop-down list, and then select Standard.