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Control Properties

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The key Control object type properties for displaying HTML content are the following:

• Field Retrieval Type. This property determines the type of HTML to be displayed in the field. Possible values are:
  • Symbolic URL. This value specifies that the content will come from an external host based on a symbolic URL. You need to define the necessary information needed to access the external source. This includes the syntax used for the request, the host name, necessary arguments, and so on.

    See Siebel Portal Framework Guide for more information about defining Symbolic URLs.

  • Field Data. This value specifies that the HTML content will be stored as data.
  • Service. This value specifies that the field will be rendered by a business service. The control must have a User Prop defined with the name Field Retrieval Service and the value is the name of the business service.

    For example, you can define a control to display a Content Center asset by setting the Field Retrieval Type to Service and then adding a Control User Property child object with the name Field Retrieval Service and the value ContentBase - Asset Publish Service.

    For more information about Content Center Assets, see Applications Administration Guide.

  • HTML Attachment. This value specifies that the field will display an HTML attachment. The control will render the HTML Attachment identified by the underlying field.
  • URL. This value specifies that content will be displayed from an external source based on the simple URL specified in the underlying field.
• ContentFixupName. This property determines how to correct links post processing. It provides the name of a Fixup as displayed in the Fixup Administration View. This value does not work if Field Retrieval Type is HTML Attachment or Service.
• HTML Display Mode. This property should be set to DontEncodeData so that the HTML content renders properly in the browser. Possible values are:
  • DontEncodeData. Use this value when the field value is actual HTML text and you want it to be shown as such.
  • EncodeData. If the field value contains HTML reserved characters, such as angle brackets (< >), ampersand (&), and so on, they are encoded before they are displayed so that they appear correctly within the browser.

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