Defining Zone Types

A Zone Types represents a particular type of zone with a specific behavior. For example, a data explorer zone type is used to select data using a specific SQL statement and display the data based on parameter configuration. The zone type defines the Java Class that controls the behavior of the zone and defines the parameters that the Java Class supports. The base product supports many zone types used to build the portal / zone user interface. Implementations may introduce their own zone types.

Note: It is not very common for an implementation to introduce their own zone types.

Select Admin > System > Zone Type to maintain zone types.

Description of Page

Specify an easily recognizable Zone Type code and Description. Use the Detailed Description to describe in detail what the zone type does.

CAUTION:
When adding new zone types, carefully consider its naming convention. Refer to System Data Naming Convention for more information.

Owner indicates if this zone type is owned by the base product or by your implementation (Customer Modification). The system sets the owner to Customer Modification when you add a zone type. This information is display-only.

Java Class Name is the Java class responsible for building the zone using the parameters defined below.

Two types of parameters are specified when defining a zone type:

The following points describe the fields that are defined for each parameter:

Where Used

Follow this link to open the data dictionary where you can view the tables that reference CI_​​ZONE_​​HDL.

Zone Type Parameter Comments

For the product owned zone type parameters, the parameter’s detailed description provides the detail needed for properly configuring the parameter. For the Action parameters (IMPLEMENTOR_​​ACTION_​​n), the parameter description is abbreviated. Additional detail about configuring this parameter may be found in the Zone Action Parameter detailed information. The same details apply.