<presentationDef> Element

The presentationDef element is a member of the following categories:

Use the presentationDef element to define a thin graph, a thin crosstab, or a thin table. You can use the scripting variables that are created by this element to get and set properties of the thin presentation beans, which are also referred to as views.

Attributes

id -- (Required) A unique identifier for this element.

scope -- Determines the accessibility and lifetime of the element; select one of the following values: Request or Session (Default). Unless you specify Session scope, you will not be able to refer to this presentation from any other page.

location -- Specifies the path and name of the object definition in the BI Beans Catalog. If your UIX application uses an Explorer Detail to allow users to select a presentation to open, then you do not need to set this attribute. The Explorer Detail will set it, from the user's choice. Note: This attribute is ignored if the newViewType attribute is set.

newViewType -- Specifies the view type if you want to create a new view; select from one of the following values: Table, Crosstab, or Graph. The new view uses the static local data source and takes precedence over any information that was specified in the location attribute.

findMemberPage -- Specifies the name of a UIX page that contains a Find Member dialog. This page must not be the same as the page that contains the presentation.

findMemberId -- Specifies the unique identifier of the findMemberDef element for this presentation. You need a Find Member dialog whenever you set the pagingControlVisible attribute to true. The findMemberDef element must be in the page that is specified by the findMemberPage attribute. This attribute is meaningful only if the findMemberPage attribute is specified.

pagingControlVisible -- Indicates whether to display the paging control for the view. If you set this attribute to true, then ensure that you create a Find Member dialog page. If you set this attribute to false, then you do not need a Find Member dialog.

Usage notes

The presentationDef element is a child of the biThinSession element and must be defined within the biThinSession.

To render the presentation that is defined by this element, use the presentation element.

There are three ways to specify the actual presentation that this element defines: