Creating the Applets

This task is a step in Example of Developing a Task that Assists with Adding an Account and a Service Request.

In this topic, you reuse standard applets. For more information, see Reusing a Standard Applet.

To create the applets

1. Copy a standard applet:

   1. Copy the Account Entry Applet.

   2. To name the new applet, use the following text: Account Entry for Task UI.

   3. In the Project property, enter Account Task UI.

   4. In the Applet Web Template window, delete and reposition the controls and their labels so the layout of the (Account Entry for Task UI) applet resembles that shown in the following table.

      Label, Column 1	Corresponding Control, Column 2	Label, Column 3	Corresponding Control, Column 4
      New, Edit, Delete	Buttons	Save, Reset, Cancel	Buttons
      Account Name:	Text Box	Account Team:	Text Box
      Address:	Text Box	Main Phone #:	Text Box
      City:	Text Box	Status:	Text Box
      Zip Code:	Text Box	Account Type:	Text Box

   5. Close the Applet Web Template window.

      For more information, see Reusing a Standard Applet.

2. Copy a standard applet:

   1. Copy the Service Request Detail Applet.

   2. Use the following text to name the new applet: SR Entry for Task UI.

   3. In the Project property, enter Account Task UI.

   4. In the Applet Web Template window, delete and reposition the controls and their labels so the layout of the (SR Entry for Task UI) applet resembles that shown in the following table.

      Label, Column 1	Corresponding Control, Column 2	Label, Column 3	Corresponding Control, Column 4
      New, Edit, Delete	Buttons	Save, Reset, Cancel	Buttons
      Account:	Text Box	Area:	Text Box
      SR #:	Text Box	Subarea:	Text Box
      Owner:	Text Box	Priority:	Text Box
      Date Opened:	Text Box	Severity:	Text Box
      Status:	Text Box	Substatus:	Text Box
      Summary:	Text Box	(Summary) Text Box continued	(Summary) Text Box continued
      Description:	Text Box	(Summary) Text Box continued	(Summary) Text Box continued

      Reuse of this applet includes the fields that the insert operation requires. You can remove the following items to simplify layout:

      • Remove unused controls and labels from the grid.

      • Remove the Verify button and the Verify Best Time button from the area immediately before the grid.

   5. Close the Applet Web Template window.