Creating the Applet for Field History

First, you create the applet for field history.

To create the applet for field history

  1. Copy the Contact ED History List Applet, rename the copied applet with the name of the base business component for which you want to set up an applet for field history, and change the business component for the applet to the history business component.

    In this example, the name of the copied applet is Account ED History List Applet.

    Note: Make sure that the copied applet is in only the Edit List mode and that the Search Specifications column for the copied applet is the same as the Search Specifications column for the original applet.
  2. Set the column values for the copied applet so that the applet is read-only.

    The following table includes the values in some columns for the applet.

    No Delete No Insert No Merge No Update

    True

    True

    True

    True

    Note: In the List Columns for the applet, make sure that the Field Name field, Field Value field, Effective Start Date field, Effective End Date field, Created By UserName field, and Created field appear in the user interface.
  3. Set the user properties in the copied applet so that the applet is read-only.

    The following table includes the values in the columns for the user property names in the copied applet.

    Name Value

    CanInvokeMethod: CopyRecord

    False

    CanInvokeMethod: DeleteRecord

    False

    CanInvokeMethod: NewRecord

    False

    CanInvokeMethod: WriteRecord

    False

  4. Deliver the changes to the Integration Branch.