Using VBCs for Your Business Requirements

The following features enhance the functionality of VBCs to better assist you in meeting your business requirements:

• VBCs support drilldown behavior:

  • You can drill down on a VBC to a standard business component, another VBC, or the same VBC.

  • You can drill down onto a VBC from a standard business component, another VBC, or the same VBC.

• A parent applet can be based on a VBC.

• You can define VBCs that can participate as a parent in a business object. The VBC you define can be a parent to a standard BC or a VBC.

• You still can use an older version of the XML format or property set by setting the VBC Compatibility Mode parameter to the appropriate version. For information, see the table in the topic Setting User Properties for the Virtual Business Component .

• You can pass search and sort specifications to the business service used by a VBC.

• You can use the Validation, Pre Default Value, Post Default Value, Link Specification, and No Copy attributes of the VBC fields.

• You can use predefined queries with VBCs.

• You can have picklists based on VBCs, and use picklist properties such as No Insert, No Delete, No Update, No Merge, Search Specification, and Sort Specification.

• You can use the Cascade Delete, Search Spec, Sort Spec, No Insert, No Update, and No Delete link properties when a VBC is the child business component on the link.

• You can use the No Insert, No Update, No Delete, Search Spec, Sort Spec, and Maximum Cursor Size business component properties.