Mapping Web Page URL Parameters to the EnterpriseOne Form

The What type of link section determines whether content remains constant or changes when a value in a mapped field on the EnterpriseOne form changes. The web page URL that you entered in the Link Information area is called a template URL or a parameterized URL and is used by JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to generate parameters that you can map to the EnterpriseOne form-level field values or to a grid-row column.

The type of link is set to Static Link by default. This means that the web page content is constant and does not change.

When you select Dynamic Link, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system formats the URL candidate contextual parameters into table format, and the original URL appears at the bottom of the content creation pane. The URL parameter table format consists of three columns:

• The Parameters column lists the URL parameters.

• The Operation column provides a drop-down list from which you choose whether to map a parameter to a field on the current EnterpriseOne form or leave it as is.

• The Parameter Value column shows the data dictionary item and name of the field that you map to the parameter. You can add multiple fields as well as custom text in the Parameter value column.

To map URL parameters to EnterpriseOne form-level fields:

1. In the What type of link section, select the Dynamic Link option.

2. Select a URL parameter and change the Operation column to is mapped to.

   This action starts the capture mode. During the capture phase, a key indicator, which appears as a gold plus sign, shows the form fields or grid rows or columns that you can select.

   A valid form-level field is a text field and value in the header area of the form. Data privacy fields, password fields, hidden text, and fields with wildcard values cannot be mapped.

   Starting with Tools release 9.2.2.5, check boxes and combo boxes (drop-down lists) in the header area of the form are also valid form-level fields that can be mapped. And if in the grid, they are valid grid columns that can be mapped.

3. Click the plus sign beside a valid form-level field, grid column, or the custom text.

   You can map multiple fields as one parameter. For example, you might use the Address Line 1, City, State, and Postal Code fields as the address parameter. If you use a separator, the fields are separated by the defined separator.

   You can click the plus sign beside the Static Value field value in the content frame to add your custom text to the parameter.

   See Understanding What Type of Link for more information about using the Static Value field.

   To delete a parameter value, hover over the value and then click the Delete icon that appears beside it.

   The value of the form-level field or grid column and any custom text appears in the web page URL at the bottom of the creation pane. The EnterpriseOne form-level field or grid column and custom text in the Parameter Value column and the mapped value in the URL are highlighted. The custom text and the separator are highlighted only when viewing or editing the content.

   If you map a contextual parameter, but decide that you want to reset the parameter back to the original default mapping, change the corresponding mapping option back to remain as. If you want to see the original URL parameter, select the remain as operation for that parameter.

   If you create a dynamic link and later decide that you want to change the original URL, but it is not available, select the Static Link option.The original URL appears and is editable.