Impact of Interactivity Levels

This subsection discusses the effect of different runtime processing environments and modes: HTML (low or high interactivity) or Windows.

This table contrasts the differences:

Grid Type

Interactivity

Effect

Non-editable

Low

Refresh the entire form (including grid control) on Find, Next, and Previous. Display only one page of data in the grid.

Non-editable

High

Refresh only the grid (not the entire form) on Find. Append additional rows and expand the page size on Next. The interface provides a vertical scroll bar.

Non-editable

Windows

Refresh only the grid (not the entire form) on Find.

Editable

Low

Display only one page of data in the grid. Post and refresh behavior depends on whether the Multi-Line Edit option is enabled:

  • Multi-Line Edit option disabled: Post inline on row exit and refresh the whole form.

  • Multi-Line Edit option enabled: Post asynchronously and refresh the grid rows every 3-5 row exits.

Editable

High

Expand the page and add a vertical scroll bar to display all rows. Post asynchronously and refresh the grid control at every user action (row exit, column exit, and so forth). Add a new entry row upon user keying into and exiting any cell in the entry row.

Editable

Windows

Expand the page and add a vertical scroll bar to display all rows. Process every user action immediately. Add a new entry row upon user keying into any cell in the entry row.

For high interactive editable grid, post asynchronously for each cell change.