Using the Refresh Button

The Refresh button gives users control of their environment. Clicking the Refresh button forces a trip to the server. PeopleTools then redisplays the page in the browser. The refresh action allows the user to:

• See related display field values for the data entered so far.

• See any default values based on data entered previously on the page.

• Validate the data that has been entered on the page so far.

When the page is redisplayed, the cursor is positioned in the same field it was when the user pressed the Refresh button.

Note:

The Refresh button does not refresh the page from the database. It simply causes a server trip so that any deferred PeopleCode changes are processed. If no deferred changes exist or the deferred changes do not cause any errors or other changes on the page, it may appear to the user as if nothing has happened.

Fields on derived work records are not updated if the user clicks the Refresh button.