Feature Configuration Portal
The Feature Configuration page has been converted to a portal, leveraging a more flexible and extendable user interface metaphor. The portal organizes information in a way that makes it easier to review the UI map's configuration and includes the following key features:
- Better use of the Main tab space to display information concisely.
- A standard approach for maintaining options, as used by similar entities like business object.
- External message configuration may be relevant to very few feature types. As such, the new portal includes this information only when applicable.
- Ability to enforce a single configuration record for a feature type in a configurable way that does not require Java code changes.
A new Feature Type Configuration extendable lookup was introduced to control whether one or more configurations are allowed for a feature type. It also controls whether external messages configuration is applicable for the feature type. By default, if an extendable lookup record does not exist for a feature type, it is assumed to allow a single configuration and not support external messages configuration.
Converting the Feature Configuration page to a portal allows for a better user experience for implementers setting up and reviewing UI maps. There is no impact to existing extensions with this enhancement.
Steps to Enable
You don't need to do anything to enable this feature.
Tips And Considerations
A new business object (BO) for UI Map and a new Determine BO algorithm linked to the Maintenance Object were introduced. The base BO includes all the user interface behavior designed for the new portal. If your implementation has introduced your own CM business object and CM Determine BO algorithm, you should review your business object's configuration and align it with the base business object.
Upgrade scripts ensure that users with Read access to the existing application service will have access to the new application service associated with the new portal. The table below lists the existing and new application services.
| Object | New Application Service | Access Added to any User Groups with this Application Service / Read Access |
|---|---|---|
| Feature Configuration Portal | F1FCFG | CILTWSDP |
Note that any existing bookmarks for this page will take you to the previous version of the page. You need to take the following actions to move the bookmark to the new page:
- Click the bookmark. Take note of the Feature Configuration.
- Navigate to the Feature Configuration portal via the menu.
- Search for and select the Feature Configuration you noted from your bookmark.
- Delete the existing bookmark from the Bookmark dashboard zone.
- Click the Bookmark page action button to add a bookmark for this record for the new page.