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Tools and Techniques
Customizing Your Application With the Web Assistant
The Web Assistant allows you to customize each page of your application. You can specify:
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Which entities of the model the application displays and, of these, which are read-only
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Global attributes of pages, such as style, color, and border thickness
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Which properties are displayed, and in what order
By default, an entity's properties are listed in alphabetical order. Often, you'll want to change the order, as well as hiding some properties.
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How number and date strings should be represented
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How relationships should be represented
To activate the Web Assistant, click Customize in the Direct to Web header. A Java applet window appears showing the Web Assistant.
When you have activated the Web Assistant in your browser, a frame appears at the bottom of each page in your application in the browser (assuming it supports Java applets), containing a "Show WebAssistant" button and a status field. To bring the Web Assistant to the front, click the Show WebAssistant button (rather than clicking Customize again).
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