Adding a Browse Entry The Add function of Browse Maintenance lets an administrator add custom browse documents and associate them with specific QAD CSS pages. To create a new entry: 1 Click Add in the navigation window to display the edit screen in Add mode. 2 Enter data into the appropriate fields. 3 Click Add in the edit window to save the record. Detail Edit Browse Master Version Implemented version of QAD CSS. Different browses can be used for different installed versions. Browse Module Name of the page where the browse icon will appear. Browse Name Unique name for the browse. Browse UserID Not yet implemented. This permits browses specific to users. Browse Title Text for the title bar in the browse pop-up window. Table Name Name of the table that is the source for the browse data. Query string for table Modification to the query. Narrows the results. Must be in proper Progress syntax. Key search field for table Field name. Text provided by the browse will be applied to find this field. Field type of Key Type of field against which the search will be placed. Table sort expression Modification to the query. Narrows the results. Must be in proper Progress syntax. List of labels List of labels to be used in the browse columns. Results will be blank if not populated. List of fields List of fields in the order that will be displayed when browsed. Must be in proper Progress syntax. Browse return list Field objects in the calling page that will be populated with data from the browse. Additional fields program Program or code to execute an add column to the browse. Normally used to join other tables to the query. Override program name Program that can be executed whenever this browse is called. Must follow standard API for interacting with browses. Clicking a command button executes one of the following actions: • Add saves the new record to the database. All required fields—indicated by alternate field color—must be populated prior to saving a record. Before saving, the system verifies that the record is unique and displays an error if it is not. • Cancel closes the window without adding the record.
