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ConfigureOVSfor
intellisense
July13,2016

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SenthilMurugan
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HiAll,
AsweseeallthepublicOVSareproperlyconfiguredfor
intellisense/autocomplete.
Sometimes,begineerslikemehavingdifficulttimetoconfigureOVS.
ThisdocumenthelpstoconfigureanOVSproperlyasinpublicOVS.

StepstoconfigureOVSforIntellisense/AutoComplete
1.Deletedefaultquery
2.Addaquery(QueryBuilderorSADLQuery)
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3.ConfigureHandler(optional)
4.ConfigureInport
5.ConfigureOutport
6.ConfigureFindForm

Scenario:TolistalltheavailablebookintheBookSelf(BO)andBook
NameisOVSfield.

Deletedefaultquery
InControllertab,deletethequeryunderQueriesfolder,whichis
createdbydefaultwhentheOVSiscreated.Findthisnicedocument
(SomeThoughtsaboutQueries)byHorst,willgettoknowthereason
todeletethedefaultquery.Whiledeletingqueryyouareaskedto
deletetheexistingSearchParameters,youcanoverwritetheexisting
bindingofSearchParametersorrecreateit.

AddaQuery
Aqueryisneededtoprocesstheautocomplete.Iprovidedboththequery,
youcanchooseanyonequeryandproceedbelow.

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a.QueryBuilder
Createaquerybuilderasshowbelow.
AddNewItemandSelectQuery.

IntheDefineQueryParameter,underBasicFindcolumnselectthe
fieldswhichyouwanttodoautocomplete,inmycaseIselectBook
NameandID

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OnceyoufinishactivetheBOsothatitwillactivatethequery.Nowget
backtoOVSUI,
InDatamodeltab,bindyourroottothequeryandSearchParameters
tothequery,makesureallyourelementsareboundtotheelements
underthequery.

InControllertabunderQueriesfolderbindyourqueryto
QueryByElementsofQueryBuilder.bringdowntheSearchTextunder
QueryByElementstoSelectedQueryParameterstable,SearchText
isthekeythinginautocomplete.

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Formoredetailsofquerycreation:Refer1605sdkdocumentation:

8.3.3.4CreateaQuery
ThenproceedtotheHandlerConfiguration

b.SADLbasedquery
CreateaSADLqueryasshownbelow.

ThenproceedtotheHandlerConfiguration

ConfigureHandler

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Afterconfiguringquery,selectthedefaultsetandintherighthand
corneryoucanfindthesetOnSelecttoGetValueHelpHandlerunder
Events

GetValueHelpHandler
SetQueryNameandBOModel

RetrieveValueHelpHandler
SetQueryName

SetValueHelpHandler
SetQueryNameandBOModel

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ConfigureInport
OVSValueSelectorInPort
InparameterBindingcolumn,selecttheSearchTextwhilewecreated
ourquery.

OVSValueSelectorOutPort
InparameterBindingcolumn,selecttheIDandNamewhichyouwant
toshowinOVS,inmycaseIwanttoshowtheBookIDandBookName

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ConfigureFindForm
Letscompletefinalstep,maptheSearchTexttoFindForm
Selectdesignertab,inthePropertiesexplorerunderDesign,Select
theFindFormsandselecttheSearchTextBindingandbindittothe
SearchTextaswecreatedduringquery.

IntheDefaultSetMappingmakesureyourDefaultSetuses
FindFomPanewhichwecreatedjustbefore.

Thatsallabouttheconfigurations.Nowgetintotothescreenwhere
youwanttoseetheOVS,inmycaseopenedtheQAFandselected
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theBookfieldandassignedtheOVScomponent(Refer:9.4.3.18

ConfigureanObjectValueSelectorin1605sdk
documentation).

Asyoucansee,whenItypetheitshowsallthebooknamethat
beginswiththe.
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Regards,
Senthilmurugan

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TiagoAlmeida
November9,2016at12:16pm

Thisisagoodguide.Thanksforthis.
Addingtothis:TheSADLquerydidnotworkforme.Theyseemtohavea
bugfilteringbyIndicatorfields(Booleans),theyjustignorewhateveryou
defineontheparametersofthequery.Ifyouhavethisissuetrycreatingan
SDKquery(thefirstmethoddefinedabove).
Cheers,

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