7.7 Creating Page Groups

Organize pages into page groups to make them access easier. To use page groups, you create a group and then assign pages to the group.

Tip:

Page groups do not have any function other than to aid developers in organizing their application pages.

Parent topic: Managing Pages in a Database Application

7.7.1 Viewing Page Groups

To access the Page Groups page:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select the application.
  3. Click the Utilities icon.
  4. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.

    The Page Groups page appears.

    A Search bar displays at the top of the page. Available controls include:

    • Select columns to search - Resembles a magnifying glass. Click this icon to narrow your search. To search all columns, select All Columns.

    • Text area - Enter case insensitive search criteria (wildcard characters are implied) to search for a page group by name and click Go.

    • Go button - Executes a search or applies a filter.

    • View Icons - Displays each group as a large icon. To edit a group, click the appropriate icon.

    • View Report - Displays each group as a line in a report. To edit a group, click the name.

    • Actions menu - Use the Actions menu to customize the report view.

  5. To view the pages associated with a group, click Pages by Page Group.

See Also:

"About the Actions Menu"

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups

7.7.2 Creating a Page Group

To create a page group:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select the application.
  3. Click the Utilities icon.
  4. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.
  5. On the Page Groups page, click Create.
  6. Enter a name, a description (optional), and click Create.

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups

7.7.3 Editing a Page Group Definition

When you create a page group you specify a name and description.

To edit the Page Group definition:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select the application.
  3. Click the Utilities icon.
  4. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.
  5. Select a page group.
  6. On the Page Group page, edit the name or description and click Apply Changes.
  7. To move to the next Page Group definition, click the Previous (<) and Next (>) buttons and repeat the previous step.

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups

7.7.4 Assigning a Page to a Page Group

To assign pages to a group:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select the application.
  3. Click the Utilities icon.
  4. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.
  5. Click the Page Assignments tab.

    The Page Assignments page appears.

  6. Click the page number.

    The Page Attributes page appears.

  7. Locate the Name region and select a group from the Group list.
  8. Click Apply Changes.

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups

7.7.5 Viewing Pages by Page Group

To view pages by page group:

  1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
  2. Select the application.
  3. Click the Utilities icon.
  4. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.
  5. Click the Pages by Page Group tab.

    The Pages by Page Group page appears. Click the Page Name to view the page.

  6. To remove a page from a group:
    1. Click the page number.
      The Page Attributes page appears.
    2. Under Name, Group, select - No Group Assigned -.
    3. Click Apply Changes.
  7. To create a new group, click Create and follow the on-screen instructions.

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups

7.7.6 Deleting a Page Group

To delete a page group:

  1. Remove all pages from the group to be deleted:
    1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
    2. Select the application.
    3. From Page Specific Utilities, click Page Groups.
    4. Click the Pages by Page Group tab.
    5. Click the page number.
      The Page Attributes page appears.
    6. Under Name, Group, select - No Group Assigned -.
    7. Click Apply Changes.
  2. When you have deleted all pages in the group, click the Page Groups tab.
  3. Select the group to be deleted.
  4. Click Delete.
    A confirmation page appears.
  5. Confirm your request.

Parent topic: Creating Page Groups