About Webforms

X-CAD Design Management displays the business object attributes using a webform.

As installed, webforms for base types such as type_MCADComponent, type_MCADAssembly, type_MCADDrawing, and type_IEFFamily are provided to display information based on the selected type.

When a user selects an object, X-CAD Design Management searches for a webform that exactly matches the object type. If an exact match is not found, then the it uses the parent object's webform to displaying the attributes, and if not found, the grandparent object's webforms. X-CAD Design Management uses the symbolic type name and revision object type to match to the webform name.

For example, to display attributes of business object of type SW Component, X-CAD Design Management looks for a webform with the name type_SWComponent. If not found, then immediate parent, type_MCADComponent webform, is used to display the attributes in the object summary page.

The Business Object summary page displays only those attributes configured in the webform for that type. You can edit the webform to add attributes, or rearrange the attributes.

When adding fields to a webform, keep internationalization in mind. You can specify values like emxIEFDesignCenter.Common.Subject and then add the actual text to the String resource property in the emxIEFDesignCenterStringResource.properties file. See the Collaboration and Approvals Administration Guide for guidelines on internationalization.