IBM Maximo Asset Management Multitenancy 7.6

Rich text editor control

The rich text editor control provides the ability to add rich text formatting to a field with long description characteristics.

General properties

The rich text editor control can be placed inside standard container controls, including sections, tabs, and tables. A rich text editor control provides users with a toolbar that helps them to apply rich text formats to the text entered in the text area. Rich text formatting is not appropriate for a field that is the subject of routine searches or for fields that contain a large quantity of information, because the addition of HTML tags to the text can exceed the character limit set for the field in the database.

Attribute name	Description
Control ID	Each control in a presentation is assigned a unique Control ID that is read-only.
Default Label	This read-only value is the text value that is associated with the database attribute bound to this control.
Label	If you enter a text value in this field, it overrides the Default Label for the control. This label is specific to the application and is not stored in the `MAXATTRIBUTE` or `APPFIELDDEFAULTS` tables.
Hide Label	By default, the label value always appears in the user interface. Select this check box to make the label invisible.
Attribute	You can associate this control with a database attribute. Not all attributes have a Default Label value.
Data Source ID	Specify a data source ID if you want this control to use a different data source than the parent. If the control is creating a data source and the Data Source ID property is not set, the ID defaults to the ID of the control. If the data source is blank, the control inherits the data source from the parent. If no parent controls have a data source specified or if the parent is the application, `MAINRECORD` is the data source because it is the primary data source for the application.
Lookup	Specify a lookup ID to link this control to a pre-formatted lookup table that pulls records from the main table. A user can select a record from the lookup table to use in this control. Lookup IDs are stored in the lookups.xml file. To view the content of this file, export the system XML files.
Input Mode	Input mode options are: Blank: An input mode with no value is read/write. Any information entered in this field is stored in the database column specified in the Attribute field. Default: This mode is used for quick entry of default table data in tables. Query: This mode is read-only and shows a typed value. Readonly: This mode is read-only and shows grayed-out text. Required: This mode is read/write and the record cannot be saved unless the user enters a value in the field.
Menu Type	You can specify the value of a menu ID in this field to link the control to a preformatted drop-down menu. Menu IDs are stored in the menus.xml file. To view the content of this file, export the system XML files.
Width	You can enter a numeric value in this field to change the width of the editor area.
Height	You can enter a numeric value in this field to change the height of the editor area.

Advanced properties

Attribute name Description

Plug-ins

Attribute name	Description
Plug-ins	The plug-ins that you specify determine the items that are displayed in the editor toolbar. The default value for plug-ins in the toolbar is `['undo','redo','\| ','cut','copy','paste','\| ','bold','italic','underline','strikethrough','\| ','insertOrderedList','insertUnorderedList','indent','outdent','\| ','justifyLeft','justifyRight','justifyCenter','justifyFull']` You can remove, reorder, or add additional plug-ins. To remove all these items from the toolbar, set the value to `[]`. For more information about available plug-ins, go to the Dojo Toolkit website (http://www.dojotoolkit.org) and search for the reference guide.
Signature Option	You can specify a signature option that can restrict access to this control or change the properties of this control based on a condition that you specify. To create a signature option, click Add/Modify Signature Options in the Select Action menu. To specify a condition, click the Configure Conditional Properties button.
Sig Option Data Source ID	An MBO must be used to evaluate whether or not a user has access to a signature option. Specify the value of the data source that performs this evaluation if it is different to the data source that is configured for this control.

The plug-ins that you specify determine the items that are displayed in the editor toolbar. The default value for plug-ins in the toolbar is

['undo','redo','| ','cut','copy','paste','|
','bold','italic','underline','strikethrough','|
','insertOrderedList','insertUnorderedList','indent','outdent','|
','justifyLeft','justifyRight','justifyCenter','justifyFull']

You can remove, reorder, or add additional plug-ins. To remove all these items from the toolbar, set the value to [].

For more information about available plug-ins, go to the Dojo Toolkit website ( Opens the link in a new browser window or tab. http://www.dojotoolkit.org) and search for the reference guide.

Signature Option

You can specify a signature option that can restrict access to this control or change the properties of this control based on a condition that you specify. To create a signature option, click Add/Modify Signature Options in the Select Action menu. To specify a condition, click the Configure Conditional Properties button.

Sig Option Data Source ID

An MBO must be used to evaluate whether or not a user has access to a signature option. Specify the value of the data source that performs this evaluation if it is different to the data source that is configured for this control.

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