Graphics sections

Graphics sections are a specialized kind of section used to support CAD-related and other graphics for IBM® Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities applications. The details of how to put content in a graphics section are not described here. However, the following paragraphs explain how to create a graphics section.

Like other kinds of sections, to create a graphics section, select the tab that will contain the section and click the Add Section action. Then set the value of the Type property to Graphics Section.

At runtime, if an alternate form is defined for this graphics section and the user selects a record in this section, the alternate form displays.

Common section properties includes information about the following properties in a graphics section: Type, Name, Label, Height, Title Bar Color, Visible, Expand Section, Read Only, Show Title Bar, Style Class, Start Row, Row Span, Start Column, and Col Span. The properties in a graphics section that are not described in Common section properties follow:
Query
Select the query that defines the data to display in this graphics section.
Module
For the value of this property you may select either Geography, Location, or Organization. This determines to which of these hierarchies the images are connected.
Association Type
The value of this property is the name of the association that connects the record this form is editing to the record the graphic is associated with.
Alternate Form List
This property identifies the alternate form list to be used to display a record when that record is opened from this graphics section. The alternate form used to display the record depends on the module, business object, and form defined for the record.
Default Theme

Every graphics section must have a theme. The Default Theme determines which theme is used when a graphics section is rendered for the first time in a form. If this property does not have a value, IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities will use the Global Default Theme as the theme of this section when the section is rendered initially. The Global Default Theme is named triDefault and is defined in Tools > Administration > Graphics > Theme.

You may set this property to specify a different Default Theme for this section. For more information on themes, see the IBM Maximo Real Estate and Facilities: Graphics User Guide.

Lock Theme

When this property is selected, the theme and associated label and report on the graphics section cannot be changed by the user. The graphics section is displayed to the user with the default theme specified in the section properties, or, if none is specified, with the Default field in the theme list. When a user opens a form containing a graphics section, the values for Theme, Labels, and Report are greyed out and the label type cannot be changed.

Use this property to avoid the high data traffic caused when the user changes the theme or related fields.

Auto Zoom

This property enables the automatic zoom of the graphic when the graphic is rendered. Note that the related Zoom (%) and Zoom Delay properties are always displayed in the Form Builder properties for the Graphics Section type.

Note: The automatic zoom is only applied on the initial load of the graphic for a record session. For example, the zoom is not reapplied when you refresh the form tab.
Note: The automatic zoom is only applied when a single highlighted entity exists in the drawing. For example, the zoom is applied when configuring a graphics section by association, or linking to a query section that has one result. The zoom is not applied if the graphics section is linked to a query section with multiple results.
Zoom (%)

If Auto Zoom is enabled, this property sets the automatic zoom of the graphic. The default is 100%, but the value can be edited to change the scale factor of the zoom. For example, 50% will be twice as far, and 200% will be twice as near. The value must be between 1 and 400.

Note: The Zoom percentage is based on the bounding box of the entity that is being zoomed, where 100% equals the exact size of the bounding box of that shape.
Zoom Delay (seconds)

If Auto Zoom is enabled, specify the amount of time in seconds to wait before Auto Zoom occurs. This property allows the user to configure the time to see the full context of the graphic before the zoom occurs. The value must be between 0 and 99.

Note: The Zoom Delay will recognize how long a graphic has taken to load and count that time as part of the delay. For example, if Zoom Delay = 3 but the graphic takes 10 seconds to load, the Auto Zoom will occur immediately after loading is completed.
Expand Section

This is selected by default. If this check box is selected, the first time a user uses this form, this section will be expanded by default. If not selected, the section will be collapsed by default. Note that for subsequent use of this form, Maximo Real Estate and Facilities remembers the state of each section for each user.

Tip: Graphics sections do not load if the section is collapsed, which can have a significant positive impact on the time to load the section.

When a graphics section is associated to a query section, the only items that can be selected from the graphics section are those assigned items that are derived from the query results.

After filling in these properties, click the Apply action in the Layout tab. Additional properties are now available.
Display
This property indicates the source of the data displayed in the graphics section. The values in the drop-down list are as follows:
Self
This value means that the data is from the business object of this form.
By Association
This value means that the source is by association. The Association Type and the Associated Query Section properties define the association.
Associated Query/Availability Section
This property is used to link a query section or an availability section to the graphics section. Select the query section or the availability section from the drop-down list. One of the choices is -None-.
Actions Section
Graphics sections can have section actions. Read about section actions in Actions.