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open

The element <open> opens a Form-UI page or an Internet page. The element can be represented by an image by means of the img attribute (see also img).

For the representation of a link as a button it is possible to use a shortcut in order to follow the link without clicking (see also Shortcuts).

The text for a link can comprise the text defined with the attribute text and the text between the opening tag and the closing tag. The text of the attribute and the text between the tags is delimited by a space and any spaces, tabs and line breaks that may be present are removed.

If the component exists but the reference with ref="Reference-ID" is wrong or not existing, an appropriate error message is displayed (see the following figure).

Attribute name Usage Attribute values Default value Description
bColor optional, only for type = link 0,0,0 to 255,255,255 System color Background color as RGB value
fColor optional, only for type = link 0,0,0 to 255,255,255 System color Font color as RGB value
font optional Font name-style-size System font Font name, style, and size for displaying text
hSizeMax optional maximum width of the element
EEC = width in characters
Web application = width in pixels
hSizeMaxPx optional maximum width of the element
EEC = width in pixels
Web application = width in pixels
img optional png, gif, jpg assigns another image to the element
readonly optional true, false true = element is disabled
false = element is enabled
receiver required Formula to the object
ref required Form-UI ID, URL shows the Form-UI page whose ID or the website whose URL is specified
text optional the text to display
tooltip optional Text or Form-UI of the overlaying tooltip (see tooltip)
type required button, link, doubleclick link Representation type of the placeholder:
button = button
link = text as a hyperlink
doubleclick = Label with a link to the Form-UI
visible optional true, false true true = the included element is visible
false = the included element is invisible
Allowed sub-elements Quantity
tooltip 0..1
dialog 0..1
command 0..1

A hyperlink opens another Form-UI page in the editor of the same EO:

The receiver attribute has the value this, which opens the referenced Form-UI in the same editor.

A hyperlink whose text is displayed in a different color, opens another Form-UI page:

The receiver attribute has the value mos, which opens the referenced Form-UI in a new editor. By means of the fColor attribute the hyperlink text is displayed in a different color.

A hyperlink whose background is displayed in a different color, opens another Form-UI page:

The receiver attribute has the value mos, which opens the referenced Form-UI in a new editor. By means of the bColor attribute the hyperlink background is displayed in a different color.

A button opens a Form-UI page in the editor of another EO:

The receiver attribute has the value mos('Station'), which opens the referenced Form-UI page in the editor of the EO 'Station'.

A disabled hyperlink to open a Form-UI in a different editor:

If the readonly attribute is set to true, the hyperlink is disabled.

A hyperlink opens a website:

A hyperlink within a line of text should link to an internet page.

A complex hyperlink with parameters for the target page:

The formula parameter('Parameter').value returns a value, that is passed to the page as param.

In a pureTable, it should be possible to access Form-UIs by double-clicking the label.

The target of the link is specified by the receiver attribute, and the ID of the Form-UI to be opened is specified by the ref attribute. A Tooltip appears in the pureTable when the mouse is moved over an entry in the ‘Station’ column. Double-clicking next to the Tooltip but within the table cell opens up the linked Form-UI.