Setting Up Popups
Pop-ups are used to present multiple related pieces of information clearly in their own area. By displaying the information together, users gain a clear, structured overview of relevant data without having to switch between different pages or sections. The content of a pop-up can vary, but the function remains the same: information is presented in a centralized, compact, and easily accessible manner.
Follow these steps to set up a popup:
- Start as a Business Portals Administrator.
- Open Popups by clicking on Portal Setup and then on Popup.
- Create a new popup by clicking on +New.
- Choose a unique code for your popup, e.g., based on the area in which it will be used.
- Optionally, you can select a Caption. This caption will also be displayed in the popup area.
- Select a Table No. from which the information for your popup should come. The table of the popup and the dataset table must be identical.
- You can display additional information using a Row Separator. To do this, fill in the One-Row-Separator field with an appropriate separator, e.g., “,” (comma).
- Navigate to the Rows section.
- In this section, select the information that should be displayed together in one section.
- Click on Field and then on the three dots. You will see a selection of all available fields from the previously selected table.
Assigning a Popup to a Dataset
After the popup has been fully configured, the next step is to assign it to a dataset. Only by linking it to a dataset can the popup be used and displayed in the system.
Follow these steps to assign the popup to a dataset:
- Start as a Business Portals Administrator.
- Open the Datasets by clicking on Portal Setup and then on Dataset.
- Select the dataset in which the popup should be added.
- Navigate to the Dataset Table Code section in the dataset.
- Select the Dataset Table Code and click on Custom Fields in the menu bar.
- The Dataset Table Code will be automatically filled in.
- Under Description, choose a label for the bundled information, or alternatively, create a new description.
- Under Popup Code, you can select your newly created popup code. Important: The Table No. of the popup and the Dataset Table Code must match.
- Close the page again.
- Now open the Detail Layout in the menu bar.
- The newly assigned popup will be displayed to you as a red line. By adding it to a Collapse or Group, you can set the position of the popup.
- Publish your portal to save the changes.