Using Build Options to Control Configuration

Build options enable you to conditionally display specific functionality within an application.

Build options have two possible values: INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. If you specify an attribute as being included, then the HTML DB engine considers it part of the application definition at run time. Conversely, if you specify an attribute as being excluded then the HTML DB engine treats it as if it does not exist.

Topics:

Creating Build Options
About the Build Options Page
Viewing the Build Option Utilization Report

Creating Build Options

To create a build option:

Navigate to the Workspace home page.
Click the Application Builder icon.
Select an application.
On the Application Builder home page, click Shared Components.
Under Logic, select Build Options.
To create a new build option, click Create.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

You can choose to enable or disable a build option on the appropriate attributes page. Most attributes pages contain a Configuration section where you can select defined build options.

About the Build Options Page

Once you create a build option, it appears on the Build Options page. You control how the Build Options page displays by making a selection from the View list. Available options include:

Icons (the default) displays each build option as a large icon. To edit a build option, click the appropriate icon.
Details displays each build option as a line in a report. Each line includes the application ID, build option name, status, and a link to the Build Option Utilization report. To edit a build option, click the appropriate name.

Viewing the Build Option Utilization Report

Once you create a build option, a Utilization button appears on the Build Options page. This report details build option utilization in the current application.

Note:

The Utilization button only appears on the Build Options page after you create a build option.

To view the Build Option Utilization report:

Navigate to the Build Options page:
1. Navigate to the Workspace home page.
2. Click the Application Builder icon.
3. Select an application.
4. On the Application Builder home page, click Shared Components.
5. Under Logic, select Build Options.
  
  Build Options page appears.
On the Build Options page, click Utilization.

The Build Option Utilization report appears.