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• PDF Trigger field: When the tag configured in this field is toggled, the current state of the Grid object is saved
as a PDF file at the location specified by PDF Filename.
• PDF Filename field: Enter a complete file path and name where the PDF file is to be saved. You can also enter
a tag name using the {tag} syntax.
Note: PDF Trigger and PDF Filename are not supported in projects running on Windows Embedded or
Thin Client.
• Multiline checkbox: When this option is checked, the print output or PDF will be formatted according to the
available column space, and the text within each cell will be wrapped so that all of it is shown.
• Reload: When the tag configured in this field is toggled, the object reloads the data from the data source and
displays it.
• Save Trigger: When the tag configured in this field is toggled, the data source (Text File or Database) is
updated with the current values of the grid object. This field is not available when the Data Source type is
Class Tag, because the values are automatically updated in the tags as you change a cell in the grid.
• Insert Trigger: When Auto refresh after insert trigger is enabled (checked), the tag configured in this field is used as
a trigger to refresh the database table. Whenever the value of the tag changes, a new row is added to the
table and the values of the array configured in the Inserted Values field are automatically inserted.
• Inserted Values: If the Insert Trigger is being used, then the array tag configured in this field provides the values
that will be inserted. This field must only contain an array tag, although it can be of any size.
• Save on data change: When this option is checked, the values are updated on the data source (Text File or
Database) as soon as the user enters a new value on the grid, during runtime. This option is disabled
when the Data Source type is Class Tag, because the values are automatically updated in the tags as the
user changes the value of the cells in the grid.
• Enable Slider/Resize: If this box is not checked, the user is unable to scroll the list by dragging the slider
button, or to change the cell's size during runtime.
• Conditional checkbox: When this option is checked, the user cannot uncheck a checkbox on the Grid during
runtime, unless all preceding checkboxes in the same column are already unchecked. This option is
especially useful when you want to oblige the user to follow a pre-defined sequence. This field is not
available when the Data Source type is Class Tag.
• Show Header: When this option is checked, the header of the Grid object is visible during runtime, displaying
the label of each column.
• Show gridlines: When this option is checked, the gridlines of the Grid object are visible during runtime.
• Ext. translation: When this option is checked, the text displayed by the Grid object will be susceptible to the
Translation Tool during runtime.
• Disable TAB to navigate through cells: When this option is checked, the user can only navigate through the
cells of the Grid Object with the arrow keys, rather than the Tab key. You should disable the Tab key for
navigation if you want it to be used for switching to the next object that supports focus on the screen.
• Concatenate Label for picture: When this option is checked, the reference name for the picture is the result of
the concatenation of the name in the Field column with the value of the Label column. The result will be
_.
• Export: This interface allows you to export the data from the grid object to a class-array tag, regardless of
the Data Source selected for the object. The following fields must be configured to support this feature:
Field
Class tag
Trigger
Description
Type the main tag name of the class-array tag that will receive the exported values. Each row from the grid object will be
exported to one array position of the array tag, by matching column labels. The initial array position can be configured in this
field; 0 is the default.
When the tag configured in this field changes value (e.g., toggles), the data is exported from the Grid object to the class-array
tag configured in the Class tag field.
Tip: The Export feature is an easy and powerful tool to transfer data from different data sources
to tags. After exporting the data to tags, you can use different tasks to manipulate the data, such
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