Table Descriptorsand Generator Preferences

Compensating for Meaningless Primary Keys

Default Links and DescriptorsIt’s time to run the Generate Default Links utility. You can do more with this tool . . .

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Make lookups more descriptiveMake lookups more descriptive

Descriptors Add Clarity

Titles

Title Number

Foreign Key ValuesForeign Key Values

123

123245343412

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Users would like to see the titles instead of meaninglessnumeric primary key values

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Title describes Title Number,the primary key. Title is said to be a . . .

Descriptor

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Setting a Descriptor

HOLLYWOOD: Column Properties

Default Display-

Descriptor Sequence

. . .. . .

. . .. . .1

• Set a column as a descriptor

Setting More than One Descriptor

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Descriptor Sequence

DepartmentColumn:

DepartmentColumn:

2Descriptor Sequence

Name

1

Education

Consulting

Sales

Location

2

Aylmer

Rotterdam

London

Location

1

Education

Consulting

Sales

Name

2

Aylmer

Rotterdam

London

Generate Default Links...

Lookup Links

Create Table Usages for Descriptor Columns

Descriptor Columns and the

Default Link UtilityEMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENTS

Setting Descriptors for Employees and Departments

Database has changed

• So Regenerate it with the Generate Database from Server Module Utility just in case.

Create a New Module

Module Component Data Wizard

Module Component Display Wizard

Generate Default Links

Module Diagram

The Generated Form

Layout Problem

• Generator Preferences• Steep Learning Curve• Example: this layout is a problem

because of the item group’s “tab table usage” or GRPUTT

Generator Preferences

Item Group Preferences

Tab Table Options

Regenerated Form

BONUS: Every vertical item group will line up this way by default!