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Authentic Node Properties

Authentic node properties are properties you set for the display of a node in Authentic View. For example, a node can be displayed with XML markup tags, be defined to be non-editable, and/or to have user information displayed when the cursor is placed over the node. Authentic node properties can be set on various SPS components. What properties are available for a component depends upon the type of component it is.

To assign Authentic node properties, select the required component in the design. Then, in the Authentic group of properties in the Properties sidebar (screenshot below), specify the required Authentic node settings.

Defining Authentic Properties

The following node settings can be made to control the behavior of individual nodes in the Authentic View display.

Add children

This setting is available when the selected node is an element. It allows you to define what child elements of the selected element are inserted when the selected element is added. The options are: all child elements, mandatory child elements, and no child element.

Content is editable

Defines whether the node is editable or not. By default the node is editable. This setting is available when the selected node is an element, attribute, or contents. Auto-Calculation results cannot be edited because the value is computed with the XPath expression you enter for the Auto-Calculation; this option is therefore not available for Auto-Calculations.

Mixed markup

This setting is available when the selected node is an element or attribute, and enables you to specify how individual nodes will be marked up in the mixed markup mode of Authentic View. The following options exist: large markup (tags with node names); small markup (tags without node names); and no markup.

Show "add Name" when XML Element is missing

Determines whether a prompt ("Add [element/attribute name]") will appear in Authentic View when the selected element or attribute is missing. By default, the prompt will be displayed. This setting is available when the selected node is an element or an attribute.

User info

Text entered in this text box appears as a tooltip when the mouse pointer is placed over the node. It is available when the selected node is an element, attribute, contents, or an Auto-Calculation. If both the element/attribute node as well as the contents node has User Info, then the User Info for the contents node is displayed as the tooltip when the mouse is placed over the node.

Maximum number of database records to be displayed

This node setting applies to nodes that represent a DB table, i.e. Row elements that are children of a top-level table element. The value entered here specifies the number of records in the table that will be displayed.

See also:

Additional Validation, for a description of how to specify validation for a node that is additional to that defined in the schema.

Properties sidebar, for an overview of how to use the Properties sidebar.

Editing in Authentic View, for a description of Authentic View usage.