Create Information Cards
This page describes how to create information cards.
Create Information Card Attribute
The first step to create information cards is to extend a logical unit with
custom attributes.
- In IFS Enterprise Explorer, open the Information
Cards
page in Solution Manager and you can search for the logical unit that corresponds to the application page
where you want to add a information card or navigate to the relevant page
you want to add a information card and select Custom Objects -> Information
Cards from context menu.
- In the Attributes table, add a new record to start the Information Card attribute
wizard to configure the Information Card to your liking. For mote details see
the sub sections on
Read Only and
Local Attributes
respectively.
-
Approve at
least one of the attributes and the logical unit.
-
Publish the
logical unit.
- Optionally add
Translations
to your Information Card attributes.
Tip: There are also context menu shortcuts to add,
edit and
view Information Card attributes from most application
pages.
Add Information Cards to Application Pages
- In IFS Enterprise Explorer, open the form page where you want your information
card
- For performance reasons, all window layouts are cached by the client.
Therefore to make any configuration changes visible in the client, open the
context menu on your window, click Custom Objects -> Reload
Configuration.
- Click the Information Cards toolbar button
to open the
Personalize Information Card dialog.
- Add one or more of your Information Card attributes to the fields to be shown
section.
- Optionally, additional labels and empty rows can be added among your
attributes to increase readability.
- Click OK to save your configuration.