Create a Grid window

Create a Grid window

Fields in the Create a Grid window

The type of grid you want to create.

Select Editable Grid View to create an editable grid.

Select Line Truncate View to create a read-only grid in which text that is too long to fit in a cell is truncated.

Select Line Wrap View to create a read-only grid in which text that is too long to fit in a cell is continued on a second line within that cell.

Select Two Line Staggered View to create a read-only grid in which text that is too long to fit in a cell is continued on a second line within that cell that is indented.

Is TCS

Leave the check box clear unless you are creating a Target Cell Spreadsheet for use in campaign projects. (This option is only available for editable grids.)

Attribute Internal Name

The name to use when creating files for the grid.

Attribute Display Name

The name for this grid that appears on the form.

The database table that contains the data users enter in the grid (for editable grids) or the database table that contains the data that displays in the grid (for read-only grids).

The grid database table must not be the same as the form database table.

Table Key Column

For an editable grid, the name of the column to contain the parent ID (the ID of the project or marketing object that holds the grid). If multiple editable grids (including Target Cell Spreadsheets) use the same database table, they must use the same table key column.

For a read-only version of an existing editable grid, use uap_grid_row_id.

For a read-only grid not related to an existing editable grid, the name of a column that uniquely identifies rows in the table that contains the data you want to display.

You should not change the table key column after you create the grid.

Key Column Type

The data type of the table key column.

Number of rows in one page

The number of rows to display in one page of the form. This value must not be greater than 100.

The URL of the server to which the data the user selects is sent. (This option is not available for editable grids.)

Filter By Parent ID

Select this check box to filter the read-only grid to show only entries from the current project or marketing object. (This option is not available for editable grids.)

Parent ID Column Name

The value of the Table Key Column for the grid component for the editable grid whose data you want to display as a read-only grid. (This option displays only if the Filter by Parent ID check box is selected.)

Show Export Link

Select this box to enable users to export the grid data or data selections.

Select this check box to enable users to set their viewing options for the grid. (This option is not available for editable grids.)

Show Group By Link

Select this check box to enable users to specify a column by which to group the grid rows. (This option is not available for editable grids.)

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