Modeled Field Layout

A Modeled Field Layout is a Development Object that defines the way data is displayed.

For example, the layout of the day, month, and year in a date field can be displayed in different formats, such as: Tuesday, 18 Jul-1974, 18/07/74, or 18-JUL-74 and so on.

Fields that reference a Modeled Field Layout, inherit the complete field layout definition. It the Modeled Field Layout changes, the change is applied to the fields when the component is recompiled.

Modeled Field Layout objects are used during development. They are linked into the component (resolved) during compilation.

Characteristics

Characteristics

  

Object type code:

fla

Main Development Object?

No

Part of:

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Contains:

Property

Generalization:

Development Object

Specializations:

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Compilation Output:

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URI format:

fla:LayoutName

Specialization

Modeled Field Layout specializes Development Object in the following ways:

  • It specifies a value for a Field Layout property. This is a property of fields that determines how the data is displayed.
  • It has a Modeled Field Layout Library called LIB as parent object
  • It contains no child development objects or code containers
  • It has no compiled or generated output

Properties

Layout properties are represented by field layout codes. For more information, see Field Layout Codes.