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Working with Set State Process |
  
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Working with Set State Process
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Working with Set State Process |
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Process Purpose
The "Set State" process is used to change the properties/state of any control on a screen.
When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "Set State" process.
If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.
Fill in the options presented below. The features available in area B depend on the selected control in area A.
Control |
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Control Name |
Select the control to handle from the drop-down OR click |
Properties to change |
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Enable |
Check “Yes”, “No” or “No Change” to activate/deactivate the selected control. |
Visible |
Check “Yes”, “No” or “No Change” to display/hide the selected control. |
Valid |
Check “Yes”, “No” or “No Change” to validate ( or not) the input data. This option only activates if the selected control is an Input Keyboard or an Input Barcode. |
If required, click 
(on the upper right corner) and enter info about this process in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".
After filling in the required options, click 
to conclude or 
to abort the operation.
The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.
Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).
Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).
If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.
and select a variable with that value.