F.A.Q.

Frequent Asked Questions
Please refer to Openbiz forum site form questions and answers

Can I use wildchar in query?
  Yes you can. "*" are supported.
 
Can I use comparison operator in query?
  Yes you can. User can query using ">", ">=", "<", "<=", "!=", "=".
 
How do I issue a query with OR logic?
  "OR" and "AND" are valid query symbol in the bizForm query. Please see the sample below

 
Can I use SQL function in a BizField?
 

Yes, you can use SQL functions provided by the database engine. 
For example, <BizField Name="FullName" Column="" SQLExpr="CONCAT([FirstName],' ',[LastName])"...>
 

Can I use aggregate SQL result in a BizObj?
  Besides "SearchRule" and "SortRule", you can add any SQL clause into "OtherSQLRule" in the BizObj element.
For example, <BizObj ... OtherSQLRule="GROUP BY [EvtId] HAVING [SumFee]>10"...>
 
Is it possible to define the menu and links to views?
  As Openbiz is a generic package, you can build any UI based on it. The most useful client javascript function is GoToView(...). Read more in manual 5.9
/*
function GoToView(view, rule, loadPageTarget) 
- view is the BizView name
- rule is the search rule on a view.
- loadPageTarget is the target frame.
*/
 
Does openbiz provide authentication functionality?
  Openbiz is a generic package, but different customers might have different authentication requirements. So openbiz only provides a simple authentication functionality.
Go to bin/sysheader.inc, change define("CHECKUSER", "Y"); define("TIMEOUT", 1200); Then the demo application will check whether user has logged in or his session is timed out. Since openbiz 2.0, user authentication is implemented in plugin service.
 
How does openbiz provide access control?
  Please read the openbiz manual "Implement View and Data Access Control".
 
I need to build cross database application, can I use more than one databases with openbiz?
  In the Config.xml, define several Databases as Datasources, then assign the Datasource name as the DBName to BizObj. If the DBName is empty, openbiz will use "Default" Datasource as database connection.
 
Does Openbiz support report functionality?
  PDF report and Excel output are supported from version 1.1 as plug-in services. Also with proper template design, you can create HTML reports too.

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