About Metadata Generators

The Metadata Generator process flows included in the Aptify web interface are as follows:

• Generate HTML5 Web Entity Metadata: generates entity metadata for the HTML5 Web applications using the Generate HTML5 Web Entity Metadata Process Component, and includes the following properties:
  • EntitiesToGenerateSelectionType: determines which entities to generate. The values are as follows:

    • AllEntities: runs the generator for all entities.
      
      

      Note

      This process may take a significant time to run if your database has a large number of entities.

       

       

    • ListOfEntityNames: runs the generator on a list of entities specified by name.
    • ListOfEntityIDs: runs the generator on a list of entities specified by ID.
    • None: entities will not be generated.
       
  • EntitiesToGenerate: when ListOfEntity or ListOfEntityIDs is specified as the EntitiesToGenerateSelectionType, determines the entities to generate. Each entity should be separated by a comma.

  • GenerateEntityFormTemplates: when set to True, this process flow also generates form template metadata for the listed entities. 
    
    

    Note

    If this is set to True, it is the same as running the Generate HTML5 Entity Web Form Template UI Parts Metadata process flow. 

    
    
    

• Generate HTML5 Web Form Template UI Parts: generates metadata for form template UI parts used by the HTML5 Web applications and includes the following properties:
  • FormTemplateSelection: determines which form templates to generate. The values are as follows:

    • AllEntities: generates form template metadata UI parts for all entities.
      
      

      Note

      This process may take a significant time to run if your database has a large number of entities.

      
      
      

    • ListOfEntityNames: generates all form template metadata UI parts for a particular list of entities specified by name.
    • ListOfEntityIDs: generates all form template metadata UI parts for a particular list of entities specified by ID.
    • None: entities will not be generated.
       
  • FormTemplatesToGenerate: when ListOfFormTemplateIDs, ListOfEntity or ListOfEntityIDs is the value for FormTemplateSelection, this property determines the form templates from a particular set of entities or the list of Form Templates (specified by ID) to be generated. Each entity/form template should be separated by a comma.
  • GenerateFormTemplateStaticData: generates static data (for example, the list of Member Types on a Persons form) when set to True. When set to False, it is not generated.
  • GenerateWizardFormTemplates: generates wizard form templates associated with selected entities or form templates IDs when set to True. When set to False, it is not generated.
     
• Generate HTML5 Web UI Part MetaData: generates UI Part metadata Items (such as Product Types, Currency Types, etc.) for HTML5 Web applications, and includes the following property:
  • UIPartMetaDataItemID: identifies the ID of the UI Part Metadata Items you want to generate. Running this process flow with a blank value will regenerate all UI Part Metadata Items.
     
• Generate HTML5 Web View MetaData: generates metadata for views used by the Aptify HTML Web application and includes the following properties:
  • ViewsToGenerateSelectionType: determines which form templates to generate. The values are as follows:

    • AllViews: generates view metadata UI parts for all entities.
      
      

      Note

      This process may take a significant time to run if your database has a large number of views.

      
      
      

    • ListOfViewIDs: generates view metadata UI parts on a list of view specified by ID.
    • ListOfEntityNames: generates all view metadata UI parts for a particular list of entities specified by name.
    • ListOfEntityIDs: generates all view metadata UI parts for a particular list of entities specified by ID.
       
  • ViewsToGenerate: when ListOfViewIDs, ListOfEntity or ListOfEntityIDs is the value for ViewsToGenerateSelectionType, this property determines the views from a particular set of entities or the list of views (specified by ID) to be generated. Each entity/view should be separated by a comma.
     
• Generate HTML5 Web Dashboard UI Parts: generates metadata for Dashboard UI parts used by the HTML5 Web applications, and includes the following properties:
  • DashboardSelection: determines which dashboards to generate. The values are as follows:
    • AllDashboards: generates all dashboards.
    • ListOfDashboardIDs: generates a specified list of dashboards.
    • DashboardLinkedToApplicationsByName: generates all dashboard UI parts for a particular list of applications specified by Name.
    • DashboardLinkedToApplicationByID: generates all dashboard UI parts for a particular list of applications specified by ID.
       
  • DashboardsToGenerate: when ListOfDashboardIDs, DashboardsLinkedToApplicationByName or DashboardsLinkedToApplicationByID is the value for DashboardSelection, this property determines the dashboards from a particular application (specified by ID or Name) or the list of dashboard (specified by ID) to be generated. Each application/dashboard should be separated by a comma.