You can modify object properties and events with the Object Inspector, the Formula bar, and the standard and text toolbars. This section describes the Object Inspector and the Formula bar. See DB2 QMF Visionary Developer's Guide for more information.
The Object Inspector is a design tool that allows you to view and modify object properties or events. To see an object's properties in the Object Inspector, select the object by clicking it in the Scene editor, or select its name from the object list at the top of the Object Inspector. The property names display in the first column and the property's values display in the second column.
To edit an object property, type a new value in the property's value field (on the right) or select a new value from the list box. If you edit property values using the Formula bar or by manipulating the object in the Scene Editor, the new values are reflected in the Object Inspector.
If you select more than one object in the Scene Editor, the properties common to all the selected objects appear in the Object Inspector. When you make changes to common properties, all selected objects are updated.
The following figure shows the Properties page of the Object Inspector displaying the properties of a Text object.
For Text objects, the Value property determines the text the object shows. This property can be set to columns, parameters, or functions.
Some fields have lists containing possible values. Click a field to see its list button and then click the button to see the list.
You can use the expander button to display subproperties.
You can assign events to objects so that when the user performs a specific task, an action occurs. For example, a user clicks a button to jump back to the previous scene.
Use the Events page of the Object Inspector to add events to objects. The events you have defined appear in bold.
To add an event to an object:
The name for the event you defined appears in bold in the Object Inspector.
The Formula bar allows you to edit the value object properties using buttons to easily add functions, column names, and number formatting.
By default, the Formula bar displays the value of the property selected in the Object Inspector. You can also select an object property from the list on the left side of the Formula bar. This list displays all objects and their properties.
The following shows the Formula Bar.
To specify a function in an expression:
To place a number format template in an expression: