Customize Date Listboxes with Calendar Function

Information

Using the Calendar Control function you can customize special date listboxes (calendar listboxes) for date data fields.
General information on date listboxes with calendar function and its use, please click here.

Procedure

Open the required data area in the Data Areas module.
For the required date field
- Select DF behavior = cc.
- The Do you want to copy in the template for the cc data field? message is displayed.
  - Yes:
    - Three types of templates are offered for selection.
    - Select the required template.
    - The selected template is automatically copied to the Data field configuration field.
    - Parameters can be adapted in the Data field configuration field afterwards, if necessary.
  - No:
    - Open the tree structure of the data field and define the following parameters in the Data field configuration field.

Parameters	Description	Permitted values	Not permitted values
def_start_date	Default start date	Absolute values (e.g. "08/14/2009") System variables with/without operations (e.g. "@123" oder "@123+10")	Dynamic variables Python IDs
start_date	Start date	Absolute values (e.g. "08/14/2009") System variables with/without operations Dynamic variables with/without operations (e.g. @D123+15) Python ID of the start date data field
def_end_date	Default end date	Absolute values (e.g. "08/14/2009") System variables with/without operations (e.g. "@123" oder "@123+10")	Dynamic variables Python IDs
end_date	End date	Absolute values (e.g. "08/14/2009") System variables with/without operations Dynamic variables with/without operations (e.g. "@D123+15") Python ID of the end date data field
def_calendar	Default calendar ID	Values from DI000305 Calendar from DT418 Calendar (e.g. "BK") System variables (e.g. "@123")	Dynamic variables Python IDs
calendar	Calender ID	Values (values from DI000305 Calendar from DT418 Calendar ) System variables Dynamic variables (e.g. @D123) Python ID of the data field which defines the calendar
def_selection_mode	Default selection mode	Values ("working", "non_working", "all") System variables	Dynamic variables or Python IDs
selection_mode	Selection mode	Python ID of the data field which defines the selection mode Dynamic variables (e.g. @D123) System variables Values ("working", "non_working", "all")
xaml	XML document with a root element containing XAML settings for calendar control.

Details

Each parameter is entered in a new line.
Structure schema: param_name=value
For default parameters, the entered value applies to the entire column.
For non-default parameters, the entered value only applies for the corresponding record.
- If both non-default and default parameters are entered, the non-default parameters overwrite the default parameters.
All customizing settings are saved in a string: "attr1=value1;attr2=value2;..."
If you use variables for the values and add or subtract certain day figures, you have to make sure that before and after operations no white spaces are entered.
- E.g. the entry "@D123 + 10" is interpreted as "@D123" since the entry is followed by a whitespace in the first case.
DI/DF Python IDs cannot be combined with other values.
- E.g. "end_date=requested_end+10" is not supported while "end_date=requested_end" is supported.

Example

PY

def_start_date = 01.01.1970
def_end_date = 31.12.2099
calendar= @G150

xaml = <StackPanel 
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <toolkit:Calendar xmlns:toolkit="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Windows.Controls;assembly=WPFToolkit" 
    Name="Calendar" 
    Margin ="0,-3,0,-2">
    </toolkit:Calendar>
  </StackPanel>

Details

For the complete Calendar Control documentation, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.calendar(VS.100).aspx

Set input only via listbox

Information

As in the case of regular listboxes, when embedding date listboxes in a module, the customizer can use the Input only via listbox parameter to define for date listboxes that only data from the listbox can be taken.