10 Customize Dynamic Tables and Forms
If your Oracle Cloud Application contains extendable dynamic components, you can configure them to customize how they are rendered in pages. You may want to hide a table row, say, or display some extra fields in a dynamic form that the original creator didn't include.
VB Studio provides two different modes for customizing extendable dynamic components: Express and Advanced. If Express mode is available, you can use buttons in the Designer header to toggle between the two modes.
Customize Tables and Forms Using Business Rules
For dynamic components configured to take advantage of business rules, you can control how regions and fields are displayed on a page using business rules and rule sets. The tools in Express mode for editing business rules are designed to help you quickly customize components, without the distraction of the more complex tools in Advanced mode. To customize pages using business rules, see Control Your Display with Business Rules.
If your page looks something like this, you can open the business rules editor directly from the page. Notice the Designer has a Business Rules tab, which gives you direct access to the business rules editor. The Properties pane contains a shortcut to the editor, as shown by the red arrow:
Though this page is configured to use business rules, you can still configure a component's rule set in the editor by selecting the component on the page, and then clicking Edit Layout in the Properties pane.
Customize Tables and Forms Using Rule Sets
Customizing a page using rule sets is more complex than business rules, but you get greater control over what is displayed in the page. So if you aren't able to accomplish what you want using business rules, you can try using rule sets. You can edit rule sets in either Advanced mode or Express mode. To customize rule sets, see Control Your Display with Rule Sets.
Depending on how the page was configured, some pages might look like this. Notice there is no Business Rules tab, or direct link to the business rules editor in the Properties pane. Instead, the Properties pane lists the editable components in the page:
When you select a component, the Properties pane displays a link to open the component's rule set in the editor. Once you are in the rule set editor, you can open the Business Rules tab in the Layout if you decide to configure the component using business rules.
For more on the differences between rule sets and business rules, see What Are Dynamic Components?.