Choosing builders that work with tables, columns, and data layout

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Choosing builders that work with tables, columns, and data layout

This topic describes builders that work with tables, columns, and data layout.

Table 1. Builders to work with tables, columns, and data layout
Task Builder you should use
Clean up your application by hiding columns that do not need to be displayed. The Rich Data Definition (RDD) builder is used in most, if not all models. Use this builder to select a schema in your model. For each field in the selected schema, you can specify labels, control types, lookup tables, formatting, validation, and much more – just by using a single instance of this builder. Alternatively, use the Data Column Modifier builder.
Add sorting to the columns in my table. There are a few different ways of adding sorting: Data Column Modifier – This builder allows you to modify table columns, including adding sorting.
Rich Data Definition – For each of your columns that you want to add sorting to, select the associated element in the RDD builder, and select one of the base data definitions that specify sorting.
You want to:

Rearrange the order of the columns in a table
Add a counter column to your table
Change the alignment of your columns
Add an “Edit” column for editing records in your table
Add a “Delete” column
The Data Column Modifier builder controls the tabular display of one of the "container" elements in the data being managed by a Data Page builder call. When you choose one of the available elements, the builder editor displays a table that lists all the child elements in the selected element. This table contains inputs allowing you to configure the display characteristics of each column in the table as well as adding columns and rearranging their placement.
Create a data view that allows users to expand and collapse the data by category. This type of control is often referred to as a “twisty” by Domino users. The Category View builder adds collapsible sections associated with one or more columns of categorized or sorted data. A user can click on an icon to expand and collapse displayed category data. Note that this builder requires that a column of the data contains category values.
Create visual grouping of data fields for display in forms. The Data Hierarchy Modifier builder lets you select data from a builder such as View & Form or Data Page and create new grouping within the data structure.
Create newspaper-style columns for form data. The Form Layout builder lets you select form data for a page, and divide it into multiple vertical columns.

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Task	Builder you should use
Clean up your application by hiding columns that do not need to be displayed.	The Rich Data Definition (RDD) builder is used in most, if not all models. Use this builder to select a schema in your model. For each field in the selected schema, you can specify labels, control types, lookup tables, formatting, validation, and much more – just by using a single instance of this builder. Alternatively, use the Data Column Modifier builder.
Add sorting to the columns in my table.	There are a few different ways of adding sorting: Data Column Modifier – This builder allows you to modify table columns, including adding sorting. Rich Data Definition – For each of your columns that you want to add sorting to, select the associated element in the RDD builder, and select one of the base data definitions that specify sorting.
You want to: Rearrange the order of the columns in a table Add a counter column to your table Change the alignment of your columns Add an “Edit” column for editing records in your table Add a “Delete” column	The Data Column Modifier builder controls the tabular display of one of the "container" elements in the data being managed by a Data Page builder call. When you choose one of the available elements, the builder editor displays a table that lists all the child elements in the selected element. This table contains inputs allowing you to configure the display characteristics of each column in the table as well as adding columns and rearranging their placement.
Create a data view that allows users to expand and collapse the data by category. This type of control is often referred to as a “twisty” by Domino users.	The Category View builder adds collapsible sections associated with one or more columns of categorized or sorted data. A user can click on an icon to expand and collapse displayed category data. Note that this builder requires that a column of the data contains category values.
Create visual grouping of data fields for display in forms.	The Data Hierarchy Modifier builder lets you select data from a builder such as View & Form or Data Page and create new grouping within the data structure.
Create newspaper-style columns for form data.	The Form Layout builder lets you select form data for a page, and divide it into multiple vertical columns.