Foreign key hyperlinking added to Show Table and Show Record panels

Hyperlinks are added to foreign key fields in Show Table and Show Record panels when creating new applications.  These links go to their associated Show Record and Edit Record pages.

Migration effects

None.  Your application is not modified.

What you should do

You can manually add foreign key hyperlinking to your application’s existing Show Table and Show Record panels.

Step 1:  In Iron Speed Designer, select Tools, Properties... to display the Properties dialog.  Then, select the field you wish to hyperlink.

Step 2:  Go to the Display tab and set the Display Style to ‘Link Button’.

Step 3:  Set the Display Style Options to ‘Redirect’.

Step 4:  Set Redirect action to ‘Go to a specific URL’.

Step 5:  For the URL, specify the appropriate Show Record or Edit Record page.  For the URL parameters:

Step 6:  Finally, click ‘OK’ to close the Properties dialog.

Step 7:  Build and run your application.

See Also

Version 5.0 Application Migration