Section Tree

You can nest Data Manager sections within each other utilizing EfficiencySpring's section tree configuration. Nestings in section trees map to one-to-many database table relationships. Sections can be nested on n-levels, with each level mapped out in a section tree configuration held by the top section.

There are two mandatory fields for each section tree branch.

The Parent Section / Host Structure Element dropdown box is utilized to specify the parent section containing the nested section and the specific structure element that will visually contain the nested section. The host structure element must have a structure type of "SubSection".

The Child Section / Child Structure Element dropdown box is utilized to specify the child section that the parent section will point to and the child structure element that maps to the foreign key field of the data relationship between the parent and child section.

The Child Section / Lookup Structure Element dropdown is an optional setting that can be used to "lock" the number of available record slots within an embedded SubSection interface. The slots are "locked" to the values of the lookup table that the selected structure element maps to. This structure element must belong to the selected child section and have lookup table information specified within its configuration.

This setting has no effect when the Host Structure Element has a "Drilldown" display type.

Child Section Behaviors

The Include in QuickSearch checkbox determines whether the fields marked as "QuickSearch" within the child section's database table should be part of keyword-based QuickSearches conducted from the top section containing the section tree.

The Show on Search Page checkbox determines whether the child section appears on the search page of the top section containing the section tree.

The Search Page Display Order textbox is used to specify the numeric order the child section will appear on the search page of the top section containing the section tree.

The Show on Results Page checkbox specifies whether the child section can be selected on the Results page of the top section containing the section tree.
 
The Show in Grid Drilldowns checkbox controls whether the child section is accessible via the drilldown buttons found in the search results grids and the subrecord grids. If no child section has Show in Grid Drilldowns turned on, then the drilldown button will not appear in the parent section's search results or subrecord grids.


Each section tree branch is stored in the section_tree database table.

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