Updating deprecated and outdated controls in sections

Controls are considered outdated when a newer alternative is available within PRPC 7.1.

Updating controls is required to effectively render your application user interface in HTML 5 Document Type (standards mode). Rendering your application in HTML5 Document Type ensures cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility and use of the latest HTML markup, among other benefits.

You can update a number of controls automatically. Other controls may require a manual update. For complete details, see Upgrading deprecated and outdated controls on the PDN.

Updating controls

If a section contains a deprecated control or a control for which there is an improved alternative, a warning displays, along with an Update Controls button.

Click Update Controls to automatically update deprecated controls in the section. Buttons with custom settings must be manually converted to use the pxButton control.

Deprecated		Replacement
TextArea TextAreaSmall TextAreaWithExpandSmall TextAreaExpanded	TextAreaWithExpand TextAreaInTable TextAreaExpandedOverflow TextAreaWithExpandExpanded	pxTextArea
Date-Calendar DateTime-Calendar DateTime- CalendarHarness DateCalendarForDataGrid Export_Date Export_DateTime SecondsToHours SelectDate SelectDateTime DateTime DateTime-Default DateTime-Full DateTime-Long DateTime-Medium DateTime-Short DateTime-Full-i18n DateTime-Long-i18n DateTime-Medium-i18n	DateTime-Short-i18n Date Date-Full Date-Long Date-Medium Date-Short Date-Full-i18n Date-Medium-i18n Date-Short-i18n Time Time-Default Time-Medium Time-Short TimeElapsed-HMS TimeZoneList Time-Full-i18n Time-Long-i18n Time-Medium-i18n Time-Short-i18n	pxDateTime
PromptSelect DynamicSelect		pxDropDown
RichTextEditor		pxRichTextEditor
AutoComplete		pxAutoComplete
URL		pxLink
Checkbox		pxCheckbox
RadioButtons		pxRadioButton
Button		pxButton

You can add custom controls in the Update Controls feature. Then, when a section containing these controls is opened, a message displays, along with the Update Controls button. This enables you to all update occurrences of that control, along with other deprecated controls already included in the update.

See Upgrading deprecated and outdated controls on the PDN for instructions.

Deprecated facilities