Page properties

A page is a data structure that holds name-value pairs. A page can be contained in memory, or it can be stored in the system database. The system has many types of pages, including the following examples:

• Data pages that are created when the data page is referenced
• Named and unnamed pages
• Parameter pages
• Embedded pages
• Clipboard pages

Clipboard pages that are not instances of a data page are called "undefined pages." To simplify the maintenance the pages, consider associating them with a data page.

A page can have an associated name, a class, and a list of unique names (with values for each of these names), and messages. In most cases, the names identify properties that are defined in the class of the page. Values can be text, or can themselves be a page or multiple pages, so the page data structure is recursive.

Pages are a highly flexible internal data structure that is used throughout the system. Application developers generally deal with specific pages in these situations:

• As three of the 10 defined modes of properties ( Page, Page List, Page Group ) that can become part of a concrete object instance stored in the system
• In the clipboard associated with a requestor, including a browser-based user
• To pass parameters to, and receive results from, an activity being called (parameter page)

In addition, one page can govern an activity and is known as the primary page. If for one step in an activity, a different page is identified, that page is known as the step page.

Optionally, the report produced by a list view rule can be presented to users as a sequence of shorter pages, rather than a single long list to scroll through. Configure this option on the Organize tab of the List View form.