Link (item selection)

The following figure shows how a link (item selection) widget appears on a transformation, using the data from the Item selection component example as input:

1. Show input field (no)
2. Number of columns per row (defaults to 1)
3. Layout (table)

The following setting can be configured for this widget:

Layout

Specifies how the links will be arranged on the HTML page. Options: Table, Separated.

Number of columns per row

Specifies how many instances of this widget should appear on each row of the rendered HTML page.

Separator

Specifies what separator you want to use to separate the rendered links on the HTML page. You can select from the drop-down list or type in your own in the entry field.

Show input field

Specifies whether to display an input field for each link, and the location of the input field (to the left/right of the links). Options: No, Left of captions, Right of captions.

Selection value

Specifies characters to place to the left of the input field.

Key to automatically send

Specifies which AID key to send to the host, or none.

Link style class

Optional. The CSS style class associated with the generated launcher link. The value of the class attribute of the HTML link tag will be set to this value. The default value is HATSPROTLINK HBLANK. See Using style sheets for more information.

Style

Optional.Use the launcher button next to this field to open a style properties dialog. This dialog frees you from the need to understand CSS to change the font, color, or other style settings for the widget. See Using style sheets for more information.