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System Links
These links are reserved for performing actions or navigating to application pages that do not contain details of data objects. You can have three types of system links: - Initiates actions or navigates to system level pages.

Messaging Standards
Provides information on help, error, warning, tip, and instruction messages as well as legends..
Alert: The links to the standards are now under the appropriate Version Status column.
Warning: These links are getting updated.
Confirm: The links to the standards are now under the appropriate Version Status column.
Error: The links to the standards are now under the appropriate Version Status column.

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Date Picker Standards
Provides a way to enter a date into a date text field.
Today: 11 Jun 2004
June 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Today: 11 Jun 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
 31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Today: 11 Jun 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
 31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Today: 11 Jun 2004
June 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Hour:
Minute:
AM/PM:
Today: 11 Jun 2004
June 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Format:
Hour:
AM/PM:
Today: 11 Jun 2004
June 2004
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Format:
Hour:
Minute:

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Page Sections
Shows how to partition the page into functional areas, including group boxes.
Page Section data goes here
Example for page_instruction_area and page_instructions_text goes here

Show this sectionShow Page Section


Progress Indicators
Lets the user know, during long processes, that the process is not complete.

Example of Progress Indicator



35%

Please wait. Generating Report ...



Shuttle Controls
Shows how to move objects from one list to another.

Example of Shuttle Control with Horizontal Layout. Shuttle Control Shown in a Group Box.

Select Property Templates
Available
 
Selected
  Select all available items
  Select item
   
  Remove item from selected list
  Remove all items from selected list

Example of Shuttle Control with Vertical Layout. Shuttle Control Shown in a Group Box.

Select Property Templates
Available Objects
Select all available items Select item   Remove item from Selected list Remvoe all items from Selected list
Selected Objects


MenuBars
Shows how drop down menus are used to categorize links .

Example HTML of Menubar

Example HTML of Submenu

Example Mouseover/ Color Change


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Wizards
Shows how to design wizard pages that guide users through a sequence of tasks.
1 Enter Contact Information
2 Enter Quote Information
3 Select Product
4 Calculate

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Login Pages
Describes when you need to use a full page to display Log In forms.

Table Standards
Provides table layout rules and individual components, including record navigation, links, actions, instruction text, buttons, breadcrumbs, tree controls, and row selection.

 

Table (instruction text, view options links, multiple row select with row level actions links, icon column, table level buttons, record navigation)

Table Header
These are instructions you can give about the table and its usage.
View Option 1|View Option 2
« 11-20 of 100 »
Select
Sortable column Numeric Data Sortable column selected Ascending Column Header Icon Column
datalink 1000 data data
datalink 1 data data
datalink 100 data data
datalink 10000 data data
« 11-20 of 100 »

Table (multiple row select with row level actions links, icon column, table level buttons, record navigation)

Table Header
« 11-20 of 100 »
Select
Sortable column Numeric Data Sortable column selectedAscending Column Header Icon Column
datalink 1000 data data
datalink 1 data data
datalink 100 data data
datalink 10000 data data
« 11-20 of 100 »

Table ( single row select with row level actions drop down, record navigation drop-down)

Table Header
Select and:
« »
Select
Wrapping Column Heading Numeric Data Sortable column selectedAscending Column Header
datalink 1000 data data
datalink 1 data data
datalink 100 data data
datalink 10000 data data
    « »

Table (view options drop-down)

Table Header
Show:
  « »
Wrapping Column Heading Numeric Data Sortable column selectedAscending Column Header
datalink 1000 data data
datalink 1 data data
datalink 100 data data
datalink 10000 data data
    « »

Table (action column drop-down)

Table Header
Wrapping Column Heading Sortable Column Heading Sortable column selectedAscending Sortable Column Heading Actions
datalink 1000 data data
datalink 1 data data
datalink 100 data data
datalink 10000 data data

Table (with row headers and column banding)

Table Header
Customer ABC Customer DEF Customer XYZ
City Houston San Francisco New York
State Texas California New York
Country USA USA USA

Tree Table Example with Multiple Columns (With one parent shown at a time and breadcrumbs )

Table Header
Level A › Level A.1
Name
Status
Level A.1
1
Folder
2
Folder
3
File
3
File
4

Tabs
Shows how to use tabs in a page. Includes horizontal and vertical subtabs.

Primary Tabs Only

Unselected Tab
Selected Tab
Unselected Tab
content goes here

Primary Tabs with Subtabs

Unselected Tab
Selected Tab
Unselected Tab
Selected Subtab Unselected Subtab 2 Unselected Subtab 3
content goes here

Primary Tabs with Vertical Menu and without Subtabs.

Unselected Tab
Selected Tab
Unselected Tab

Menu
Item One
Item Two
Item Three
Item Four
tab 2, menu item 2, sublink 1 content goes here

 

Primary Tabs with Subtabs and Vertical Menu

Unselected Tab
Selected Tab
Unselected Tab
Selected Subtab Unselected Subtab 2 Unselected Subtab 3
Menu
Item One
Item Two
Item Three
Item Four
tab 2, menu item 2, sublink 1 content goes here

Hierarchical Vertical Menu


General Page Layout
Shows general page layout rules, including header, content, and footer regions.
Block Quote:
This is Block quote Data sample
Unordered List:
  • Standard 1
  • Standard 2


Page Button Standard
Located in the page header bar on the right side, aligned to the right.These shall control the entire page and affect the entire object to which the page refers.

Example of Page Buttons

 

Test Data for hspace

Test Data for vspace


Form Standards
Shows how each control is rendered, labeled, and used.

Example of Four-Column (100% width layout with 20, 20, 20, 40)

= Required
Label:
Label:
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