The following screenshot shows Page 9006 - Order Processor Role Center:
The components of the Role Center highlighted in the preceding screenshot are as follows:
- Action Ribbon
- Navigation Pane
- Activity Pane
- Cue Group Actions (in Cue Groups)
- Cues (in Cue Groups)
- Page Parts
- System Part
A general representation of the structure of a Role Center Page is shown in the following outline:
We need to understand the construction of a Role Center Page so that we are prepared to modify an existing Role Center or create a new one. First, we'll take a look at Page 9006 - Order Processor Role Center in the Page Designer:
The Role Center page layout should look familiar, because it's very similar in structure to the pages we've designed previously. What is specific to a Role Center page? There is a Container control of SubType RoleCenterArea. This is required for a Role Center page. There are two Group Controls that represent the two columns (left and right) of the Role Center page display. Each group contains several parts that show up individually in the Role Center display.
Role Center page Properties are accessed by highlighting the first blank line on the Page Designer form (the line below all of the defined controls), then by clicking on the Properties icon, or we can right-click and choose the Properties option, or click on View | Properties or press Shift + F4. Note that the PageType is RoleCenter, and there is no Source Table. The page properties not shown in this screenshot are all default values:
