•  Preface
  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Organization
  • Typographical conventions
  • Examples of syntax descriptions
  • OpenEdge messages
•  Overview
  •  Introduction
    • SmartObject application benefits
    • Enhanced code reusability
    • Customizing SmartObjects
  •  ADM classes
    •  Standard ADM class files and templates
      • Templates
    • Custom ADM Class Files
  •  SmartObjects
    • SmartObject types
    • The lifecycle of a SmartObject
    • SmartObject templates and masters
    • Instantiation
  • SmartLinks
  • Properties
  •  Super procedures
    • External procedures, internal procedures, and functions
    • Super procedures in the ADM
•  SmartObjects
  •  SmartObject summary
    • Accessing SmartObjects
    • SmartObject instance properties
    • AppBuilder-maintained procedures
  •  SmartContainers
    • SmartContainers and their contents
    • Paging
    • Pass-through links
    • SmartWindows
    • SmartFrames
    • SmartDialogs
  •  SmartDataObjects
    • SmartDataObject instance properties
    •  SmartDataObject usage notes
      • Setting the number of database rows to batch
      • Checking database records on update attempts
      • Changing how Progress reloads the RowObject temp-table
      • The Define Temp-Tables option
  •  SmartDataBrowsers
    •  SmartDataBrowser instance properties
      • Dynamic SmartDataBrowser instance properties
      • Static SmartDataBrowser instance properties
    • Dynamic versus static SmartDataBrowsers
    •  SmartDataBrowser usage notes
      • The NO-ASSIGN property
      • Default triggers for SmartDataBrowsers
      • Scrolling past the end of the result set
      • Multiple selection
      • Setting the dynamic SmartDataBrowser field properties
      • The dynamic SmartDataBrowser SearchField property
      • Displaying row markers in the dynamic SmartDataBrowser
  •  SmartDataViewers
    • SmartDataViewer instance properties
    •  SmartDataViewer usage notes
      • Adding SmartObjects to SmartDataViewers
      • Inheriting Data Dictionary validation expressions
  •  SmartDataFields
    • SmartDataField instance properties
    •  SmartDataField usage notes
      • Creating SmartDataFields
      • Adding SmartDataFields to SmartDataViewers
  •  SmartPanels
    •  SmartPanel instance properties
      • Navigation SmartPanel instance properties
      • Update SmartPanel instance properties
    •  SmartPanel usage notes
      • Resizing SmartPanels at design time
      • SmartPanels as toolbars
  •  SmartFolders
    • SmartFolder instance properties
    •  SmartFolder usage notes
      • Page 0 in SmartFolders
  •  SmartFilters
    •  SmartFilter instance properties
      • Data pane
      • Field Properties pane
      • Style pane
      • String Operators pane
      • Operator View as pane
      • Size & Position pane
      • View property
    •  SmartFilter usage notes
      • Filter link as pass‑through link
  •  SmartToolbars
    •  SmartToolbar instance properties
      • Style pane
      • Contents pane
    •  SmartToolbar usage notes
      • SmartPanels as toolbars
      • Complex SmartToolbar modifications
  •  SmartSelects
    •  SmartSelect instance properties
      • Data Source pane
      • Data pane
      • Properties pane
      • Optional pane
      • Visualization pane
      • Field Attributes pane
      • Geometry pane
      • Define Any Key Trigger on Field pane
    •  SmartSelect usage notes
      • Event on change instance property
  • Simple SmartObjects
•  SmartLinks
  •  SmartLink overview
    • SmartLink types
  • Source and target objects
  •  SmartLink events
    • Container SmartLink
    • Navigation SmartLink
    • Page SmartLink
    • PageN SmartLink
    • TableIO SmartLink
    • GroupAssign SmartLink
    • Data SmartLink
    • Update SmartLink
    • Commit SmartLink
    • Filter SmartLink
  •  Invoking behavior in other linked objects
    •  Pass-through links
      • Example of setting up a pass-through link
    • Getting records from an additional source
  • Using Data SmartLinks
  •  Defining SmartLinks in Progress applications
    • Defining static SmartLinks
    • Defining dynamic SmartLinks
•  Data Management in the ADM
  •  Displaying and browsing data sets
    • SmartDataObjects
    • SmartDataViewers
    • SmartDataBrowsers
    • Initializing the foreign key fields
    •  Compatibility checking
      • Signature and field‑list checking at design time
      • Checking SmartDataBrowser compatibility
      • Checking SmartDataViewer compatibility
      • Using Data SmartLinks
  •  Filtering records
    • Customizing SmartFilters
    • Connecting to a SmartFilter in another SmartWindow
  •  Using SmartPanels and the SmartToolbar
    •  Using SmartPanels
      • Navigation SmartPanels
      • Update SmartPanel
      • Commit SmartPanel
      • Customizing SmartPanels
    •  Using SmartToolbars
      • Customizing SmartToolbars
  • Transactions and record locking
•  SmartObject Interactions
  •  General structure of a SmartObject
    • Directory and file structure
    • Support include files
    • Super procedures
    • Property and prototype include files
    • Prototype include files
    • SmartObject file relationships
  •  RUN protocol
    • RUN statement
    • Localizing standard SmartObject behavior
  •  ADM properties
    • ADMProps temp-table and object properties
    • Get and set functions for object properties
    •  {get} and {set} pseudo-syntax for object properties
      • Get include file logic
      • Set include file logic
      • Using the get and set include files in other Progress code
      • Special properties
    • Instance properties
    • Translatable properties
    • Functions for accessing properties
    • Dynamic properties
•  Advanced ADM Topics
  • Parameterizing SmartObject instances as variables
  •  Writing local event procedures and functions
    • Writing a local event procedure
    • Writing a local event function
  •  Monitoring SmartObject applications
    •  Procedure Object Viewer
      • Starting the Procedure Object Viewer
      • Viewing procedure objects
    •  The Application Debugger
      • Debugger tips
    • Pro*Spy Plus
  • AppBuilder requirements for SmartObjects
  • Using GroupAssign SmartLinks
•  Developing Your Application's Business Logic
  • SmartDataObject features and operating characteristics
  •  SmartDataObject query and update operations
    • Query operations and the RowObject temp-table
    • Update operations and the RowObjUpd temp-table
    • Nondata fields in the RowObject and RowObjUpd temp-tables
  •  ADM event procedures and functions in the SmartDataObject
    • Opening a database query
    •  Dynamic query manipulation
      • assignQuerySelection( )
      • addQueryWhere( )
      • removeQuerySelection( )
      • columnQuerySelection( )
      • setQuerySort( )
      • setQueryWhere( )
      • Data transfer in queries
      • Error handling
      • Initiating update operations
      • Getting and setting properties
      • Signaling data availability
  • SmartDataObjects and SmartLinks
  •  Validation procedures
    • Data Dictionary validation
    • Field-level validation procedures
    • Record-level validation procedures
    • Transaction-level validation procedures
    • Database trigger procedures
  •  Running SmartDataObjects in a distributed environment
    • Setting up the SmartDataObject master for conditional compilation
    • AppBuilder modifications to the SmartDataObject master
    • Initializing the SmartDataObject
  •  Managing SmartDataObjects in distributed mode
    • SmartDataObject deployment files
    • Service choices and SmartDataObject execution
    • AppServer session operating modes and SmartDataObjects
  • AppServer-related SmartDataObject properties
  •  Running SmartDataObjects from a non-Progress client
    • Batch-mode operations
    • Single-row operations
  • Java applications and SmartDataObjects
•  Developing ADM Extensions
  • Introduction
  •  Creating a new class at the bottom of the ADM class hierarchy
    • Planning issues
    •  Creating the new class files
      • The Basic tab
      • The Custom Files tab
      • Creating the class files
      • Warnings and error messages
    • Modifying the new class files
    • Customizing an existing ADM class
  •  Adding application logic to your new or customized ADM class
    • Custom class files
    • Design rules
    • Adding properties
    •  Writing super procedures
      • References in super procedures to other procedures
      • Shared super procedures
  •  Examples
    •  Creating the myviewer class
      • Creating the myviewer class files
      • Modifying the myviewer standard class files
    •  Customizing the visual class
      • Copying the visual custom class files
      • Modifying the visual custom class files
•  ADM Standard and Custom Class Files
  •  Container class files
    • Standard class files
    • Templates
    • Custom class files
•  ADM1 to ADM2 Conversion Utility
  •  Conversion support for ADM SmartObjects in later versions
    • Code changes to SmartObject container type objects
    • Additional miscellaneous points
  •  Using the ADM1 to ADM2 conversion utility
    • Accessing the conversion utility
    • Defining conversion options
    •  Building the list of files to process
      • Refining the file selections
    •  Performing the conversion
      • The Conversion Process
      • Errors and the conversion utility log file
    • Reviewing conversion results
    • Customizing the conversion utility