Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress Dynamics Getting Started

Creating browse windows

You used the Entity Import tool to add to the Repository the first part of the data that defines your application, entity data. You used the Object Generator to generate the second part of data, objects like SDOs, browses, and viewers. Then, you customized that data using the AppBuilder.

The next stage is defining the windows where you can display those objects, along with tab folders, toolbars, and other objects, to complete your application’s user interface. You will use the Container Builder to create your dynamic windows.

The Container Builder is the preferred tool for building complex containers in Progress Dynamics. The Container Builder manages the layout of objects and the links between them. When you save the container, these relationships are stored as records in the Repository.

You can also mark a container as a template. Then, you can use it as the basis to quickly build several similar containers by customizing instances of the template. See OpenEdge Development: Progress Dynamics Basic Development for in-depth information on the Container Builder.