DefaultFocus user property

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Kavitha Devarajan a reader of Siebel Unleashed shared a really useful tip with us. She has provided information about a user property called DefaultFocus.

Requirement:

Whenever I query for a record focus should be on the third column of the Contact List Applet (e.g. Last Name)

Problem:
Whenever we query on an Applet, focus is always on the first column of the list applet.

Solution:

To achieve the above requirement we can use DefaultFocus User Property. Here are steps you need to follow

• Go to Contact List Applet
• Click on Applet User Property Object
• Click New Record
• Enter the following information
  Name: DefaultFocus_Query
  Value: Last Name

User Property Details:

This user property can be used to set focus on  different fields in different mode. As you must have seen in the above example we use DefaultFocus_Query which means that when we query then it will take effect.  Other possible values for this user property can be

DefaultFocus_Query: Will set focus on specified field when user tries to query on that applet
DefaultFocus_New: Will set focus on specified field when user creates a new record
DefaultFocus_Edit: Will set focus on specified field when user tries to edit record

Note: You need to specify control name as value of this property. Usually Field Name and Control Name are same so it doesn’t matter but if they are different then you should specify control name.