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Web/Servlet External Object Template Locations

Servlet Retrievals:

*JCALCOBJ	Right after all calculations are done. Can be used when result from calculation is needed for future data manipulation.
*JINITOBJ	Program initialization. External object is called when the program is initialized before selecting records from database.
*JREADRECRD	Right after reading a record. This location allows external object to be called after each record is read from the database.
*IMPORT	Import a runtime created external paragraph.
*IMPORTLVL	Import a runtime created external paragraph for each level.
*NODBWORK	Retrieving a record for an external object by pass of key values only.
*SELECTFLT	Create a dropdown list or radio buttons for filtering.
*SELECTKEY	Create a dropdown list or radio buttons for key values.
*STRADVSCH	Object is called before searching the changed advanced field values.
*STRRCDSEC	Record security by key values (Read Equal). Used for record level security with validation list or security file. Returns to key fields.
*STRSEARCH	Before searching change key values. Example: Used to assure that the value entered by the user in the search box is converted to lower/upper case to result in the correct position in the application.
*STRUPBDFT	Before searching set the default key values.

Servlet Reports:

*JCALCOBJ	Right after all calculations are done. Can be used when result from calculation is needed for future data manipulation.
*JINITOBJ	Program initialization. External object is called when the program is initialized before selecting records from database.
*JREADRECRD	Right after reading a record. This location allows external object to be called after each record is read from the database.
*IMPORT	Import a runtime created external report.
*IMPORTLVL	Import a runtime created external paragraph for each total level.
*RUNVALID	Validate runtime selection criteria values.
*SELECT	Create a dropdown list or radio buttons for runtime prompt inputs.
*ADVRECSEC	Used for advanced record level security logic.
*STRRCDSEC	Record security by key values (Read Equal). Used for record level security with validation list or security file. Returns to runtime values.
*STRSEARCH	Before searching change key values. Example: Used to assure that the value entered by the user in the search box is converted to lower/upper case to result in the correct position in the application.
*STRUPBDFT	Create report by default runtime values.

Servlet Maintenance Programs:

*JCALCOBJ	Right after all calculations are done. Can be used when result from calculation is needed for future data manipulation.
*JINITOBJ	Program initialization. External object is called when the program is initialized before selecting records from database.
*JREADRECRD	Right after reading a record. This location allows external object to be called after each record is read from the database.
*AFTADDRE	After Add Action, Redirect To New URL. When record is added to the database, user will be redirected to a new URL.
*AFTDLTRE	After Delete Action, Redirect To New URL. When record is deleted from the database, user will be redirected to a new URL.
*AFTUPDRE	After Update Action, Redirect To New URL. When record is updated in the database, user will be redirected to a new URL.
*AFTERACT	After Add/Update/Delete, Execute Object. Based on the completion of the event (add/update/delete), external object will be executed. This can be an email send to a user, submission of a summary to run over the file that the record was added/deleted/updated to or call to another program.
*AFTERADD	After Add Action, Execute Object. When record is added to the file object is executed.
*AFTERDLT	After Delete Action, Execute Object. When record is deleted from the file object is executed.
*AFTERUPD	After Update Action, Execute Object. When record is updated in the file object is executed.
*BEFOREACT	Before Add/Update/Delete, Execute Object. Start up with default key
*BEFOREADD	Before Add, Execute Object
*BEFOREDLT	Before Delete, Execute Object
*BEFOREUPD	Before Update, Execute Object
*FLDVALID	Validate non-key values before any action
*INITADD	Execute Object To Initialize Add
*INITDLT	Execute Object To Initialize Delete
*INITUPD	Execute Object To Initialize Update
*KEYVALID	Validate key values before any action
*DROPDOWN	Create special input object like dropdown list. This location is used if you want to populate your dropdown list from externally described file.
*SELECT	Create either Select Options or Radio Buttons
*STRRCDSEC	Record security by key values (Read Equal). Used for record level security with validation list or security file.
*STRSEARCH	Before searching change key values. Used to assure that the value entered by the user in the search box is converted to lower/upper case to result in the correct position in the application.
*STRUPBDFT	Execute object to initialize Add/Update/Delete