Creating Folder Extension Data Structures

Overview

Data Structure Quick Summary
Complexity?	Performance Impact?	Saves to Database?	Configuration Folder?	Entity Framework?	Folder Behavior?	Process Tracking?
High	High	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

A Folder Extension allows users to create objects with folder behavior. Users are able to store additional objects (i.e. Entities, Assignments, etc) in the Portal visible folder.

Example

In a Designer Project, click CREATE DATATYPES/INTEGRATION, select User Defined Types, and select Folder Extension.
Name the Folder Extension Data Structure and define data field names and the types. Click SAVE.

Folder Extension Settings

Setting Name		Description
BEHAVIOR
	Default Action Bar Visibility	Specifies how to action bar is displayed (Show, Collapse, Hide)
	Lock Screen On Timeout	Locks the screen when the timeout period has started
	Show Default Folder Pages	Displays the default folder
	Show In Tree	Displays the Folder Extension in the Folder Tree
	Define Default Page Name	Specifies the default page name
	Can Be Set By User	Allows a user to control whether the Folder Type shows up in the Set Folder Behavior dialog
ADVANCED
	Enable Caching	Enables the Entity to be loaded into the cache
	Hide In Search	Hides the data type from appearing when being searched
	Include ID In Flow Cache Key	Adds the GUID to the Cache Step Key for easier searching
	Type Name Space	Creates the unique identifier for the Entity (namespace.typename) to generate the SQL table name for the Entity (namespace_typename)
	Audit Changes	Saves changes to Entity data in the Audited Entities table. This option is used when data monitoring is required for this Entity
	Category Order	Allows data field categories to be organized by the Designer
	Include Type Name In Description	This enables or disables the visibility of the Type namespace
ACTIONS
	Show Add With Data	Displays the Add With Data action
	Add Category Name	Allows a Category name to be specified
	Add Sub Category Name	Allows a Sub Category Name
	Show Delete Action	Displays Delete action
	Show Edit Action	Displays Edit action
	Show Add Comment	Displays Add Comment action
	Show Add Document	Displays Add Document action
	Show Manage Permissions	Displays ability to manage permissions
	Show Move Folder	Displays Move Folder action
	Show Add Sub Folder	Displays Add Sub Folder action
	Show Add ToDo	Displays Add ToDo action
	Show Change Name	Displays the ability to Change Name

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