Configure a details screen for a record screen
Create a details screen to display record fields on your screen.
Before you begin
Procedure
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Navigate to All > System Mobile > Mobile App Builder.
The Mobile App Builder opens in a new browser tab and displays the application scope selection screen.
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Search for the application scope you are working in and then select the name of
the application scope.
The Mobile App Builder categories home screen displays.
- Select the Screens category, and then select the record screen for which you want to configure a details screen.
- In the Record Screen form, scroll down to the Record screen segments area, and then select New.
- In the Create a record screen segment dialog box, select Record screen segment, and then select Continue.
- In the Record Screen Segment form, scroll down to the Embedded screen area, and then select New.
- In the Create a screen dialog box, select Details, and then select Continue.
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Complete the following fields as needed.
Note:The available fields that can be configured on a details screen form are determined by your organization's mobile UI rules. For more information, see Mobile UI Rules.
Table 1. Details screen form Field Description Properties Name The screen name. This name is not visible to end users. Description Description that is used to identify the details screen. Settings Fetch type Settings that determine when data is loaded in your screens. Select from the following fetch types:- Prefetch: This option pre-loads record screen data when an end user accesses a list, calendar, or record screen.
- Background: The app makes a background network request to load embedded screens or record screen segments.
- Dynamic prefetch: Screens for the first 10 rows load as described for the Prefetch fetch type. After the 10 first rows load, additional rows of screens load with the On-demand fetch type.
- On-demand: The app sends a network request to load the app only when end users navigate to it.
For more information about fetch types, see Mobile fetch types.
Available offline Whether the details screen is available when the device is offline. Note:Offline mode is only supported on the Mobile Agent.Icon The icon that displays for your details screen. Select Choose to use an existing icon, or select New to configure one. Data The table that is used for the details screen. Select the arrow to display a list of tables you can choose from. Screen fields Sets the fields for the details screen. For information about setting these fields, see Screen fields. Field function instances (Optional) Sets the functions for your details screen. Select an existing field function instance or select New to add one. For information about adding field functions, see Add functions to your details screens. Footer function instances (Optional) Sets the function in the footer region of the mobile app screen. Select an existing footer function instance or select New to add one. For more information about adding a footer function instance, see Associate a function with a location in the app. UI parameters UI parameters are variables that affect how a field or UI element behaves. Use UI parameters to determine how a value can be entered or whether it is automatically populated for the UI element based on the end user's action. Select an existing UI parameter or select New to add one. For more information about adding a UI parameter, see Configure a parameterized record screen. - Select Save.