Guide to page sections for Object Management Pages (OMPs).

An Object Management Page (OMP) has 4 main sections :

• Toolbar : Usually positioned at the page’s top, the toolbar offers rapid access to frequently used operations. All toolbar buttons have an icon and a label. The icon graphically signifies the button’s function, simplifying the user’s understanding of the action triggered by clicking the button. When the page is minimised, the button label is concealed, but icons remain visible at all times.
• Blue ribbon : Situated at the upper part of the page, directly beneath the toolbar. It is characterized by its blue background and extends across the entire width of the page. The blue ribbon incorporates the following types of inputs :
  • Text inputs : These rely on keyboard typing to filter the table. By default, the search action is initiated by typing while the input is focused. However, a setting exists to disable keypress searching, allowing searches only when the enter key is pressed. For more details on this keypress search disabling setting in an OMP, click here.
  • Select inputs : These are activated by clicking the input, revealing a fixed set of options. The value for this input is chosen by clicking the desired option from the visible list.
  • Hybrid inputs : These inputs utilize both typing and selecting. Typing in these inputs filters the dropdown options. Once the desired dropdown option is located, the value for that input is selected by choosing one of the dropdowns. This selection is finalized by either pressing enter on the keyboard or using the mouse to click.
• Table : This section, situated just beneath the Blue ribbon on the right, is designed to display objects that correspond to the values entered in the Blue ribbon inputs. If no values are entered in the Blue ribbon inputs, the default setting populates the table with all objects from the database. However, there is a setting that can be modified so that an empty blue ribbon leads to an empty table. For more information on this setting, please click here.
  With each keypress or change in the Blue ribbon search input, the table adjusts to list only the objects that align with the Blue ribbon inputs. Depending on the page, the system attempts to match certain properties for each object to determine which ones remain in the table. The properties searched for vary by object type and typically include the object’s name and number. Other objects may also match additional properties (e.g. in the Patients OMP, the blue ribbon inputs also filter by medical aid membership numbers).
  At any given time, one object in the table may be highlighted in blue and bolded to indicate focus.
• Form : The form, situated directly below the blue ribbon on the right, plays a crucial role in the creation of new objects or the updating of existing ones, as it is where the necessary inputs for such information are found. The form section of the page contains at least one tab, similar to the arrangement of tabs in a Chrome browser. Each tab in the form for an OMP is a collection of related inputs.
  Navigation from one tab to another can be achieved by clicking on the desired tab with a mouse, mirroring the navigation of tabs in a Chrome browser. Navigation from one input to the next can be accomplished by pressing the tab key on the keyboard. When using the tab key for navigation, pressing the tab key on the last input of a tab results in the opening of the next tab, with the first input in that tab automatically selected.