Select Entity from Vault

The top level entities in the Look In combobox can be configured. These entities are always visible and they can be expanded to show children as the user drills down the hierarchy.

The dialog remembers its settings (column configuration, view type, and other options). The caller can configure how the options are saved. For example, an Open and a Save workflow can share the same dialog settings, or each workflow can have its own settings.

The revision control allows the user to select a particular file revision for the Select Entity from Vault event. This feature can be disabled. When disabled, the combobox and its label are removed from the dialog.

The released biased option is a toggle button that can be included on the dialog to indicate whether released data should take priority over non-released data when an entity in the vault is selected. For example, if there are two revisions of a file in the vault, and one of them is in a released state, the selection automatically defaults to the released revision.

The Release Biased toggle button can be configured to default to released or non-released.

The dialog can support the selection of multiple entities or just a single entity.

The filters (e.g., Files of Type in the dialog image) can be configured. Filters based on file type, regular expression, or any other custom algorithm can be added to the combobox.

The action button text can be customized (e.g., Open, Save, etc.). Additionally, the action button can be granted options which display as a drop-down menu. For example, the Open button could have a drop-down menu with choices that include Open (Check Out), Open (Check Out All), and Open (Read Only).

The dialog allows you to configure the type of entity on which the select entity action takes place. For example, if the dialog is configured to act only on files, then if an item is selected the action button (in this case, Open), would be disabled.

The default vault location that displays when the dialog is activated can be configured. If the default location is not specified, the dialog displays the files located at $/.

The dialog can be configured so that only certain entities are shown when the user navigates the vault. For example, if the user is selecting an attachment for FOO.TXT, then it is reasonable to hide FOO.TXT from the selection list.

If restrict navigation is enabled, then the dialog displays only the contents of the Initial Vault location. The user cannot drill down into folders or other containers.

An optional control can be included on the left edge of the dialog as a way for developers to add additional functionality to the dialog. A control may also be placed on the bottom left edge of the Open/Cancel/Help button area.

A custom handler can be supplied to validate the operation when the action button is clicked. The handler can display any prompts or errors as it sees fit, and it can decide whether or not the dialog box should close.

The context menus that display when the user right-clicks on any of the files in the grid can be customized.

The display can change between a details view, list view, small icon view, or large icon view. The icon views support zooming in and out of thumbnails.

The grid has all of the capabilities of the Vault Browser Control.