Purpose

To create and maintain frame elements for use in Callista Connect web pages

SubSystem

Callista Connect

This form is used to create and maintain frames as web elements for web pages. Frames are areas of a web page that can display other pages within Callista Connect or external web pages. Frames can be used as an alternative to the use of the Web Page Body.

To set up a frame for use in a web page, a frame is created in this form and attached as a subordinate of a frameset in a web page in Connect Builder. Framesets are created and maintained in the Maintain Frameset form.

For more details on the creation of web pages refer to the specialist topic Understanding the Web Administrator.

1. Navigate to this form via the Site Map button. 

2. Select Current Window to open this form in the current browser window or New Window to open this form in a new browser window.

3. To open the Maintain Frame window and create a new frame web element:

i. Add.

ii. System Web Element.

iii. FRAME.

4. Record details of the frame to be created as a web element.

A frame code must be recorded for a new frame; and cannot be altered when a frame is edited.

A frame code:

i. Record a description of the frame.

ii. Class - used to define the web element for cascading style sheets (optional).

iii. Record the Frameborder of the frame.

iv. Record the Src (source) for the frame. This is the page that is displayed in the frame. Either:

• Record the path and filename of a web page created outside of Callista Connect; or
• Select the LOV to record a page created in Callista Connect.

v. ID - similar to the CLASS command in HTML, ID is used when inserting style sheets into Javascript or DHTML. (optional)

vi. Marginheight - define the amount of space inserted between the top and bottom borders of the frame and the text. (optional)

vii. Marginwidth - define the amount of space inserted either side of the frame and the text. (optional)

viii. Name - used to identify the particular item, similar to ID.

ix. Selecting the Noresize indicator prevents a user from moving the border between two frames.

x. Define whether or not to include a scroll bar in the frame.

xi Select the Insert button to save

5. To open the Choose Frame window:

i. Edit.

ii. System Web Element.

iii. FRAME.

iv. Select the required element.

v. OKAY to navigate to the Maintain Frame window and edit or view an existing frame web element. 

vi. Select UPDATE to save changes that have been made.

8. Unwanted frame elements can be removed by selecting the Delete button.

A frame element cannot be deleted if it is currently being used in a web page.