Create Information Cards

This page describes how to create information cards.

Create Information Card Attribute

The first step to create information cards is to extend a logical unit with Information Card attributes.

1. In IFS Enterprise Explorer, open the Information Cards page in Solution Manager and you can search for the logical unit that corresponds to the application page where you want to add a information card or navigate to the relevant page you want to add a information card and select Custom Objects -> Information Cards from context menu.
2. In the Attributes table, add a new record to start the Information Card attribute wizard to configure the Information Card to your liking. For mote details see the sub sections on Read Only and Local Attributes respectively.
3. Approve at least one of the attributes and the logical unit.
4. Publish the logical unit.
5. Optionally add Translations to your Information Card attributes.

Tip: There are also context menu shortcuts to add, edit and view Information Card attributes from most application pages.

Add Information Cards to Application Pages

1. In IFS Enterprise Explorer, open the form page where you want your information card
2. For performance reasons, all window layouts are cached by the client. Therefore to make any configuration changes visible in the client, open the context menu on your window, click Custom Objects -> Reload Configuration.
3. Click the Information Cards toolbar button to open the Personalize Information Card dialog.
4. Add one or more of your Information Card attributes to the fields to be shown section.
5. Optionally, additional labels and empty rows can be added among your attributes to increase readability.
6. Click OK to save your configuration.