The object being dragged and dropped is the Payload:
The examples in this section use a common payload reusable part DD_EMPPL. It contains a working list of the employee information and a method to add items to the payload and to retrieve items from it.
Source for the DD_EMPPL Payload
Copy and paste this code to a reusable part named DD_EMPPL and compile it:
FUNCTION options(*DIRECT)
BEGIN_COM role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_OBJT)
DEF_LIST name(#PAYLOAD) fields(#EMPNO #SURNAME #GIVENAME #DEPTMENT #SECTION) counter(#LISTCOUNT) type(*WORKING)
DEFINE_PTY name(Payload_items) get(*auto #listcount)
- Add an item to the payload
MTHROUTINE name(Add_to_payload)
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#empno) name(#Employee_ID) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#surname) name(#Employee_Surname) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#Givename) name(#Employee_Givename) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#Deptment) name(#Employee_Department) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#Section) name(#Employee_Section) mandatory('')
CHANGE field(#EMPNO) to('#Employee_ID.value')
CHANGE field(#SURNAME) to('#Employee_Surname.value')
CHANGE field(#GIVENAME) to('#Employee_Givename.value')
CHANGE field(#DEPTMENT) to('#Employee_Department.value')
CHANGE field(#SECTION) to('#Employee_Section.value')
ADD_ENTRY to_list(#PAYLOAD)
ENDROUTINE
MTHROUTINE name(Get_payload_Item)
DEFINE_MAP for(*input) class(#Listentry) name(#Payload_item)
DEFINE_MAP for(*output) class(#empno) name(#Employee_ID) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*output) class(#surname) name(#Employee_Surname) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*output) class(#Givename) name(#Employee_Givename) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*output) class(#Deptment) name(#Employee_Department) mandatory('')
DEFINE_MAP for(*output) class(#Section) name(#Employee_Section) mandatory('')
CHANGE field(#LISTENTRY) to('#PAYLOAD_ITEM.VALUE')
GET_ENTRY number(#LISTENTRY) from_list(#PAYLOAD)
SET com(#Employee_ID) VALUE(#empno)
SET com(#Employee_Surname) VALUE(#surname)
SET com(#Employee_Givename) VALUE(#givename)
SET com(#Employee_Department) VALUE(#deptment)
SET com(#Employee_Section) VALUE(#section)
ENDROUTINE
END_COM