In this tutorial, you will allow the end-user to switch from the Departments business object to the Employees object. You will also use the virtual clipboard to store the switch history so that the user can return to the object in which they initiated the switch.

Objective

• To learn how to use switching to swap control between different business objects and to execute commands at the Framework, application, or business object level (see Object Switching Service).
• To learn to use The Virtual Clipboard to store the switch history.

To achieve this objective, you will complete the following steps:

• Step 1. Remove the Parent-Child Relationship
• Step 2. Create a Details Command Handler for Departments
• Step 3. Add Logic to Switch from Departments to the Employees Business Object
• Step 4. Record Switch History using the Virtual Clipboard
• Step 5. Use the Switch History to Return to the Original Business Object
• Summary

Before You Begin

In order to complete this tutorial, you must have completed the following:

• Tutorials VLF000 – VLF007WIN and VLF011WIN