SmartInfo feature

The SmartInfo feature lets you present a pop-up window when users hold the mouse pointer over specific elements in a list view report, summary view report, or user form. SmartInfo uses Asynchronous Java and XML (AJAX) technology.

SmartInfo The contents of the pop-up display are determined by a section, presented in read-only mode.

To provide a SmartInfo pop-up on rows of a report, configure this feature on the Format tab of the List View or Summary View form.
To provide application users with pop-up SmartInfo information about a non-blank read-only property value on a user form, use the SmartInfo control rule a Harness, Section, or Flow Action form.
To provide users with pop-up SmartInfo information about a paragraph in a cell on a user form, configure the SmartInfo details using the SmartInfo icon on the paragraph rule.
Using the Skin rule, you can modify design elements in the SmartInfo window. See About Skin rules.

Tip By default, SmartInfo pop-up windows disappear after a few seconds, or when a user moves the mouse pointer to anywhere outside the window. To add a close box to the Smart Info pop-up window and have the pop-up window remain until explicitly closed, include the standard section @baseclass.SmartInfoClickable within your section. (Including this standard section adds a close box but does not otherwise alter the appearance of the section.)
You can't use the report paging feature in a list view display within SmartInfo pop-up section that has a close box.

See also these PDN articles for examples and more about SmartInfo features:

How to customize the contents of a SmartInfo pop-up window
How to enable a SmartInfo details display on report rows
How to customize the worklist display using JOIN
How to enable a SmartInfo details display on the worklist
How to include paragraph rules in section and harness rules

	AJAX, list view, paragraph, summary view
	Harness and Section forms — Adding a SmartLabel control About List View rules About Summary View rules About Sections About Paragraph rules How to implement "hover and see" worklists with SmartInfo
	Atlas — Standard control rules with parameters

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