This documentation explains how to create rich internet applications which use the Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) technology.
This documentation is organized under the following headings:
| Introduction | What is Natural for Ajax? |
| System Requirements | Supported operating systems, application servers and web containers, browsers, and other prerequisites. |
| Installation | How to install Natural for Ajax on the supported application servers and web containers. |
| Setting Up Your Environment | How to set up Application Designer, your development environment for Natural, and your runtime environment for Natural. |
| First Steps | How to create a "Hello World!" application. |
| Developing the User Interface | How to develop the user interface using Application Designer. |
| Developing the Application Code | How to develop the application code using Natural Studio. |
| Deploying the Application | How to unload and install the Natural modules and user interface components. |
| Natural Parameters and System Variables | Gives an overview of the Natural parameters and system variables that are evaluated in Natural for Ajax applications and sent to Application Designer. |
| Usage of Edit Masks | Describes how Natural for Ajax supports the Natural edit mask concept. |
| Multi Language Management | Describes aspects to be considered for internationalization. |
| Support of Right-to-Left Languages | Describes how Natural for Ajax supports right-to-left languages and bidirectional text. |
| Server-Side Scrolling and Sorting | Describes how Natural for Ajax supports the concept of server-side scrolling and sorting. |
| Code Pages | Describes how Natural for Ajax supports code pages which only allow Latin upper-case characters. |
| Browser Configuration | Describes the browser configuration and how to upgrade your applications and environments to HTML5. |
| Timeout Configuration | Describes the configuration of timeouts in Natural for Ajax applications. |
| Test Automation of Natural for Ajax Applications | How to use stable identifiers for automated tests. |
| Application Modernization | How to convert a character-based Natural application to a Natural for Ajax application. |
| Web Service for Optimize for Infrastructure | Describes the installation of the Natural for Ajax web service for Optimize for Infrastructure. |
| Typical Page Layout | Describes the elements used for the layout of a page. |
| Working with Containers | Shows you how to work with containers - containers are areas on the page that can hold controls. |
| Working with Controls | Shows you how to work with the elements that are placed into containers - the controls. |
| Working with Grids | Explains what grids are and how to use them. |
| Working with Trees | Explains the basic types of trees and how to use them. |
| Working with Menus | Shows you how to arrange a number of functions in a structured way. |
| Non-Visual Controls and Hot Keys | Describes how to develop controls that do not have visual effects. |
| Working with Pop-Ups | Describes how to develop pop-up controls. |
| Working with Workplaces | Deals with applications that organize multiple pages in so-called workplaces. |
| Working with PDF Documents | Explains how to create PDF documents for Natural page layouts. |
| Mobile Controls | Explains how to develop your own mobile controls. |
Note:
This documentation describes the Application Designer controls that
are mapped to Natural and are verified for the use with Natural. Application Designer controls
that are not contained here have either no mapping to Natural or their
usability with Natural is not verified. The latest version of the Application Designer
documentation is available at
http://documentation.softwareag.com/webmethods/application_designer.htm
(Empower login required).
If you want to develop your own custom controls, see Custom Controls.
See also Client Configuration. There, you will learn how to
start a Natural application from the logon page or with a URL,
manage the configuration file for the session using the configuration tool,
modify the style sheet which controls the font, the color and the representation of the PF keys,
activate the preconfigured security settings of Natural for Ajax and adapt them to your requirements,
create your own trust files for a secure connection between the Natural Web I/O Interface server and Natural for Ajax,
enable logging in the case of problems with Natural for Ajax.