NavigationParameters object description

The following table describes the navigation properties stored by the NavigationParameters object:
Table 1. NavigationParameters properties
Property Description
ChainContext For an executeOperation button, this is used to chain the operation context to the active context.
CloseMapFormat Used in the Desktop. It may be necessary to save values from the view context to another context before closing the view. In this case, the Desktop uses the DataMapperFormat class.
linkContextTo Used in the Desktop. The context view can be chained to a hierarchy.
InputMapFormat For an executeOperation bean, it may be necessary to copy values from an active context to an operation context before executing the operation. In this case, the panels use the DataMapperFormat class.
Navigation Used in the Desktop. Possible string values are peer, children, or none.
OpenMapFormat Used in the Desktop. It may be necessary to copy values to the view context before opening the view. In this case, the Desktop uses the DataMapperFormat class.
OperationName Used by an ExecuteOperation button to identify the operation to execute.
OutputMapFormat For an executeOperation bean, it may be necessary to copy values from the active context to the operation context before executing the operation. In this case, the panels use the DataMapperFormat class.
ViewName View Identifier for Next_View and Open_View types.
ViewSource Source class name for Next_View and Open_View types.