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== Requirements ==

ATK 6.4

== Summary ==

As of the ATK 6.4 official release after Oct 26, 2009, there is a new way to add attributes into two columns. This howto walks you through the process.

== Procedures ==

By default attributes are position on one single column in ATK. To position attributes on the right column you will need to call the following new method within your node:

<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
$attribute->setColumn(1)
</syntaxhighlight>

This method will position the given attribute to the right column of the node, to make a two column layout.

Assuming you had the following node:

<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
function employee()
{
$this->atkNode("employee", NF_ADD_LINK);//

$this->add(new atkAttribute("id", AF_AUTOKEY));
$this->add(new atkAttribute("name", AF_OBLIGATORY|AF_UNIQUE|AF_SEARCHABLE));
$this->add(new atkManyToOneRelation("department_id","lesson3.department", AF_SEARCHABLE));
$this->add(new atkManyToOneRelation("manager_id","lesson3.employee", AF_SEARCHABLE|AF_RELATION_AUTOCOMPLETE));

$this->add(new atkDateAttribute("hiredate"));
$this->add(new atkNumberAttribute("salary", AF_TOTAL));
$this->add(new atkTextAttribute("notes", 0, AF_HIDE_LIST));

$this->setOrder("name");
$this->setIndex("name");
$this->setTable("lesson3_employee");
}
</syntaxhighlight>

To display the attributes, name, salary and hiredate on the right column, you would need to modify your node to include the following:

<syntaxhighlight lang="php">

$this->add(new atkDateAttribute("hiredate"))->setColumn(1);
$this->add(new atkNumberAttribute("salary", AF_TOTAL))->setColumn(1);
$this->add(new atkTextAttribute("notes", 0, AF_HIDE_LIST))->setColumn(1);
</syntaxhighlight>

So your final code would look as follows:

<syntaxhighlight lang="php">
function employee()
{
$this->atkNode("employee", NF_ADD_LINK);//

$this->add(new atkAttribute("id", AF_AUTOKEY));
$this->add(new atkAttribute("name", AF_OBLIGATORY|AF_UNIQUE|AF_SEARCHABLE));
$this->add(new atkManyToOneRelation("department_id","lesson3.department", AF_SEARCHABLE));
$this->add(new atkManyToOneRelation("manager_id","lesson3.employee", AF_SEARCHABLE|AF_RELATION_AUTOCOMPLETE));

$this->add(new atkDateAttribute("hiredate"))->setColumn(1);
$this->add(new atkNumberAttribute("salary", AF_TOTAL))->setColumn(1);
$this->add(new atkTextAttribute("notes", 0, AF_HIDE_LIST))->setColumn(1);

$this->setOrder("name");
$this->setIndex("name");
$this->setTable("lesson3_employee");
}
</syntaxhighlight>

Until next time,

[Jorge Garifuna http://www.GariDigital.com]

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