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CA Plex Feature: Automatic Selector Functions

You have seen that when entering Task records you can double-click to display a list of possible values for the Employee ID field. This functionality is provided automatically by the CA Plex Pattern Libraries on every panel where you need to select an Employee ID. You do not need to add a single line of code to make it happen.

This is an excellent example of the power that comes from combining model-based development, patterns and code generation. Because the model records the relationship between Task and Employee (Task refers to Employee), CA Plex is able to automatically generate the implied referential integrity and selection processing based on definitions inherited from patterns.