Change in non based table record status does not propagate to block or form

Question

Hi,
I have an non based table field (call it X) which mirrors an actual column in database. I found out that when I create a record in that block, X's record status will change to 'INSERT', but the block it resides in refuses to change its block_status to 'CHANGED'. In fact, get_block_property shows that the block_status is 'QUERY'.
This is causing a problem for me because I am relying on :system.form_status in my KEY_COMMIT trigger to find out if there is any changes.
Any hint/help/comment are greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Answer 1

Hi,
Here is my form:
KEY-COMMIT:
if :system.form_status = 'CHANGED' then
commit_form;
end if;
EMPLOYEE: (database table)
id (database field, invisible)
name (database field, invisible)
mirror_name (non database field, but mirroring name, visible)
salary (database field, invisible)
mirror_salary (non database field but mirroring salary, visible)
I would like to use the mirror fields to display information from employee.name and employee.salary on my form. Those mirror fields should capture insert, delete, update actions from user then pass them on to the actual database fields quietly in KEY-COMMIT trigger.
But the problem is when employee.mirror_name's status is INSERT, the block status remains as QUERY becuase employee.mirror_name is not a database field.
Thank you very much!