Working With general form designer

To work with the general form designer:

  • To modify a form:
    • Access the form in the Web FormDesigner.
    • Select the Usage tab and note which views contain this form. Changes to the form affect all the views. If you do not see a Usage tab, click the empty space in the upper left corner of the Web FormDesigner surface.
    • To make changes to the form such as:
      • Change captions and other control properties.
      • Move and hide controls.
      • Add controls (Add data fields to a form).
      • Change form, row, and column properties.
    • Click Save. Changes take effect immediately.
  • To view the changes:
    • Switch to the original browser tab and click F5. You can switch between these tabs to repeatedly make changes and view the results.
    • Alternatively, browse to any view that contains the form you modified.
      Note: You can view changes to summary view quick forms after a build and deploy is done in Application Architect. Refer to 'Building the Web Platform' in the Application Architect help for more information.
  • To undo the last changes:

    On the browser tab for the Web Form Designer, click F5 to revert to the last saved version of the form.

  • To release the changes to other users:
    • When you save changes, everyone on the system view the updates immediately. If the view is already displayed, press F5 to refresh the page.
    • If you require to release the changes to another system, you must use Application Architect. Refer to 'Working with the Bundle Model' in the Application Architect help for more information.