Forms Tab Options

This tab specifies how Form Sync is to handle forms in the Target database that have been customized. Options include:

Option Description/Comments
Leave customized forms untouched When selected, specifies that Form Sync is not to process any customized forms during synchronization. Only forms that have not been customized are processed.

This leaves all customized forms just as they were before synchronization, which means that any changes to the base level versions are not incorporated.

Remove customized forms When selected, specifies that Form Sync is to delete customized forms and replace them with the new base-level versions.

Unless you also select the Prompt before removal option, this means that all base-level customizations are lost during synchronization.

Prompt before removal When selected, specifies that Form Sync is to prompt you whether to remove or keep each customized version of a form. This option is enabled only if the Remove customized forms option is selected.

This option allows you to selectively decide which customized versions of forms to keep and which to remove and replace.

Merge customized forms with base-level forms When selected, specifies that Form Sync is to merge any forms that have been customized with the new base-level versions.

This option keeps your customizations while at the same time incorporating any base-level updates to the form.

To further specify which form and form component customizations should (or should not) be processed, click Merge Options and use the Merge Options page.

Merge options button Opens the Merge Options page of Form Sync, which allows you to make very explicit specifications regarding which form attributes and form component attributes are to be included in the synchronization process.

For more information, see Form Sync, Merge options.

Do not process forms When selected, specifies that Form Sync is not to process any forms at all during synchronization.
Filter: Form Name (Optional) When used, specifies the names of one or more forms to include in the synchronization process. To process all forms, leave this field blank.

For more information, see Form Name.

Remove runtime changes when form replaced (Optional) When selected specifies that all users run-time form changes are to be removed and the forms reset to their default configurations.