Creating a MultiView form (Web Designer)

Note: This procedure is a continuation of the procedure for creating forms in the Web Designer. For the procedure to create a MultiView form in Windows client Design Mode, see Creating a MultiView form (Design Mode).

To continue creating a MultiView form in the Web Designer:

  1. If you have not already done so, complete the steps in the topic Creating a form in the Web Designer before continuing.
  2. In the Form Template > Name field, specify the name of the form.
    You can do this either by selecting the name of a form template from the drop-down list or by typing a new name in the field.
    Caution: 
    Be warned that, if you specify an existing form template, the Web Designer will overwrite your existing form with the new blank one. Once you click Finish, the old version is gone.
  3. Verify that the Form Type is MultiView.
  4. In the Form Layout drop-down list, select the position to be used for the grid part of the form.
  5. From the Device Type drop-down list, specify what type of device you are creating the form for.
  6. From the Data Source drop-down list, specify the IDO to use as the source of data for your form.
  7. Optionally, specify the name of the Query Form to be used in conjunction with your form.
    This can also be specified later.
  8. Optionally, add any Comments you want to associate with the form.
    Note: Any comments you enter here do not display anywhere on the form. They are strictly for your information, perhaps to explain the reason the form was created or what it was created to do.
  9. Click Next.
  10. On the Properties page of the wizard, specify which properties should be included for the primary collection and represented in components on the form.
  11. Click Next.
  12. On the next page of the wizard, specify the order and attributes of each property you have included in the primary collection. You can specify these attributes:
    Option Description
    Caption Enter the text string to use as the caption/label for the property component on the form.
    The string can be a translatable string from the Strings table or a literal string value. Literal values are not translated for localized displays.
    Note: If you specify a translatable string that does not yet exist, the Web Designer does not prompt you to define it. You must remember to create the string, or the system uses the designation here as a literal value.
    Include To specify which properties are to be displayed in the Grid View, select this option. Any property not selected here does not display in the Grid View.
    Containment If the property component is to be contained on a particular form page or notebook tab, use this drop-down list to select the container to which it belongs.
    Note: To use this option, you must first define the form pages and/or notebooks that can be used as containers.
    Component Class If the property is to use a component class, use this field to specify which one.
    Note: The component class must exist before you can specify it here. Also, this option is not availble for Query forms.
    Component Class Parameters If the specified component class requires parameters, use this field to specify those parameters.
    Form Pages If the form is to use form pages, use this tab to add (+) or delete (-) form pages.
    Notebooks If the form is to use a notebook and notebook tabs, use this tab to add (+) or delete (-) the tabs. You can also optionally specify the caption for each tab.

    Finally, you can also use the up and down arrows to set the order in which the tabs should display.

    Order buttons For the specified properties, use the up and down arrows to move a selected property to the top, up one line, down one line, or to the bottom.

    For the form pages and notebooks, use the up and down arrows to change the order in which notebook tabs display.

  13. Click Next.
  14. If you want to save the template for the form (in case you want to later recreate the form without having to start from the beginning), select the Save Template option.
  15. Click Finish.
The Web Designer creates the form and opens it ready for further design action. You can now add components and arrange them according to your needs.
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