Creating a Build from Scratch form (Design Mode)

Note: This topic is for the creation of Build from Scratch forms in Design Mode (Windows client). For the procedure to create these forms in the Web Designer, see the help topic Creating a Build from Scratch form (Web Designer).
  1. Start the Form Wizard.
  2. In the first page of the wizard, select the Create new form option, and then click Next.
  3. In the next page, complete the following required fields:
    • In the Name field, perform one of these actions:
      • Select from the drop-down list the name of an existing form to use as the basis for the new form.
      • Type a unique name for the new form.

        Form names must be unique.

    • From the Form Type drop-down list, select Build from Scratch.
    • Optionally, from the Data Source drop-down list, select an IDO to return a primary collection.
  4. Optionally, specify a default Device Type, a Query form, and any comments.

    Comments are stored with the form definition and do not appear anywhere on the actual form.

  5. Click Next.
  6. Optionally, to create a template from the new form, select the Save Template option.
  7. Click Finish.

The wizard then creates the form and displays a rough-draft version in Design Mode.

Note:  At this point, the form has no components of any kind. You must add any required components manually.
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