Creating a MultiView form

To create a multiview form:

  1. In Design Mode, launch the “New Form Wizard”.
  2. On the first page of the wizard, select the “Create new form” option, and then click “Next”.
  3. On the next page, complete these 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 “Multi View”.
    • In the “Form Layout” field, specify where you want the Grid View to display.

      In a MultiView form, the grid most commonly displays on the left side.

    • From the “Data Source” drop-down list, select an IDO to return the 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. In the next page of the wizard (“Select Properties”), specify the properties of the IDO that are to be used with components in the new form.

    See “New Form Wizard, Select Properties page”.

  7. Click “Next”.
  8. In the next page of the wizard (“Properties”), you can specify:
    • The order in which the properties are listed
    • The captions for properties/components
    • Any containment
    • Whether the property is to be included in the Grid View
    • What component class, if any, is to be applied to each property/component

    See “New Form Wizard, Properties”.

  9. If one of the properties is a subcollection property, WinStudio prompts you to identify the subcollection information.

    See “New Form Wizard, Link Properties”.

  10. Click “Next”.

    WinStudio displays the “Select Properties” page of the wizard again.

  11. Specify the properties of the subcollection IDO that are to be used and displayed in the subcollection grid.
  12. Click “Next” .

    WinStudio displays the “Properties” page of the wizard again.

  13.  Specify the order, the captions, and any other desired subcollection information for each property.
  14. Click “Next” .
  15. Optionally, to create a template from the new form, select the “Save Template” option.

    See “Creating, editing, and using form templates”.

  16. Click “Finish”.

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

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