Creating a Flex form in Design Mode

Note: This topic is for the creation of Flex forms in Design Mode in the Windows client. For the procedure to create these forms in Web Designer in the web client, see the help topic on Creating a Flex form in the Web Designer.

To create a Flex form in Design Mode:

  1. In Design Mode, launch the New Form Wizard.
  2. In the first page of the wizard, select the Create a new form option, and then click Next.
  3. In the next page, complete these required fields:
    • In the Name field, specify the name for the new form. Form names must be unique.
    • From the Form Type drop-down list, select Flex.
    • 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, specify this information:
    Layout
    Specify Basic from the list.
    Unit
    Specify char or pixel from the list. The selected unit is permanent.

    Optionally, specify any Comments.

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

  7. Click Next.
  8. Optionally, to create a template from the new form, select the Save Template option.
  9. Click Finish.
    Mongoose then creates the form and displays a rough-draft version in Design Mode.
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