Creating forms "from scratch"

Note: This topic is for the creation of Report-type forms in WinStudio Design Mode. For the procedure to create these forms in the Web Designer, see the help topic Creating a Build-from-Scratch form.

Start the New Form Wizard.
In the first page of the wizard, select the Create new form option, and then click Next .
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.
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.
Click Next.
Optionally, to create a template from the new form, select the Save Template option.
Click Finish.

WinStudio 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.