To create forms

This topic describes the basic form editing tasks that allow you to quickly produce a working session prototype. From the basic setup, you will be able to change the form layout to achieve the final result.

Important!

The sections below describe the sessions that you must use to complete the procedure. However, they do not describe all details of these sessions. For detailed session information, refer to the Web Help.

Procedure aim

The aim of this procedure is to create forms for your LN sessions. Forms are the user interface part of the sessions. Forms are used to interact with the user by presenting data and actions that can be performed on that data.

To create and edit forms, you must use the Infor Dynamic Form Editor ( DFE). The form editor allows you to specify the available session types for the form (overview and detail), the field groups, labels and fields that are used to create the form.

Procedure result and prerequisites
Result

Basic forms for your (new) LN session prototypes.

Prerequisites

To create forms you need:

  • Sessions for which you can create forms
  • Developer authorization for the development VRC where the sessions are stored.
  • The Dynamic Form Editor ( DFE) must be installed on your PC.
Procedure summary

The following list shows the procedure steps and the corresponding sessions or programs:

  1. Start the Editor - Sessions (ttadv2500m000)
  2. Specify Available Session Types - Dynamic Form Editor
  3. Add Fields - Dynamic Form Editor
  4. Save the Form - Dynamic Form Editor
  5. Show Session Prototype - Dynamic Form Editor
  6. Exit the Editor - Dynamic Form Editor
  7. Compile the Form - Sessions (ttadv2500m000)
  8. Start the Session - Sessions (ttadv2500m000)
Procedure details
Step 1. Start the Editor

To start the Dynamic Form Editor:

  1. Start the Sessions (ttadv2500m000) session.
  2. Select the session for which you want to create the form.
  3. Click Edit Form .... The Dynamic Form Editor starts.
Step 2. Specify Available Session Types

When you create a form, you must specify if the session is available as an overview session, a details session or both.

To specify the available session types:

  1. Open the properties for the session. Click Properties. The Session Properties dialog box is started.
  2. Select the available session types: select Details Session, Overview Session, or both. Additional attributes control the placement of field groups. For details about the fields in the dialog, refer to the Dynamic Form Editor's online help.
Step 3. Add Fields

Add table fields: on the Insert menu, click All Table Fields. The fields of the session's main table are added to the form.

Alternatively, to select individual fields, you can click TableFields on the Insert menu.

The fields and their associated label will display within field groups.

Step 4. Save the Form

To save the form, click Save.

Step 5. Show Session Prototype

You can view the effect of your changes from within the form editor: On the File menu, click Show Overview Session. The overview session starts. If you wish to view the details session, click Show Details Session.

Alternatively you can exit the editor, and then compile the form and start the session from the Sessions (ttadv2500m000) session.

Step 6. Exit the Editor

To exit the editor, click Save and Exit.

Step 7. Compile the Form

You must compile the form to create a form dump within the runtime data dictionary.

To compile the form:

  1. In the Sessions (ttadv2500m000) session, select the session to which the form belongs.
  2. Click Compile.
Step 8. Start the Session

You can start the session from within the developer’s workbench.

To start the session:

  1. In the Sessions (ttadv2500m000) session, select the session.
  2. Click Compile.

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