Extended Form Details dialog box

Use this display-only dialog box to view details about the extended form you are working with in Design Mode.

Field/Tab/Option Description/Comments
Name Displays the name of the extended form
Note: This is the actual form name, and not the form caption.
Scope Type

Specifies whether the scope under which the extended form was created was:

  • Vendor Default
  • Site
  • Group
Scope Name Specifies the name of the group or user for which the form was created. This field is populated only if the form was extended at the Group level.
Base Form Displays the name of the form on which the current form is based (from which it was extended)
Hierarchy tab Displays both the "ancestors" and the "descdendants" of the current form If the extended form is based on a Vendor Default version, then the base form is the only ancestor. You can have descendants only if you have an extended form that is itself based on another extended form.
Components tab Lists all the components on the form by component name This list subdivides the list into lists of the components on any ancestor versions of the form (one sublist for the base form and one each for any other extended versions in the hierarchy)and the list of components unique to this extended version.
Event Handlers tab Lists all the event handlers defined for the form This list subdivides the list into lists of the event handlers on any ancestor versions of the form (one sublist for the base form and one for each other extended version in the hierarchy) and the list of event handlers unique to this extended version.
Form Variables tab Lists all the form variables defined for the form This list subdivides the list into lists of the variables on any ancestor versions of the form (one sublist for the base form and one for each other extended version in the hierarchy) and the list of variables unique to this extended version.

This form is accessed by clicking the ellipsis () button for the Base Form Name property in the Form property sheet.