Adding a Tree component

  1. Open a form and go into the designer (Web Designer in the web client, Design Mode in the Windows client) .
  2. In the Toolbox, select the Tree component, and then draw the component on the form.
  3. Optionally, specify a text label for the root level of the tree using the Caption property in the Component property sheet.
  4. Optionally, to specify an icon other than the default folder icon for the root level, set the Bitmap File Name property in the Component property sheet.
  5. In the Component properties sheet, expand the Data Source section, select Binding, and then click the ellipsis (•••) button.
  6. In the Type field of the Edit Component Data Binding dialog box, select Tree.
  7. Click Edit.
  8. In the Tree Control Data Binding dialog box, at a minimum, specify values for these fields:
    • Top-Level IDO
    • Properties
    • Props To Display (Properties to display)
    • Order By: Use one of the values from Props To Display.

    Other fields are optional.

  9. Optionally, create sublevels, using the New button in the Specified Levels group box and the associated Tree Binding for Sublevel dialog box.
  10. Save the form definition.
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