Creating and modifying screens

Create new screens or modify existing screens by associating icons with screens and setting background-printing parameters for reports.

To create or modify screens:

  1. Select Administration > Setup > Screens.
  2. Click New Record.
  3. Specify the following:
    Screen
    Specify a unique six-character mnemonic code for the new screen. Aso specify a brief description of the screen in the adjacent field.
    Class
    Specify the class of the screen.
    Form Type
    Specify the form type for this screen.
    Parent
    Specify the screen on which this new screen is based.
    Last Value Entity
    Specify the entity used by the system to "remember" the primary key field in this screen.
    Icon
    Specify the name of an existing icon file to associate an icon with the screen.
    Startup Mode
    Specify the stage of the query process in which the screen opens.
    • No Action: Specify to open the form without running a Dataspy or displaying records.
    • Run Dataspy: Specify to open the form with the default Dataspy and to highlight the first record in the list.
    • Remember Dataspy: Specify to open the form with the last remembered Dataspy (within the current session) with quick filter and quick sort for the form and to highlight the first record in the list.
    • Remember Last Value: Specify to open the form with the last remembered value for the screen.
    Report
    Specify a report that prints (in the background) using the selected data on a screen. Also, specify background report parameters to use with this functionality.
    Startup View
    Specify if you want the screen to display in the list view, record view or the split view.
    Employee Filter
    Specify the employee type to apply to the screen.
    URL Path
    Specify the URL location of the screen. Specify up to three parameters (:user, :password, or :org) in the URL Path to pass values to the new screen. These values must be entered in lowercase. For example, http://yourapp.yourserver.com?USERID=:user&PWD=:password.
    Open URL in New Window
    Select this check box to display the URL in a new browser window.
    Split View Display
    Specify if you want the split view to be display in the standard, grid field, or mixed format.
  4. Click Save.
    Note: After defining a new screen, you must authorize users to use the new screen.