Control details

This table list below shows the controls that are available in Form Designer and their associated properties. In the table of contents in the help, expand the Control Properties to display a control's property description.

Description properties are read-only and therefore not editable.

• Action Button

• Action
• Default Button
• Caption
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Font Details

• Application Button

• Caption
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• App Name
• Start Directory
• Font Details
• App Parameters

• Check Box

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Checked Value
• Unchecked Value
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Combo Box

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Drop List Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Edit Box (Basic)

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Justification
• Multi Line
• Case Sensitivity
• Password Field
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Max Chars
• Display As
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Edit Box (Date)

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Date Format
• Year Size
• Mandatory

• Edit Box (Numeric)

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Max Chars
• Display As
• Default Value
• Decimal Separator
• Decimal Sep Char
• Leading Zero
• Leading Zero Char
• Decimal Places
• Num Dec Places
• Thousands Separator
• Thousands Sep Char
• Negative Prefix
• Negative Suffix
• Positive Prefix
• Positive Suffix
• Suppress When Negative
• Suppress When Positive
• Suppress When Zero
• Alt Negative Colour
• Alt Positive Colour
• Mandatory

• Edit Box (Period)

Data Item Description

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Year Size
• Mandatory

• Form Window

• Caption
• Width
• Height

• Frame

• Caption
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Font Details

• Function Button

• Caption
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Font Details
• In Session
• Function ID
• Form Name
• Business Unit
• Ledger
• Optional Parameters

• Grid Column (Check Box)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Checked Value
• Unchecked Value
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Grid Column (Combo Box)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Grid Column (Edit Basic)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Justification
• Multiline
• Case Sensitivity
• Password Field
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Max Chars
• Display As
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Grid Column (Edit Date)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Date Format
• Year Size
• Mandatory

• Grid Column (Edit Numeric)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Max Chars
• Display As
• Default Value
• Decimal Separator
• Decimal Sep Char
• Leading Zero
• Leading Zero Char
• Decimal Places
• Num Dec Places
• Thousands Separator
• Thousands Sep Char
• Negative Prefix
• Negative Suffix
• Positive Prefix
• Positive Suffix
• Suppress When Negative
• Suppress When Positive
• Suppress When Zero
• Alt Negative Colour
• Alt Positive Colour
• Mandatory

• Grid Column (Edit Period)

Data Item Description

• Column Heading
• System Text
• Width
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Justification
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Year Size
• Mandatory

• Grid Control

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Header Font Details

• Label

Link Data Item Description

• Caption
• System Text
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Word Wrap
• Justification

• List Box

  Data Item Description

  • X Position
  • Y Position
  • Width
  • Height
  • Fg Colour
  • Bg Colour
  • Alt Fg Colour
  • Alt Bg Colour
  • Font Details
  • Enabled
  • Hidden
  • Validation Program
  • Validation Method
  • Auto Copy
  • Display As
  • Default Value
  • Mandatory
• Navigation Control

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height

• Radio Button
  • X Position
  • Y Position
  • Width
  • Height
  • Fg Colour
  • Bg Colour
  • Font Details
  • Checked Value
• Radio Group

Data Item Description

• Caption
• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Fg Colour
• Bg Colour
• Alt Fg Colour
• Alt Bg Colour
• Font Details
• Enabled
• Hidden
• Validation Program
• Validation Method
• Auto Copy
• Display As
• Default Value
• Mandatory

• Tab Control

• X Position
• Y Position
• Width
• Height
• Font Details

• Tab Page

• Caption