Setting Composite Data Form Section Properties

Each section in a composite data form is associated with properties set during creation. You can edit these properties after creating a composite data form.

  To set composite data form properties:

  1. Open the composite data form, and then click Layout.

    See Selecting and Opening Data Forms and Folders.

  2. For each composite data form section, select the section. In Section Properties, set properties:

    Table 48.  Composite Data Form Section Properties

    Option

    Description

    Display data forms as Tabs

    Displays data forms as tabs in Layout, in Preview mode, and at runtime.

    Section Name

    Displays the section name at the top of the section in Preview mode and at runtime.

    Section Height

    Select:

    • Automatic to have Planning set the height.

    • Percentage sign to set section height to a percentage of the composite data form height.

    Section Width

    Select:

    • Automatic to have Planning set the width.

    • Percentage sign to set section width to a percentage of the composite data form width.

    Data forms per row

    Select one:

    • Automatic to have Planning set the number.

    • Select a number from 1 to 20.

    The default is one data form per row. If Data forms per column is set to a value other than Automatic, Data forms per row is set to Automatic.

    Data forms per column

    Select one:

    • Automatic to have Planning set the number.

    • Select a number from 1 to 20.

    The default is one data form per column. If Data forms per row is set to a value other than Automatic, Data forms per column is set to Automatic.

  3. Optional: Specify a label for the tab of simple data forms displayed as tabs in the composite data form:

    1. Select the data form in Section Properties.

    2. Click Edit icon to add a label. Enter the label, and then click within the Section Properties window or press Tab.

    Note:

    When you open a composite data form, the tool tip displays the data form name, not the data form label, for a simple data form within a composite data form.