Modifying a Form

You can modify a form in two ways. You should use the Application Designer. You can also edit the form with the Form Editor. If you modify the form by modifying the related page in the Application Designer (AD), click the Import Page button to import the modified page to the Form Editor.

In the AD, page fields are not tied to record fields, and the page size matches the paper size in units of ENs. 72 ENs are in an inch. If you want to lay out a page in landscape format, you must change the page size so that the width is larger than the length. An 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of paper in portrait layout has the page size of 612 wide by 792 tall. To view or set this, access page properties and select the Use tab.

Currently, no recurring fields are permitted by the Forms Engine. Instead, each field on the page must have a unique name. View or set the PAGEFIELDNAME in the field properties and select the General tab. To see all of the PAGEFIELDNAMEs on a page, select the Order tab in AD for the page. You can rearrange, hide, or delete page fields. However, you cannot move fields to a different page or add new fields without changing the application program.