1. Using and Approving User Defined Objects
  2. Hiding Form Controls

Hiding Form Controls

When you hide an existing field or form control in a form extension, the item appears in the Form Extension Manager side panel under the Extension Only tab. You can add these items back to the form when you need them.

Note:

  • You cannot hide the grid in a form extension.

  • (Release 9.2.4.4) The Hide icon is displayed for all the containers. However, you cannot hide a container if it has a control that is marked as required. If you attempt to hide the container, the system displays a message that you cannot hide it because it has a required field.

Hidden items are grouped by the containers (such as group box and tab pane) that they belong to, and the container labels are displayed under the Extension Only tab. In case of multiple tabs, the tab names are also displayed. You can expand or collapse the form controls on the Form Extension Manager.

When you hide fields from subforms, the hidden items are displayed in the side panel, grouped by their subforms. In the side panel, the term "(subform)" is appended to the container label to identify it as the subform's items. In the form also, the term "(subform)" is appended to the subform title to indicate that it is a subform.

Hovering over the hidden items displays the control's information such as Control ID, Control Title, and DD Info associated with the control.

When hiding controls in a form with more than six tab pages, you can use the navigation arrows to navigate to the other tab pages. During runtime, the names of the tab pages of the form are displayed in a drop-down list.

To hide the form controls:

  1. Open the EnterpriseOne application form that you want to extend.

  2. Click the Form Extension icon.

  3. Click the Hide button (represented by a red square with a minus sign) on the control that you want to hide in the form. Alternatively, right-click the control and select the Hide option from the context menu.

    The hidden control is displayed in the Form Extension Manager side panel under the Extension Only tab.

    Note: The Hide button is displayed only for existing form controls. In the case of an extended form control, you can remove the form control from the form by clicking the Remove Form Control button located next to the field in the form or the design panel. However, if the container of the extended control is hidden, the extended control is also hidden and it will be displayed in the Extension Only tab in the design panel.

  4. Click Save in the Form Extension Manager side panel.