Message Forms

The message form type is a form that appears as a secondary window to inform the user of something or to ask a question. It parallels the behavior of a Windows message box. The form does not have a tool bar or a status bar and can only contain static text and buttons.

Message forms permit only limited use of processing option (PO) values and business functions. Therefore, do not use this form type for complex logic.

You can use the message form as a hover form by selecting the pop-up option under the message form properties.

When the "Pop-up Form" check box is selected, all the action buttons, such as OK and Cancel, are hidden. A message form marked as a pop-up form acts as a plain container for the controls. The following controls are supported on a message form that is marked as a pop-up form: Label, Text Block, Group Box, and Image.

When the user hovers on the orange dot and clicks the hover indicator in the hover supported control, a pop-up window with context-based information is displayed.

See "Message Form as Hover Form" in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Foundation Guide.

The hover form can be associated with the selected controls using the system function Show Popup and Mouse is Hovered event or Feature Authorization applications.

See "Understanding Hover Forms" in the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools Runtime Administration Guide.

The application developer can associate the hover form to the hover form supported form controls, grid row, and grid cell by calling the Show Popup system function in the Mouse is Hovered event.