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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To edit forms</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>
                                    Infor ERP LN Development Tools
                                 </Level1>
			<Level2>form</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>
                                    Infor ERP LN Development Tools
                                 </Level1>
			<Level2>
                                    Dynamic Form Editor
                                 </Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>
                                    Infor ERP LN Development Tools
                                 </Level1>
			<Level2>
                                    DFE
                                 </Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">After you have a basic form setup and operational, you can change the form layout to achieve the final result. Form edit tasks are performed in the context of the basic form edit procedure.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>Many of the typical form editing operations are outlined here, grouped by general area:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_edit_forms#content" role="manual">To edit the form content</Link> describes the labels and fields that are displayed</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_edit_forms#structure" role="manual">To edit the form structure</Link> describes the grouping of fields and the tabs that are displayed</ListItem>
			<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_edit_forms#sequence" role="manual">To edit the form sequence</Link> describes the order and relative placement of labels and fields</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<Important><SectionTitle>
                                 Important!
                              </SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">For detailed information on the Dynamic Form Editor, refer to the Dynamic Form Editor's online help.</Paragraph>
	</Important>
	<GeneralSection ID="content"><SectionTitle>To edit the form content</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">Form layout changes affect the labels and fields that are presented on the form.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To specify fields for overview and detail sessions</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>You can specify, per individual field, whether the field must be displayed in the overview session, the details session, or in both sessions:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Right-click a form field, and on the shortcut menu click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Properties</GUIRef>. The <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Field Properties</GUIRef> dialog starts.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>On the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Position</GUIRef> tab, select whether the field is displayed in the Details session or in the Overview session or in both sessions.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>To move to the other fields, click the navigation buttons in the dialog.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Paragraph class="Default">You can view the effect of your changes from within the form editor: On the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">File</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Show Overview Session</GUIRef>. The overview session starts. If you wish to view the details session, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Show Details Session</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="205" width="491" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms1.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms1.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms1.gif" ID="IDAAV0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Select Details and Overview Session</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="518" width="650" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms2.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms2.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms2.gif" ID="IDAIX0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Fields in overview and details session</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To add a field</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>You can add a field to a form based on these conditions:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>The field is defined in the main table of the session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The field is defined in a reference table of the main table.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The field is defined in the program (UI) script.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To add a field to the form:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Highlight the field that is before the field you wish to add. On the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Insert</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Field</GUIRef>. A new field, with a label icon, is added.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Edit the field properties. Define the field name and attributes in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">General</GUIRef> tab. If the new field is a table field, you can select it from a list: <List><ListItem>click the zoom button next to the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Field Name</GUIRef> field. The <GUIRef href="" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4529m000)</GUIRef> session starts.</ListItem>
						<ListItem>Select a table field. If the field is not in the main table, use the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Find</GUIRef> button to select a different table.</ListItem>
					</List>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Define additional properties for the field. If a field is a reference only field, you can clear the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Label Code</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Label</GUIRef> tab to remove the label.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Depending on the importance of the field, you can select if you want the field to be displayed in the overview session, the details session or both.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The new field is displayed in the Dynamic Form Editor. An indented field indicates that the field is a “child” field. Child fields display next and to the right of parent fields, at the same indentation level as fields that have the same parent. To change the indentation of a field, use the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Right</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Left</GUIRef> buttons in the editor's toolbar.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Save the form.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="559" width="682" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms3.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms3.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms3.gif" ID="IDARX0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Field properties - General tab</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="379" width="408" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms4.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms4.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms4.gif" ID="IDA0X0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Indent Field</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Checkbox Appearance</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">An enumerated domain that has two values can be viewed as a checkbox. The default appearance is a drop-down list box.</Paragraph>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To change the appearance of an enumerated domain:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>In the field properties for the field with the enumerated domain, select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Appearance</GUIRef> tab.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Select <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Check Box</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="247" width="681" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms5.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms5.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms5.gif" ID="IDAGY0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Enumerate Check Box</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Paragraph class="Default">When you show the details session, the result shows the field with the enumerated domain as a checkbox.</Paragraph>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="83" width="243" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms6.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms6.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms6.gif" ID="IDAPY0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Enumerate as a Check Box</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Paragraph class="Default">Alternatively, you can change the appearance of the domain for any form for an enumerated domain. To do so, insert the domain in the <GUIRef href="" role="session">Domains to be Displayed as Checkbox (ttgfd4520m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection ID="structure"><SectionTitle>To edit the form structure</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">The structure of the form affects the grouping of fields and tab labels.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To add a field Group</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">A field group has a title. The fields in the field group are shown within an indented list.</Paragraph>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To create a field group:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>On the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Insert</GUIRef> menu, click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Group</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>A new group, with a folder icon, is added. The group is added immediately below the highlighted field. If you need to, use the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Up</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Down</GUIRef> arrow buttons to position the field group.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Properties</GUIRef> to start the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Group Properties</GUIRef> dialog. Enter a label for the new group, and specify the other group properties. For details about the fields in the dialog, refer to the Dynamic Form Editor's online help.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="" role="manual">OK</GUIRef>. The field group label will change in the form editor.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Use the arrow buttons to move the fields into the group.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="558" width="683" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms7.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms7.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms7.gif" ID="IDAYY0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Group properties</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="321" width="443" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms8.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms8.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms8.gif" ID="IDABZ0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Move fields into group</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To align groups and fields</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">Field group alignment and field alignment are important in determining the layout of the form. Because the form generation is dynamic, this alignment is the main way to control the placement of labels and fields on the form.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph class="Default">Groups and field placement depends on the indentation level of the field groups, subgroups and fields. The indentation level of a group determines if the group is a tab, or a field group (sub-group) within a tab. Sub-groups can be aligned next to each other.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph class="Default">The indentation level of the field determines if the field is placed on a new line (on the left side of the form), or as a field to the right of a previous field. The alignment of fields in columns depends on the group alignment selection of the field group that the fields belong to.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph class="Default">To adjust the indentation level of field groups and fields, use the left and right arrow buttons.</Paragraph>
			<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>
                                       Example- Field Alignment for Items</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The Items form has many fields. In the Weights field group, you want the net weight to be placed to the right of the gross weight field. You change the indentation level for the net weight field to be one level to the right.</Paragraph>
				<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="82" width="273" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms9.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms9.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms9.gif" ID="IDAKZ0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Field Alignment for Items</FigCaption>
				</Figure>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The following figure shows the result.</Paragraph>
				<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="109" width="391" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms10.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms10.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms10.gif" ID="IDAJV0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Field Alignment Result</FigCaption>
				</Figure>
			</ExampleSection>
			<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>
                                       Example- Group Alignment</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The Items form has two sub-groups: the Weights group and the Stock Values group. You want these two groups placed next to each other.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph class="Default">You edit the General group to indicate that there are 2 sub-groups that are next to each other.</Paragraph>
				<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="430" width="551" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms11.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms11.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms11.gif" ID="IDASV0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>2 Sub-groups next to each other</FigCaption>
				</Figure>
				<Paragraph class="Default">In the Weights and Stock Values group, you select the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Next to other Group</GUIRef> property to indicate that this sub group is one of the sub-groups that is next to another group.</Paragraph>
				<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="188" width="467" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms12.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms12.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms12.gif" ID="IDA1V0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Select Next to other Group</FigCaption>
				</Figure>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The following figure shows the result.</Paragraph>
				<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="428" width="617" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms13.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms13.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms13.gif" ID="IDAEW0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Group Alignment Result</FigCaption>
				</Figure>
				<Paragraph class="Default">The tab sequence for fields in subgroups allows you to tab through the fields in the first subgroup before tabbing to fields in the second sub-group.</Paragraph>
			</ExampleSection>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection ID="sequence"><SectionTitle>To edit the form sequence</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">The sequence of the form allows you to present the data relative to its importance to the organization. You can sequence field groups or fields. To change the sequence of a field group or field, highlight the item and use the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Up</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Down</GUIRef> buttons in the editor's toolbar to move the item. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the item.</Paragraph>
		<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="79" width="160" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms14.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms14.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms14.gif" ID="IDANW0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Sequence Tools</FigCaption>
		</Figure>
		<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>
                                    Example- Field Sequence for Items</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">You move the purchase price field above the supplier information, and the packing field to the Weights field group.</Paragraph>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="626" width="592" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms15.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms15.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms15.gif" ID="IDAWW0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Field Sequence for Items</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Paragraph class="Default">The result shows the desired sequence of the fields.</Paragraph>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="599" width="656" SRC="../images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms16.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_to_edit_forms16.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_to_edit_forms16.gif" ID="IDA5W0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Field Sequence Result</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Paragraph class="Default">For more information on group and field alignment, refer to "Alignment" in the Dynamic Form Editor's online help.</Paragraph>
		</ExampleSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>
                                 Related topics
                              </SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/forms" role="manual">Forms</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_create_forms" role="manual">To create forms</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_create_sessions" role="manual">To create sessions</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
