Editing a Form
Use Vision's forms editor to make additional changes to the form, including:
• Changing the position of a field or trim on the form
• Changing the order in which the user accesses fields
• Making a field on the form invisible to the user
• Specifying validation criteria for the data that the user enters into a field
• Requiring that the user enter a value for a particular field
• Changing the display attributes of a field (color, reverse video, etc.)
• Changing the title of a field
• Modifying the display format of a field; for example, changing the initial value of a sequenced field on an Append frame from "1" to "0001"
• Designating a form as full-window or pop-up
• Adding descriptive or explanatory lines of text
• Creating lines, boxes or other trim to make the form more attractive or easier to use
• Creating or deleting fields
• Deriving the value of a field from the values of other fields
Forms-based Querying and Reporting Tools User Guide provides detailed instructions for editing forms. Remember that even though a Menu frame does not have a visual query, Vision still generates a form for it that you can edit.
Call the Forms Editor
While you are defining a Vision frame, you can call the forms editor from several places to view or modify the associated form.
To edit a form from the Application Flow Diagram Editor
1. Select as the current frame the frame whose form you want to edit.
2. Select Edit from the menu.
3. Select Data Entry Form from the list of Frame Edit Options.
Vision displays the form for this frame.
(As an alternative to Steps 2 and 3, select MoreInfo from the Application Flow Diagram Editor menu, then select FormEdit from the submenu.)
To edit a form from the Visual Query Editor
1. With the cursor positioned anywhere on the visual query display, select Edit from the menu.
2. Select Data Entry Form from the list of Visual Query Edit Options.
Vision displays the form for this frame.
When you call the forms editor, Vision generates a new form for a frame if you have just created the frame or changed the frame definition.
If you have access to ABF, you also can call the forms editor through the Edit operation of the ABF Catalog window.
Last modified date: 04/03/2024