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The following form-level functions are available from the form toolbar located at the top of the form editor. Most functions are also available from the Form menu item at the top of the page.

 

Save (Ctrl S)

Saves the form.

 

Form properties (Ctrl Shift P)

Displays the form properties .

 

Run (Ctrl R)

Runs the form. If the form has parameters, or if option Display settings when launching forms is selected in the designer preferences, the run form dialog is displayed. This dialog supports:

·         Setting values for parameters (form fields configured as URL parameters)

·         Selecting language

·         Selecting browser

 

Insert fields-only component

Fields-only components can only contain fields and tables – they have no visible elements.

 

Mappings (Ctrl M)

Displays the resource mappings panel, where form fields and table columns are mapped to resource fields.

 

Maintain texts

Displays the texts maintenance dialog, where all form texts can be maintained. This dialog supports the simultaneous display of texts in multiple languages and is useful when adding texts for a new language.

 

Parameters

Displays a list of those fields which can be passed to the form as URL parameters when it is invoked. To designate a field as a parameter, select the URL parameter option in the field properties for the field. Note that LANGUAGE can always be passed and does not need to be specified.

 

Form metadata

Displays the form metadata panel. This supports the addition of metadata to the <HEAD> section of rendered output.

 

 

Event Maps

Options to display any configured client and server events in the references panel (beneath the designer tree). The references panel can be floated if required.

 

Show Server Event Map

Displays a server-side event view of the form. This view shows all configured events for the form together with configured scripts. Double clicking on a script opens the script editor. Please note that if an element (e.g. a page) does not have any configured events, it is not included in this view.

 

Show Client Event Map and Config

Displays a client-side event view of the form including Javascript and Style Sheets configured at all levels. Double clicking on an item opens the appropriate dialog or editor.

 

Documentation

allows documentation to be maintained for the form or component.

 

Information

Created and last updated information.

 

 

 

Help (F1)

Displays the help documentation for working with forms.

 

 

Undo/Redo

See undo/redo.

 

 

 

 

Show Print Form Design

This item is only available from the Form menu item at the top of the page. It is a toggle switch that provides access to the legacy Print Form Designer. Click once to show the Print Form Designer, click again to return to the Web Form Designer.