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    Understanding Page Definitions

    Creating New Page Definitions

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    Page Definitions

    Defining pages is the first step in the user interface phase ofdevelopment. As this diagram illustrates, the data design phaseis complete and you are ready to connect the data to the user:

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    Page Definitions

    Understanding Page Definitions

    Building the page definition is the first part of creating theuser interface. You have almost complete control over theappearance of the window when you build the page definition.

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    Page Definitions

    Understanding Page Definitions Page Levels

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Insert Menu

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Types of Page Controls

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Page Definition Properties

    Page Properties dialog box: Use tab

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    Types of Pages

    1. Standard Page

    2. Sub Page3. Secondary Page

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Page Control Properties

    Setting page control properties involves opening the dialog

    box for each page control and configuring each tab of thedialog box according to the technical specifications.

    Use the Record tab properties to determine:

    The table and field to which this page control writes.

    The size of the page control.

    Alignment of the page control.

    Other display options.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Setting Page Control Properties

    After you add page controls, you must set the record, label,

    use, and general properties of each field. To set the pagecontrol properties:

    1. Double-click the page control.

    2. Set the Record properties.

    3. Select each tab, and set the appropriate properties basedon the specifications.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Page Control Properties

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Label Tab

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Use Tab

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions General Tab FieldName to use in PC

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions DropDown List Box Properties

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Radio Button Properties

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Radio Button Properties

    For radio buttons, multiple instances of the same fieldon a page represent different translate values.

    Surround multiple radio buttons with a group box tovisually present them as one choice.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Check Box Properties

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Related Fields

    Sometimes additional information is necessary on thepage, although it may not be in the base table. You

    display this information in a related field.

    Example Description of Department on the Job DataPage.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Related Field Example

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Group Box and a Frame Example

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Creating a Scroll Area

    To create a scroll area, select the scroll area tool and drag itaround the fields to be enclosed in the scroll area, as shown in

    this example:

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Configuring Scroll Area Properties

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Creating Grids

    Grids also group levels of data on a page, but their layout isless flexible than that of scroll areas. As the name implies, grids

    appear as rows and columns of data.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Creating Grids

    Grids offer built-in features that are not available in scroll areas:

    You can sort columns by clicking the column heading.

    You can export grid data to a spreadsheet in XLS format byclicking the spreadsheet icon.

    Grids are customizable by user ID.

    You can create your own settings, such as customized taborder, on a grid. These customizations are saved by user ID.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Create a Grid

    To create a grid, you insert a grid and then drag fields into it. Youcan drag the fields in either direction to place them as

    necessary.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Configuring Grid Properties.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Page Order

    Although the page is visually correct, it is the page order, notthe page layout, that determines tabbing sequence or flow from

    field to field. The page order also determines the processinglogic for the page. Click the Order tab to see the page order.

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    Page Definitions Page Definitions Page Order Rules

    Level holders (scroll areas and grids) come before levelcontent.

    Radio buttons for the same field must be groupedtogether.

    A display control field comes before its associated relatedfield.

    Normally, control and related fields immediately follow oneanother.

    With the exception of level zero, all levels are containedwithin scroll areas or grids.


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