Adding and Updating Master Forms

 

Prescient Author generates master form for each master table. You can create the master form seperately.

You can modify the forms that have been generated by Prescient Author.

Following are steps to update Master Forms

  1. Double click on Master Form that you would like to update in Module Section of Project Tree.
  2. You may set the layout for the controls on the master form by selecting Single Column or Two Column radio button. Default is two columns.
  3. For managing controls on the form you may click on Form Controls button. Refer to Manage From Controls  on how to set properties of form controls.
  4. You can add links on the form by clicking on Link Controls button. Refer to Adding and Updating Link Controls for adding links on the forms.
  5. You can add reference field on the form by clicking on Reference Field button. (Refer to Adding and Updating Reference Field ).
  6. You may assign the report to the form by clicking on Assign Report button. This report will be displayed below the form. (Refer to Assigning and Removing reports).
  7. You may remove assigned report by clicking on Remove Report button.
  8. There are two files associated with the master form. One file handles add functionality and other file handles update functionality. You may set some controls as read only or invisible on one of the files. To set the visibility of the controls on the files, select file from File list box and click on Set Properties button. (Refer to Set Properties). 
  9. Click on Ok button to update the master form.

Following are steps to add Master Forms

  1. Click on Add File button.
  2. Select the type of file you want to add.
  3. Click on Ok button to add the master form.

Related Topics

 Create Master Table

Create Reports

 

Examples of Master Form

Following example shows 'Customer' Master Form.

 

Example of  Add Master Form

Following example shows add 'Customer' Master Form