Creating edit form controls

1. General information

• This guide describes the methods for creating new controls in an edit form.
• Controls can be created directly in the edit form or from the view table that displays the edit form’s records.
• Creating controls directly in the edit form is the preferred method because it provides a complete list of all available control types.
• Controls can also be created from the view table, but only a limited list of the most commonly used control types is available.
• Adding a new control is available only in administrator mode.
• Detailed descriptions of the parameters of individual control types are provided in separate edit form manuals dedicated to specific controls.

2. Adding a new control directly from the edit form

• The preferred method for creating new controls is adding them directly from the edit form, as this provides a complete list of all available control types.

2.1. Using the toolbar with the complete list of all control types

• First, the position where the new control should be placed is selected by clicking within the edit form. This highlights the selected position with a grey horizontal line. Then, selecting the desired control type from the edit form toolbar opens a dialog where the attributes of the new control can be filled in and saved. The new control is then inserted into the selected position of the edit form.
• If no position is selected before inserting a new control, the control will be placed at the end of the edit form.

2.2. Using the edit form settings dialog

• New controls can also be created in the edit form using an approach similar to creating a new application with the wizard from the home page.
• A detailed description of how to add new controls using the edit form settings dialog is provided in the separate manual Edit form.

3. Adding a new control from the view table

• New controls can be created from the view table, but only a limited list of the most commonly used control types is available.
• In administrator mode, an icon “+ Add column” appears on the right edge of the view table (datagrid), allowing a new control to be inserted into the edit form.
• After clicking this icon, a list of controls that can be added to the edit form is displayed. This list includes the most commonly used types:
  • TextBox
  • TextArea
  • RichTextBox
  • ComboBox
  • ListBox
  • MultiListBox
  • Radio
  • CheckBox
  • ForeignKey
  • File
  • Image
  • DatePicker
  • Autosum
• After selecting the desired type, a dialog appears with settings for all attributes of the new control and an option to save it using the “Save” button.
• The new control will be placed in the edit form immediately after the control that appears last in the view table.
• The new control will also appear as a new column in the datagrid from which it was added.