Form Properties

Use this dialog to set form properties, which define the characteristics of a form.

Main Tab

Set these characteristics from the Main tab:

  • Name – Enter a name for the form. (The name entered here also becomes the name of the object in the repository.)

  • Title – Identifies the text that appears at the top of the form. Typically, this title is in a bold font larger than the other font on the screen. The form title appears right under the Lighthouse page header and is spaced over from the left margin to allow display space for guidance (field-level help). You can set a simple string value here, or go to the Display tab to set a value using expressions.

  • Sub Title – Identifies text that appears under the form title. You can set a simple value here, or go to the Display tab to set a value using XPRESS values.

  • Help Catalog – Enter the name and location (relative to the Lighthouse installation directory) of the XML file that contains help definitions.

  • Base Context – Defines a view path that is automatically prepended to each field name during form processing.

  • No Default Buttons – Select this option to exclude the default Cancel and OK buttons that display at the bottom of most forms.

Display Tab

Form display properties establish the form's title, subtitle, and width.

By default, the Display Class selection is EditForm. If the form is a link form (such as the End User menu), then select LinkForm from the Display Class options.

To create a display property, click New, and then double-click the new, blank entry in the Properties area to display the Property dialog. To edit a display property, double-click the item in the Properties area. To delete a display property, click to select it, and then click Delete.

The properties you can edit are listed in the Name menu (title, subTitle, and width). The value of the property can be a simple string or computed by an expression. If you use an expression, click Validate to test it. Click OK to save the values.

Includes Tab

Use includes to allow references to forms and fields that are part of another form. To add a value, click New, and then double-click the new entry to display the Include dialog. In the Name field, enter the name of a form. The referenced form must exist in the Lighthouse repository when this form is loaded into Lighthouse.