Design Form Layouts

Design a layout to organize controls on a form using container controls.

To design a form layout

1. In the Enterprise Console, click the Menu button, and then click Forms. The Forms page appears.

2. Right-click on a form, and then click Design Form (or click on a form, and then click Design). The Forms Designer page appears.

3. Drag a Panel Form container from the toolbox to the desired location on the canvas. The selected control appears on the canvas.

4. Point to the Panel Form container, and then click the Properties button. The Properties dialog box appears.

5. In the Name box, delete the name.

6. Click the Appearance tab, and then in the Columns box, type the number of columns required.

7. Click Apply. The properties are saved and the Properties dialog box is closed.

8. Drag the required controls or containers from the toolbox to the desired column on the Panel Form container.

9. Set the required properties for the new controls or containers.

10. Preview the form to check look and feel of the form with the layout at run-time.

11. Click the Close button. The form is saved and the Forms Designer page is closed.

    Note:
    - When placing controls and containers in Base Form and Panel Form, ensure the placed controls and containers are visible and accessible to the user.
    - Controls in the other columns of the Panel Form cannot be aligned when there are no controls in the first column of the Panel Form.