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Form containers are window panels that render forms and form items on the browser screen as a modal or non-modal window.

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#Field Name Description

                                          Container Configuration Section
1Container IDA unique identifier to the form container.
2Form IDName of the Form ID for which the container is applicable. Select the form from the pop-up window.
3Window TitleForm window title.
4Bundle KeyName of the bundle key associated with the form labels property files.
5Window HeightHeight of the Form in pixels.
6Window WidthWidth of the Form in pixels.
7Applicable for

Indicates the rendering channel of the form:

  • All – All Devices
  • Desktop – Desktop Only
  • Tablet – Tablet Only
  • Mobile – Mobile Only
8Form Render Type

This should be either APP or WINDOW:

  • App – Shows the form on the browser as one of the app.
  • Window – Shows the form on the window on click of menu.

                                            Tools Configuration Section
9Export IndIndicators for adding data export functionality.
10Print IndIndicators for adding print functionality.
11Help IndIndicator for adding help file.
The help file name should be like CONTAINER_ID + _FORM_help.htm
12Modal IndSelected – Displays as Modal window.
De-Selected – Displays as non-Modal window.
13Closed IndIndicators for closed form. 

                                           Action Button Configuration
14Action IDA unique identifier to the action button.
15Action Type

Type of the action that it stands for:

  • POSITIVE – All the actions that take the data in the form for processing such as Save, Update, and Delete.
  • NEGATIVE – Quits or clears the data in the form such as Close, Reset, Exit, and Back.
16Event IDThis provides event that should be raised on click of the action defined.
17Block Position

Position in the Form button bar where the button should appear:

  • LEFT
  • RIGHT
18PositionPosition of button within the block position.
19Pre-Confirmation

A flag that decides whether to show all the form data in view mode to the user as confirmation before submitting the AJAX request.

  • Y – Pre-Confirmation Required
  • N – Pre-Confirmation not Required
20Page CodeA value used as the ScreenCode in the corresponding forward XML file to identify the action class.
21Re-Authentication

A flag that decides whether to authenticate the user or not:

  • Y – Required
  • N – Not Required
22Events Configured?
  • Y – Events configured
  • N – Events not configured
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Add Icon

This option allows you to choose an icon for the action buttons of the form container. 

Selected: The icon will appear. 

De-Selected: The icon will not appear. 

To select an icon for the action buttons of a form container, perform the following steps: 

1. Click the iconImage Modifiedto select an icon for the action buttons of the form container. 

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A screen, comprising of various icons appears.   

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2. Default, Active and Disabled are the three available options, categorized under the field, Choose icons for different state. To find an icon, type the name of the icon in the Search box to find it. You can assign separate icons for the three different states of Default, Active and Disabled. Default indicates the default icon of the action buttons, whereas Active and Disabled depict the active and disabled states of the action buttons respectively.  

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3. For customized icons, click Custom tab.     

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4. Click Browse Files button to select an image from your local drive. You can even drag and drop the customized image file directly.  

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5. After selecting the image, provide unique names for Class Tag and Search Tag. The Image Name gets assigned automatically. In case, if you wish to change the Image Name, then you can modify it. The name, which you provide in Search Tag, will be detrimental, when you perform a search. Use the name, provided in the Search Tag to find the customized icon.  Click Ok to upload the customized icon.  

Note

If you upload a customized icon for the action button of a form container, ensure that you restart the app server, after saving the form container. Make sure to log out from Canvas Studio and close the Studio application, before restarting the app server. If you do not restart the app server, the uploaded custom icon will not appear as the assigned icon for the selected action button of the form container.



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6. For any changes or modifications, click the iconImage Modified. The appearance of the icon takes the shape of the previously selected default icon. If any changes are applied, then the newly selected icon appears. 

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7. To remove an existing icon of the form container's action buttons, clickImage Modifiedicon. 

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24Add LabelsThe Add Labels feature paves the way for managing the display names of the container title and action button labels. 

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