Layout And Languages
The Layout and Languages Menu enable you to
control many aspects of Collect!'s user interface.
These settings affect what the operator sees
when viewing forms and lists. This menu is
available through the System menu, Layout and
Languages option.
Areas set up from this menu include:
* Form Properties
* Field Properties
* Reset Tab Order
* Reset List Columns
* Read Form Properties From CSV File
* Write Form Properties To CSV File
* Commit Form Properties To Database
* Write Language File
* Read Language File
Form Properties
Select this option to open the Access Rights form
for the form that you are currently viewing. If you want
to change the caption for the form or to add a control
file, you may do this when the Access Rights form
appears. You may also limit or permit operator access
to the form.
This option gives you maximum flexibility in setting
up Collect! form titles and custom form level settings.
Field Properties
Select this option to open the Access Rights form
for the field that you are currently editing. If you want
to change the caption for the field, add a pick list,
or a control file, you may do this when the Access
Rights form appears.
When a field, menu item or button is highlighted,
select Field Properties to open the Access Rights
form for the highlighted item.
This option gives you maximum flexibility in setting
up Collect! forms and menus. You may also control
operator use of the field, button or menu item.
Reset Tab Order
Users may select tabs on forms and move them
around. This produces a *.lpr configuration file
in the CV11\config\operator ID folder.
Select this option to reset the tab order to the
system default order.
Reset List Columns
Users may move and resize columns as needed.
This produces a *.lpr configuration file in the
CV11\config\operator ID folder.
Select this option to reset the lists to their
default state.
Read Form Properties From CSV File
Select this option to read all the properties
for the fields of the form you are viewing from
a *.csv file. This will enter the new properties
into the record and its fields.
To commit the changes to the database, select
Commit Form Properties to Database.
This function is intended to facilitate customizing
Collect!'s user interface. Make many changes
at once, conveniently in the *.csv file and read
them back into Collect! to modify form properties.
Write Form Properties To CSV File
Select this option to read all the fields of
the form you are viewing into a *.csv file.
The resulting file will contain all the record
field labels and field positions.
This function is intended to facilitate customizing
Collect!'s user interface. Make many changes
at once, conveniently in the *.csv file and read
them back into Collect! to modify form properties.
Commit Form Properties To Database
Select this option to write your changes to
form and field properties to the database.
Write Language File
Select this option to write a CSV file with the names
of all the fields in your database. This may be used
for troubleshooting or for writing a new language
file for aliasing many fields at once. Once the CSV file
has been created, it may be modified and read back
into your system.
Please refer to Help topic, Language File for details.
Read Language File
Select this option to read a new CSV alias file
into your database. This will set all the field
names to the values configured in the language
file.
Please refer to Help topic, Language File for details.
See Also
- How To Set Field or Form Properties
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