Subform Properties

Top  Previous  Next

Definition of Subform Display Name

The Subform Display Name will be seen by the User as a heading for the group of questions that sits under it
If this Subform or group of questions is to appear on a different tab within the same form, the Display Name will also be the Tab name
The Subform Display Name is a required field

Definition of Database Table Name

The Subform name is the name used internally by Kontinuum
The Subform name cannot contain spaces
The Subform name is also the name of the SQL table that will hold all data collected within that Subform
Each Subform must have a Form Name

Definition of Tab Display Name

A Subform can appear on the same form or it can be split into Tabs
The Tab Display Name appears as a Tab Header at the top of the form
Enter a space if you do not wish to have a Tab Header for your Subform

Definition of Description

The Display Description allows designers to give a more detailed overview of the information the Subform is collecting
The Display description is an optional field when creating a new Subform

Definition of Subform Type

Designers may choose to display questions in a variety of different ways, they are as follows:
One
Growing
Side Bar
Double
Double Bar
Multi Row Growing
Multi Row Side Bar
The Subform type will default to One when first created

Definition of Subform Type - One

Selecting the Subform type One means that for every one question there is one answer
The first Subform of every workflow must be of Subform type One
See below an example of One to One Subform design

Definition of Subform Type Growing

Selecting the Subform type Growing means that each question is displayed at the top of a column and answers can be filled in under each header, row by row
At the end of each row there is Add new Row button
Once the row of questions has been completed the User can press the Add new Row button to add an additional blank line of questions
See below an example of Growing Subform design

Definition of Subform Type Multi Row Growing

Selecting the Subform type Multi Row Growing means that each question is displayed as it would be in a one subform type except there can be multi rows.
At the end of each row there is Add new Row button
Once the row of questions has been completed the User can press the Add new Row button to add an additional blank line of questions

Definition of Subform Type Side Bar

Selecting the Subform type Side Bar means that each question is displayed at the top of a fixed number of rows are displayed
Each of these rows has one or more Sidebar columns that define the information that will appear horizontally
See below an example of Sidebar Subform design

Definition of Subform Type multi row Side Bar

Selecting the Subform type Multi Row Side Bar means that each question is as it would be in a one subform type except that the subform is repeated and a fixed number number of rows are displayed
Each of these rows has one or more Sidebar columns that define the information that will appear horizontally

Definition of Subform Type - Double Bar

Selecting the Subform type Double Bar means the Subform appears with a fixed vertical header and a fixed horizontal column
All other questions are then displayed as locations in a coordinate grid
See below an example of Double Bar Subform design

Definition of Sub Form Type Double

Selecting the Subform type Double means the Subform appears as two boxes side by side
The User is then able to move all items from one box to the other box
All items that are moved to the left box will be stored in the database

Definition of Subform Order

Designers may choose to have more than one Subform in a Form
The Order option allows the designer to define the order in which the Subforms appear
Each Subform has a default value from 1 to 11

Definition of Appear Column

Designers may choose to display Subforms side by side from left to right
The Appear column always defaults to 1

Definition of Tab Number

This option allows designers to break up the information shown to a user in a Form by displaying it in different tabs
To allocate a Subform to a different tab assign a number from 1-10
More than one Subform can be assigned the same tab number
If there is only one form then no tabs are shown

Definition of Use Data from Auxiliary Form

This feature is used when you want to be able to display and update information from either
1) a form in the current workflow

       In this case just type in the name of the form in the workflow

2) a database table which currently resides on the same SQL Server instance as the WebandFlo Database
       In this case the syntax for the Auxiliary Form is <database name>.dbo.<table name>
3) a remote database structure which does not reside in the same SQL Server instance as the WebandFlo Database.  This could be an Oracle, Access, Excel or other ODBC compliant database.
       In this case the syntax for the Auxiliary Form is <name of linked server>...<table name>
       To create a linked server please see the Miscellaneous\Linking to External Servers help file

*Please note that all of the column names in the subform must match the column names as defined in the external workflow

Definition of BUTTON PIXELS FROM LEFT

This value represents the horizontal location where the subform will appear on the form
Requires the pixels from top value to be filled out in order for this value to have an effect

Definition of BUTTON PIXELS FROM TOP

This value represents the vertical location where the subform will appear on the form
Requires the pixels from left value to be filled out in order for this value to have an effect

Definition of PARENT SUBFORM

This value allows you to treat the subform as a child subform to the parent subform.
The child subform must be of type growing or multi row growing.
The Parent Subform must be of type growing, multi row growing, side bar or multi row sidebar.

Definition of PARENT COLUMN

This value allows you define what column or columns link the child subform with the parent subform.
There must be atleast one column defined as the parent column.
All the values supplied for this column by the end user must be unique.


<%www.webandflo.com%>