Use this procedure to define fields for a single-form browser or multi-form browser you can add in the Browser module. The fields that you select in the Spec Data Dictionary become available for inclusion in the browser view in the Style settings section of the Browser Manager. You can edit the field headers only in the Spec Data Dictionary. This procedure does not affect the on-screen display of specifications based on a form that you edit in the Spec Data Dictionary, nor does it influence printed specifications.
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This procedure is a prerequisite for adding a single-form browser using the Browser module options.
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This procedure is a prerequisite for defining a multi-form browser using the Specifications module options.
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On the Specifications Module window menu bar, select Edit > Spec Data Dictionary.
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On the Select Specification Form dialog, select a form and select OK.
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On the toolbar, select
.
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To edit the headers for the form browser, if you need, do one of the following:
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On the Field Properties tab, change individual field headers by typing a text string instead of the displayed header.
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Change field headers in batch mode using another form as a source. To do so, select Copy From, and then, select a source form.
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To apply existing headers of the current form, do the following:
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In the form or on the Field Properties tab, under Header, move the cursor to the field header.
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After the cursor changes its shape to
, select the header.
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In the form, double-click the header to display it on the Field Properties tab.
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When you apply existing headers of the current form, in the form display, the form fields are marked with the cyan background color. The background color of the currently selected field, for which you are editing the header, changes to magenta.
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The
icon on the Field Properties tab points to the corresponding field header, which is now available for editing.
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To define the fields for the form browser, do one of the following:
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To make all the fields from one or more tables available for the form browser, select the Tables tab, and then, under Browser Fields, select All for the tables that you require.
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To define individual fields, on the Field Properties tab, select the appropriate check boxes in the Browser column.
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On the toolbar, select
(Generate) to generate a form browser format.
When defining fields for a multi-form browser, you do not need to generate any browser
format. It is sufficient to save the definitions you made.
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On the toolbar, select
to save the form browser field definitions.