FORM WINDOWS

Windows of this type serves to enter or edit the already existed data. They have got constant dimensions - a user dose not have the possibility of expending or contracting the window, as in the case of the list.

Between the fields of the form you can move smoothly by using the keyboard - with the key TAB. An active field of the form is highlighted in a dark blue color.

Information gathered in this window is often sorted thematically with the help of tabs. A choice of consecutive tabs can be made by using the shortcut keys CTRL+TAB. The tabs are also used in the case of segregating the information related to individual modules. Then, there are subsidiary lists on the tabs.

In the window of the form type, the following elements can be differentiated:

• Edit field

It allows for entering the character string in one row, according to the label's name.

• Description field

It allows for entering a longer character string, according to the label's name. If the text does not fit in the field, then on the right side the scroll bar appears.

• Option field

It allows for a choice of only one from the available options, i.e. the choice of one option excludes the choice of the other one.

• Choice field

It allows for enabling or disabling this option. Each field of the Choice type works independently (fields of the Option type are correlated with reach other), because there is no coherence between them, i.e. enabling one of them does not influence the status of the other one.

• Unrolling list

It consists of the elements' list, from which the user can choose one. To unroll the list you have to click on the button that is on the right side of the field. If all the elements do not fit in the list, then the scroll bar will appear on the right side. Next, you should choose the appropriate one from the list of elements.

If there is difficulty in finding the appropriate element because of the list's length, you can use the keyboard by entering the first letters of the item that is looked for. The list will then open on the element, which begins with the entered letter or (if it does not have such) from the next letter in the alphabet. Next, click on the key ENTER to choose the item. In the program, there are two types of unrolling lists:

1. Lists, that have a constant set of elements (usually defined in the Index cards), from which the user choose the one.
2. Lists, to which you can append new elements and then choose one of them.

You can roll up the list by clicking outside the area of the unrolling list or pressing the key ESC. The item that was chosen earlier will not change. The unrolling list also appears in the search panel.

• List

The button, that opens a window of the list type, from which the user chooses the appropriate item.

• Subsidiary list

Usually it is on the tab. It includes detailed information related to the specific item from the major window. Major window can be a form or a list (e.g. a window of the Contractors module). Subsidiary list has its own toolbar that is on the left side.

• Calendar field

Usually it is in the windows of different documents and enables for entering a date. The field has a current date by default. It can be changed in two ways:

1. Enter the date manually by using numeric keypad.
2. Click on the button that unrolls the list, and next choose the appropriate day.

Click on „Confirm” to save data in the window of the form type. The button Delete closes the window, thereby not saving the information into data base.

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