Re: Show/Hide sections, fields, and objects, and copying sections

Method_Jason — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:07:04 GMT

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Show/Hide sections, fields, and objects, and copying sections

Method_Jason — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:44 GMT

We received an email from a user:

i need my screen … to show the grid in the List Section, i see it is there in the design view but when i launch the screen it doesnt show up. I also want to hide the tabs, Addr, Amt. Items. I reversed the logic to have them hidden initially and cant find how to hide them again. I have a feeling that both of these requests are related?

I would also like to know if there is a way to copy "Sections" from one screen to another. I have done some detailed custom work on the invoice which i would like to transfer into the estimates?

Chad,

Your grid, or the section your grid is in, might be hidden. I would check for actions called Show/Hide Section and Show/Hide Field/Object. If they are hidden when you view the screen, they might be in your OnScreenLoad action set. To get here, in your screen designer click the Advanced... button to open your Advanced Screen Properties. Skip to Step 2 of 5. You'll see actions on the event OnScreenLoad.

Tabs within the screen are essentially sections that are displayed differently. To hide these sections you can use the same Show/Hide Section action and place it in the OnScreenLoad action set. You can also use the Show/Hide Field/Object action to hide columns in a grid if this is what you need. Finally, if you are looking to hide a field or object on the screen, most fields and objects have a Hidden check box in the Advanced Options.

See my screenshows below for an example of what the actions listed above may look like and how to hide a single field/object.

For your second question, unfortunately at this time there is no way to copy a section to another screen. The reason for this is that it would probably be messy since the screen is based off a different table containing different fields. Hope this helps and please post here if you have any further questions!

Jason

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