Build the sales form

When you create the main sales form, you need to create a database dictionary file so data can be entered through the form and recorded to the database.

1. Click Tailoring > Forms Designer.
2. Type sales in the Form field, and then click New.
3. Click No at the Forms Wizard prompt. A new blank form opens.
4. Using the Label tool, add a title across the top. For example, Sales Personnel Information.
5. Create two tabs by selecting the Notebook button. Name the front tab Name/Code and the back tab Manager/Commission by changing the Caption property.
6. Select the Name/Code tab and do the following:
   1. Add a Text box and place a Label called Sales Code.
   2. Place a Text box next to the Label with the input value code.
   3. Add a Text box and place a Label called Seller Name.
   4. Place a Text box next to the Label with the input value name.
   5. Add a Combo Box. Place a Label called Location and add a list of at least four city names in both the Displaylist and Valuelist fields.
   6. Place a Combo Box next to the Label with the input value commission.
   7. Add a Text box and place a Label called Sales Commission %.
   8. Place a Text box next to the Label with the input value commission.
7. Select the Manager/Commission tab and do the following:
   1. Add a Text box and place a Label called Manager.
   2. Place a Text box next to the Label with the input value manager.
8. Click OK to confirm the new form.
9. Click OK again to exit Forms Designer and save your new form.

Related concepts

Virtual joins
Understanding subforms
Forms Designer

Example: Creating a virtual join
Create the sales file
Create the sales record list
Add data to the sales file
Create the sales1 subform
Create the orders form
Build the virtual join into the form
Build the link
Use the virtual join
Verify that the sales1 form works

Subform control