Create the sales1 subform

When you create the sales1 subform, it is a copied and modified version of the original form (sales). It is already associated with the sales database dictionary record.

To create the sales1 subform:

1. Click Tailoring > Forms Designer.
2. In the Form field, type sales, and then click Search.
3. Click Copy/Rename from the More Actions menu.
4. Make a copy of the sales form.
   1. In the New Name field, type sales1.
   2. Click Copy in the Format field.
   3. Click OK to confirm the creation of the duplicate form.
5. Click Design.
6. Cut the Seller Name label and field, as well as the Sales Commission % label and field from the notebook tabs, and then paste them somewhere on the form.
7. Remove everything from the form except Seller Name and Sales Commission %.
8. Click OK to confirm changes to sales1.

Related concepts

Virtual joins
Understanding subforms
Forms Designer

Example: Creating a virtual join
Build the sales form
Create the sales file
Create the sales record list
Add data to the sales file
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