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What is a maintenance form and why is it important?

Forms are how the user interacts with the LOB application. Without forms, the user will not be able to create, delete, and update table values.

A maintenance form is a form on which the user can view or update table data. They may also be able to open or delete existing records, or create new ones.

What do I need to know to begin learning about maintenance forms?

You should already be familiar with the following:

• How to use S3
• Application architecture, specifically the application server: metadata cache, database cache, and business tier
• Creating and editing records in the LOB application
• Database standards
• Writing SQL queries
• Basic C# language
• Entity processes
• Lookup form processes

What do I need to know to start working with maintenance forms?

You need to understand the following:

• Maintenance Form User Functions
• Page Modes
• Initial Lifecycle
• Save Lifecycle
• Maintenance Form Layout

What can I do with a maintenance form?

You can perform the following maintenance form tasks:

• Configure the Main Panel
• Configure the Child Panel
• Add a Filter Grid Button
• Configure a Grid with Editable Controls
• Configure a Grid with Panel Editing
• Configure Editing Grid Data Using a Dialog Panel
• Configure Client Enable and Client Visibility
• Configure a Visible Rule
• Make a Form Read-Only Based on a Business Rule
• Make a Control Read-Only Based on a Business Rule
• Configure Auto Complete
• Add a Retrieve Button
• Add Default Values
• Create a Child Maintenance Form and Configure Opening it from the Maintenance Form
• Configure Opening the Child Maintenance Form from the Lookup Form 
• Configure Opening the Maintenance Form from the Child Maintenance Form  
• Add an Execute Button
• Configure Multiple Active Forms
• Configure ValidateNew
• Configure a Hard Error
• Link a Hard Error Message to its Affected Control
• Make a Hard Error Message Display the User’s Invalid Entry
• Configure a Soft Error
• Configure a User Control
• Configure a Tooltip

What do all these words mean?

• Maintenance Form Glossary
  
  

What do all these fields and buttons do?

• Universal S3 Controls
• Maintenance Form Surface Controls
• Maintenance Form Details Controls
• Right Click Menu Controls
• Left Panel (Toolbox Tab) Controls
• Left Panel (Entity Tab) Controls
• Table Properties Controls
• Column Properties Controls
• Break Properties Controls
• Button Group Properties Controls
• Calendar Properties Controls
• Captcha Properties Controls
• Caption Properties Controls
• Cascading Drop Down Properties Controls
• Chart Properties Controls
• Checkbox Properties Controls
• Checkbox List Properties Controls
• Compare Validator Properties Controls
• CR Viewer Properties Controls
• DateTime Picker Properties Controls
• Drop Down Properties Controls
• Dialog Panel Properties Controls
• Employer Soft Errors Properties Controls
• File Layout Properties Controls
• File Upload Properties Controls
• Grid Properties Gridview Controls
• Grid Properties Template Field Controls
• Grid Properties sfwLabel Controls
• Horizontal Rule Properties Controls
• Hyperlink Properties Controls
• Image Properties Controls
• JSON Data Controls
• Knob Properties Controls
• Label Properties Controls
• ListBox Properties Controls
• List Picker Properties Controls
• Literal Properties Controls
• Multi Correspondence Properties Controls
• Multiselect Drop Down Properties Controls
• Open Detail Properties Controls
• Panel Properties Controls
• Questionnaire Panel Properties Controls
• Radio Button Properties Controls
• Radio Button List Properties Controls
• Range Validator Properties Controls
• Regular Expression Validator Properties Controls
• Repeater Control Properties Controls
• Required Field Validator Properties Controls
• Rule Viewer Properties Controls
• Scheduler Control Properties Controls
• Slider Properties Controls
• Soft Errors Properties Controls
• Source List Properties Controls
• Switch Checkbox Properties Controls
• TabContainer Properties Controls
• Tabsheet Properties Controls
• Target List Properties Controls
• Textbox Properties Controls
• Tooltip Button Properties Controls
• User Control Properties Controls

What do specific form buttons do?

• Add New Child Button Properties Controls
• Approve Button Properties Controls
• Audit History Button Properties Controls
• Clear ASP.Net Cache Button Properties Controls
• Clear Controls Data Button Properties Controls
• Close Popup Dialog Button Properties Controls
• Columns to Export Button Properties Controls
• Complete Workflow Activities Button Properties Controls
• Copy Record Button Properties Controls
• Correspondence Button Properties Controls
• Create New Record Button Properties Controls
• Delete Selected Records Button Properties Controls
• Download File Button Properties Controls
• Execute Method and Pass Selected Rows Button Properties Controls
• Execute Method and Refresh From Object Button Properties Controls
• Execute Method and RefreshData Button Properties Controls
• Execute Server Method Button Properties Controls
• Export All to Excel Button Properties Controls
• Export to Excel Button Properties Controls
• Export to PDF Button Properties Controls
• Filter Grid Button Properties Controls
• Filter Grid Criteria Req Button Properties Controls
• Filter Grid Reset Button Properties Controls
• Finish Popup Dialog Button Properties Controls
• Force Save Button Properties Controls
• Generate Correspondence Selected Rows Button Properties Controls
• Generate Selected Report Button Properties Controls
• Gets Executed Rule Result Button Properties Controls
• Go Back Button Properties Controls
• Go to WizardStep Button Properties Controls
• Grid Add Empty Item Button Properties Controls
• Grid Add New Item Button Properties Controls
• Grid Delete Items Button Properties Controls
• Grid Delete Last Item Button Properties Controls
• Grid Select Item Button Properties Controls
• Grid Update Item Data Button Properties Controls
• Launch Activity Screen Button Properties Controls
• Load on Demand Button Properties Controls
• Master Detail Gets Detail Record Button Properties Controls
• New Popup Dialog Button Properties Controls
• New Record for Update Button Properties Controls
• Next Record Button Properties Controls
• Open Detail Records Button Properties Controls
• Open Lookup Button Properties Controls
• Open Popup Dialog Button Properties Controls
• Open Prototype Form Button Properties Controls
• Open Report Button Properties Controls
• Open Selected Records Button Properties Controls
• Open Word Document Button Properties Controls
• PDF Correspondence Button Properties Controls
• Preview Questionnaire Button Properties Controls
• Previous Record Button Properties Controls
• Prototype Search Button Properties Controls
• Prototype Upload Button Properties Controls
• Prototype Wizard Finish Button Properties Controls
• Refresh Data Button Properties Controls
• Refresh Servers Button Properties Controls
• Reject Button Properties Controls
• Reset Report Button Properties Controls
• Retrieve Button Properties Controls
• Return to HandButton Button Properties Controls
• Save and New Button Properties Controls
• Save and Next Button Properties Controls
• Save Data Button Properties Controls
• Save Ignore ReadOnly Button Properties Controls
• Save No Changes Button Properties Controls
• Save Questionnaire Button Properties Controls
• Store User Defaults Button Properties Controls
• Submit Button Properties Controls
• View Grid Chart Button Properties Controls

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