New Master/Detail Form Wizard: Detail Option

Use to create a new master/ detail form that displays master-detail data from a database.

You open the New Master/Detail Form wizard by opening the New File wizard and selecting the Swing GUI Forms category and the Master/Detail Sample Form file type.

In the Detail Options page, you have to set the following properties:

Element Description

Create Detail Area as

Specifies how the detailed data is presented in the form. The top of the form displays a table.

Note: A graphic to the right shows how the generated form will look.

To specify how details are displayed in the form select one of the following options:

    Textfields

When selected, the details are displayed as a label and a text field.

    Table

When selected, the details are displayed as a table.

Available Fields/Available Columns

Contains the list of database fields/columns that are not included into the form you create.

Fields to Include/Columns to Include

Contains the list of database fields/columns that are included into the form you create. By default all fields/columns are listed here. Select a field/column and click the left arrow button, to remove the field/column you select from the right pane. You can use the arrow buttons to add or remove fields/columns from the lists.

Note: Use the Up and Down buttons to place the elements in the required order in the list.


Click Finish to get a form with the selected master-detail data from a database generated in the IDE.


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