Form Menu Bar Item

The Form menu bar item appears on the Blueprint Editor menu bar anytime a form is active. Use the Form menu bar item to access form-specific commands.


Action	Description
New form	Opens the Form Properties dialog box to create a new named form.
Clone this form	Opens the Form Properties dialog box to clone an existing form.
Delete this form	Deletes the active form. Disabled if the active form is set as the default form of its type.
Make this the default standard form Make this the default mini-summary form Make this the default summary form Make this the default edit-existing form Make this the default view-only form	Makes the active form the default form of its type for the Business Object. Disabled if the active form is already set as the default. Note: This menu option is dynamic. The displayed option changes depending on the type of active form. For more information on form types, see About Forms.
Form properties	Opens the Form Properties dialog box to access defined form properties, such as name, form type, and description.
Change theme	Opens the Select a Theme dialog box to select a defined theme.
Web controls corner style	Select a visual style for web control corners when viewing the active form in a web browser; either rounded or right-angled. Alternatively, you can use the system default style for all forms configured in system settings.
Form wizard	Launches the Form Wizard, which automatically creates a form with all the appropriate fields and control properties.
Adaptive Layouts	Opens a new menu of options for managing the form's adaptive layouts. Use this menu to toggle between adaptive layouts, edit properties for the selected adaptive layout, create a new adaptive layout, delete the selected adaptive layout, or manage adaptive layout presets.
View/set tab order	Displays the currently defined tab order (order in which the cursor moves to the next field control when the tab key is pressed). Change the tab order, if needed.
Clear tab order	Clears the currently defined tab order. Disabled if no tab order is set.
Auto-select labels with controls	When selected, automatically selects both the field label and control when they are tied together. This is useful for moving controls together.
Auto-move contained controls	When selected, automatically moves all controls contained within the boundary box of another control (example: Moves all controls within a Group Box, or Rectangle, etc.). This is useful for moving controls together.
New control label placement, horizontal	Places the control label to the left of a new control.
New control label placement, vertical	Places the control label above a new control.
Show Rulers	Shows the vertical and horizontal rulers in the Form Editor.