Use the Form designer dialog box to design and manage ELO forms. Different content and buttons appear depending on the selected function. The basic functions are explained in the following.

Information: For detailed information on workflows, refer to the ELO Java Client 10 Workflow Manual.

Toolbar

The toolbar is located in the top part of the dialog box. The tools differ depending on the selected function.

Form: Click the Form button to create a new form. A form can contain multiple templates.

Template: Use the Template button to create a new template for a form. Templates are the building blocks for forms. A form can consist of multiple templates and/or tables.

Tab group: Use this Tab group button to create a new tab group. Forms can be split into different tabs in tab groups. This helps to better structure large forms.

Table: Use the Table button to create a new table. Tables are a special form of templates. With table templates, you have the option to record data in table form and to save it to the database via special map fields.

Refresh: Refresh the form data with the Refresh button. This is necessary, for example, when you have loaded an image to the repository that is to be used in the form.

Close: Close the form designer with this button.

Assignment: Clicking the Assignment button opens a submenu. In this submenu, you can assign forms to individual keywording forms. These forms are displayed instead of the keywording preview if set accordingly. The keywording can be edited via the form. When no form is assigned, ELO uses a default form.

Please note: The preview form is not supported in the ELO Windows Client. You can make an assignment via the ELO form designer but this assignment as has no effect on the display in the ELO Windows Client.

Forms

A list with all existing forms can be found in the Forms area.

Components for

All existing components of the selected form can be found in the Components for area. Components are templates, tables, tab groups and user scripts.