Before you create or modify applications, review the design
guidelines and explore the workspace in the Application Designer.
Creating and modifying applications
You can either create an application or duplicate an existing
application to use as a template. You can then modify the application
to suit your business needs. You can also delete user-defined applications
but you cannot delete predefined applications.
Arranging the layout of controls
The layout of components is relative to the other components
in a user interface. Use container controls, like sections and tables,
to group associated controls. Arrange controls to make it easy for
users to enter information in an orderly and efficient manner.
Configuring default values for controls
You can change the labels for fields, specify default values
and filters for fields, and you can configure value lists for fields.
Moving application controls
Use the Application Designer to move controls across tabs
or across applications. You can also move controls and applications
to a different server and export multiple applications.
Adding navigation components
You can link to applications and to external URLs and you
can add menus and buttons to organize application navigation.
Configuring related information for fields
To see information related to a field without leaving the
record, you add a hover window to the field. Hover windows are immediately
enabled on some fields but you can also enable these existing hover
windows on other fields or you can create a hover window depending
on your requirements.
Providing user information
You can provide information to help users in the windows
and tabs in the user interface. You can create links from windows
and tabs, and also from field help, to topics in the product Knowledge
Center. You can also add new error messages to an application.
Configuring dialog windows for an application
You can modify dialog windows that are specific to an application
in the Application Designer. To modify dialog windows that are shared
with other applications, you must modify a system XML file. You can
also create a dialog and add it to an application.
Transferring data between applications
Linked objects and crossover domains are different configuration
mechanisms that you can use to move data from one field in an application
to another field in a different application.
Configuring conditional user interface components
By applying conditions to control application behavior
and to the user interface (UI), you can configure the UI to support
your business processes. You can achieve the user interface behavior
you require by configuring conditional data restrictions, by configuring
conditional UI control behavior in Application Designer, or by configuring
conditional security restrictions. For example, you can apply conditions
to change the color of controls, the content of menus for different
user groups, or the properties of the data shown.