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Forms are one of the main components of mobile apps. The main purpose of a form is to display the details of a particular record and allow editing of the record fields. | Forms are one of the main components of mobile apps. The main purpose of a form is to display the details of a particular record and allow editing of the record fields. | ||
A single record can have many fields, and sometimes you want to also displayed additional information. For this reason, you can organize information into multiple blocks that we call '''tabs'''. For example, for a contact, the | A single record can have many fields, and sometimes you want to also displayed additional information. For this reason, you can organize information into multiple blocks that we call '''cards''' or '''tabs'''. For example, for a contact, the "General" tab may contain the name, surname, and primary phone, and a second tab called "Address" shows the postal address. A third tab can show your appointments related to that contact. | ||
Forms are created and managed in [[Woodford]]. They are defined within [[app projects]]. Each [[entity]] has its own forms. | Forms are created and managed in [[Woodford]]. They are defined within [[app projects]]. Each [[entity]] has its own forms. | ||
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== Managing forms == | == Managing forms == | ||
Forms are associated with an entity. To see a list of forms for an entity, edit an app project, select the entity and click '''Show UI'''. | Forms are associated with an entity. To see a list of forms for an entity, edit an app project, select the entity, and click '''Show UI'''. | ||
On the '''Mobile Views, Forms and Charts''' screen, you can add, clone, or remove forms, edit them and change their properties, as well as export them (to a file in XML format) or import them (for example, to a different app project). | On the '''Mobile Views, Forms and Charts''' screen, you can add, clone, or remove forms, edit them and change their properties, as well as export them (to a file in XML format) or import them (for example, to a different app project). | ||