Adding a New Form

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Forms are managed within a Forms folder.

To create a form, hover over the Forms folder in the service panel and click icon Documentation Library > _designer_images > icon_form.png Add Form.

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Once the form has been created, use the context menu to manage the form. Available options are:

Cut
Export
Rename
Delete

Go to page Single Form for detailed descriptions of the options.

The Form Editor

When you create a new form, it is automatically opened in the Form Editor:

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Use the various functionalities of the Form Editor to design your form:

Name		Description
1	Form Editor	The form editor is where you design your form. Go to page Working with the Form Editor for detailed information about the features of the form editor.
2	Elements Toolbar	The elements toolbar contains all form elements that you can create in the form editor. Go to page Working with the Form Editor for further details about the usage of the toolbar. In the PAS Designer Developer Guide > Supported Form Elements all form elements are explained in detail.
3	Form Toolbar	The form toolbar assists you in creating your form. Go to page Working with the Form Editor for an overview of the available options of the form toolbar.
4	Designer Panels	In the form editor, the following panels assist you in creating forms: Service Panel: In the Service panel you can access your libraries and your data model. Go to page Working With Libraries for detailed information. Attributes Panel: Use the Attributes panel to change the settings of the form elements and the form editor itself. Go to page Configuring Form Elements for detailed information. Validation Panel: The Validation panel supports you during form creation by displaying notes for invalid actions in your forms. It also gives advice on how to fix the errors. Go to page Validating a Service for detailed information.

Attributes of a Form

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When you click on the diagram pane in the Form Editor, the attributes of the current form are displayed in the Attributes panel and can also be edited there.

Forms have the following attributes:

Attribute	Description	Possible Values / Example
Name	Click here to change the Name of the form. Form names must follow certain naming rules. They must not contain blanks must not start with a cipher must not contain special characters	JanesFirstForm
Number of Columns	Adapt the number of columns the form is divided into. Forms can be divided into one to six columns.	one of 1 - 6
Include in Library Export	Check this checkbox to mark the form as to be part of a library export. Read more about defining and using libraries on Developing and Using Libraries.	true	The form is part of the library.
Include in Library Export		false	The form is not part of the library.
CSS Class	Enter a CSS class to style your form with. Read more about this option on Styling Forms With CSS.	acme-table