Use this form to set up a Microsoft Dynamics AX form.

Microsoft Dynamics AX is designed to be flexible, allowing you to customize your view of forms anywhere in the system. You can, for example, hide fields and customize the way you navigate within a form.

The changes are saved for each user, and remain set even after the form is closed. The changes do not affect other users in the system.

The form can be opened in two ways:

  • On the Commandmenu, click .

  • In any field, right-click and select .

You cannot relocate all fields within a form. The following table contains a list of valid actions and restrictions.

Controls

Legal Operations

Form

Everything can be moved into a form except a tab.

ButtonGroup

Only buttons, command buttons, menu buttons, menu item buttons, and separators can be moved into a ButtonGroup.

MenuButton

Only buttons, command buttons, menu item buttons, and separators can be moved into a MenuButton.

Grid

Only string edit, int edit, real edit, date edit, time edit, check box (enum yes/no), combo box (all enums), Window (image), and group (excluding nested groups) can be moved into a grid.

Table

Only string edit, int edit, real edit, date edit, time edit, check box (enum yes/no), combo box (all enums), Window (image), and group (excluding nested groups) can be moved into a table.

Group

Everything can be moved into a group except tabs and separators.

Tab

Everything can be moved into a tab page except another tab page and separators.

Tasks that use this form

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab

Description

Displays the form layout and properties.

The section displays the contents of the current form. The list is expandable to show all the tabs, field groups and fields.

Displays information such as the name of the form being modified, when and by whom the form was created, when and by whom it was last modified, and what the version number of the form is.

View the active query including relations, ranges, sorting, and Dynalink.

Note Note

The tab is only visible if you have administrator rights.


Buttons

Button

Description

Retrieve a previously saved form setup.

Save one or more form setups.

Reset the form layout to the default setup for the current user.

Load another user's form setup.

Fields

Field

Description

Name of the current control, for example, the name of the field or tab.

Display or hide the selected tab, field group, or field.

  • Select to allow the value of the field to be edited in the form.

  • Clear to lock the form.

Skips the field when using the TAB key to move through the form.

Type any text to change the title of the field.

Enter a number to increase or decrease the width of the column.

Name of the configuration key associated with a given field. If the configuration key is disabled, the field is hidden.

System name of a field, for example, TableName.FieldName.

Where the form was called from.

Name of the menu item that is used to open the form.