This page is for application designers who want different parts of the screen backed by different data views.

Overview

To bind different parts of the screen with different data views, you can:

• either add data-backed components, such as a form, card, chart, graph or grid
• or create screen elements that act as the parent to other components, such as areas or fields.

To create screen elements:

1. Right-click the screen to show the context menu
2. Use the Add Area... options. PhixFlow automatically creates dividers on the screen.
3. From the palette, drag in the components you require. PhixFlow automatically creates screen elements as a container for the components.

In the repository, the components you drag in are listed both:

• as children of the Screen (screen elements)
• as parents in the list of Components.

Data views that are bound to a screen have parameters like short names (aliases). You can use these parameters in expressions to refer to records or data points selected on those views. You can also refer to a data range and or filter to control the list of records shown by the view. Use the screen element properties to change those parameters from their default values, which are taken from the original view.

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_property_toolbar _property_toolbar nopanel true

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_property_tabs _property_tabs name basic-h nopanel true

Data Retrieval Options

Header Options

Background Filter Rules