This page is for application designers who want to create screens for application users.

Overview

This page explains the screen properties. For information on how to divide a screen into different panes, and how to add components to it, see Splitting a Screen.

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Basic Settings

Mappings

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. 

Components on the screen, such as buttons or data-components, can have actionflows or record-actions. Record-actions can take data from attributes in different tables  or views. Where the attributes have different names, you must map the attribute, so that the record-action recognises the data. This grid contains a list of mappings for the components on this screen. 

Unreachable Actions

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid displays a list of actionflows that are linked to components on the screen, but do not exist yet.

Actions

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons. The grid displays a list of actions and record-actions that are linked to the screen.

Menus and Toolbars

Screen Toolbar

There is a toolbar above the screen canvas. This provides the following options:

Open the repository showing the list of available tables for your application.

Unlock a screen to edit its layout.

Lock a screen to prevent accidental edits and to display the data content.

Update the screen to reflect changes made elsewhere in PhixFlow, such as the screen properties, layer orders or shared styles.

Screen Pop-up Menu

Menu optionDescription Insert excerpt_layout_unlock_layout_unlocknopaneltrueUnlock a screen to edit its layout. Insert excerpt_layout_lock_layout_locknopaneltrueLock a  screen to prevent accidental edits and to display the data content. Insert excerpt_context_parameters_context_parametersnopaneltrueFor screens created in PhixFlow versions 8.3 and earlier, open a window listing the context parameters in alphabetical order. Insert excerpt_element_show_element_shownopaneltrueFor screens created in PhixFlow versions 8.3 and earlier, open the properties for the screen element.

Use these options to divide a screen into multiple, resizable panes. Select the option to add a pane relative to the currently selected pane.

To remove a pane, use the pop-up menu options Always On TopKeep Data preload when PhixFlow first starts.  When the user then opens the screen , it displays immediately. The data itself may still take time to load is the default. The screen does not need to be preloaded.

Preloading relates to the screen itself. Any data backing the screen is only loaded when the screen opens, and this may also take time to load.

If an application user is likely to require the same screen in different stages of a task. Use this option so that, when the user closes and reopens the screen, it loads immediately. 

 to cache the screen on the application user's client computer when the screen first opensuntickuntick is default. The screen does not need to be cached.

Caching relates to the screen itself. Any data backing the screen will be reload each time the screen is opened.

Field	Description
Name	The name of the screen.
Description	We recommend that you always enter a description to explain the purpose of this item.
Open Maximised	Insert excerpt _check_box_tick _check_box_tick nopanel true  to display a Windows-style bar at the top of open the screen . This has a maximise/restore button and a close button.Image Removedmaximised. Insert excerpt _check_box_untick _check_box_untick nopanel true  to have no Windows-style bar at the top of the screen.	true  to open the screen as a popup window.
Allow Manual Resizing	Insert excerpt _check_box_tick _check_box_tick nopanel true  to keep the screen on top of other screens. This is useful for a pop-up window that you want a user to complete before returning to another screen.enable the application user, when running in  Insert excerpt _checkapp_box_untickmode _check_boxapp_untickmode nopanel true  to allow other screens to be displayed in front.	, to resize the screen. Insert excerpt _check_box_tickuntick _check_box_tickuntick nopanel true  to allow screen data to be referenced even after the screen is closed. This is useful if an application user needs access to global data available in the system.keep the screen size fixed when running in in  Insert excerpt _checkapp_box_untickmode _checkapp_box_untickmode nopanel true  is the default. The screen data is not required once the screen is closed.	Preload	screens , especially complex screens, can take some time to open, which can feel slow to the application user. Use this option when you need a screen to open quickly. Preloading screens adds to the time it takes PhixFlow to initially start up.  For this reason we recommend you only preload screens that an application user will always want to open. . This option does not affect resizing the screen in  Insert excerpt _design_mode _design_mode nopanel true .
Always On Top	Insert excerpt _check_box_tick _check_box_tick nopanel true  to	keep the screen	on top of other screens. This is useful for a popup window that you want a user to complete before returning to another screen. Insert excerpt _check_box_untick _check_box_untick nopanel true	Cache Locally
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Preload	Some screens, especially complex screens, can take some time to open, which can feel slow to the application user. Use this option when you need a screen to open quickly. Preloading screens adds to the time it takes PhixFlow to initially start up.  For this reason we recommend you only preload screens that an application user will always want to open. Insert excerpt _check_box_	tick _check_box_	tick nopanel true	to preload the
Position	By default, new screens are set to Floating. If you want a screen to open with a fixed position, select one of the Pinned drop-down options: Pinned to top Pinned to bottom Pinned to left Pinned to right Floating Use the Pinned options to create a permanently visible screen. This is useful for a navigation area or toolbar that you want to be visible for all other screens. Floating screens do not overlap with pinned screens. When the user maximises a Floating screen, it expands only to the remaining space.
Width	For screens that are not set to Open maximised, specify a screen width in pixels, for example 500px for a small confirmation window. The default size for a pop-up screen approximately 800px.
Height	For screens that are not set to Open maximised, specify a screen height in pixels, for example 150px for a small confirmation window. The default size of a pop-up screen is approximately 500px.
Top	Available when Position is Floating. For screens that are not set to Open maximised, set an offset value in pixels to position the screen where it is required. For example, to display a screen as a pop-up window towards the top left of the screen, set: Top: 60px Left: 60px
Left
Right
Bottom

Screen Elements

Screen elements are specific sections on a screen that posses their own properties, specifically each element can be backed by a different table.

Menu Items

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons and:

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Screen Elements

Screen elements are specific sections on a screen that posses their own properties, specifically each element can be backed by a different table.

To view a list of the elements for a specific screen, open the 

Advanced

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Style Settings

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Unconnected Actions

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons, see Common Properties. The grid displays a list of Actionflows that are linked to components on the screen that are not connected to a component. These can occur when Actionflows are created in a 

Actions

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons, see Common Properties. The grid displays a list of Actionflows or Table-Actions (Legacy) that are linked to the screen.

Menu Items

This section has a toolbar with standard buttons, see Common Properties and:

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The grid contains a list of menu items. To add a menu item to the list, click 

1. Click 

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2. Select 
   • either Add a new sub-menu
   • or Add a new menu item; see Startup Actions Properties
3. PhixFlow opens a new properties tab for a menu item or sub-menu; see Startup Actions Properties for details.

To remove a menu, use the toolbar button 

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Menus and Toolbars

Screen Toolbar

There is a toolbar above the screen canvas. This provides the following options:

Screen Popup Menu

Right-click on a screen to display its popup menu. The options available depend on where you click. If there are many options, some are moved onto the sub-menu 

 Options.

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