Overview

There are a number of ways to quickly create test data in PhixFlow, which can be manually edited and added to. 

Creating an Editable Grid

Data can be manually added or updated using a simple ERD and Screen setup.

Create a table

1. On an ERD, either:

   1. Create a new table by dragging  Table from the toolbar onto your ERD canvas

   2. Add an existing table by clicking  Table on the toolbar, then dragging a table from the Repository onto your ERD canvas 
   3. Import an Excel CSV file by dragging it from your PC onto your ERD canvas

2. If you create a new table, PhixFlow automatically adds the following attributes to the table:

   1.   Primary key: UID

   2.   Display Name: Name 

3. Add as many new attributes to your table as you need by clicking Add on the table, and give your attributes appropriate names

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Create a Screen 

1. To create a screen using your ERD data, click  on your table and choose  Create Screen
2. On the Create Screen wizard, enter the following:
   1. Name: give your screen an appropriate name
   2. Open Maximised: toggle 
   3. Description: give your screen an appropriate description to indicate its purpose
   4. Template: choose Edit Form
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   5. Click Create Screen
3. The Available Attributes selector will automatically appear, press the cross to close this
4. To select the attributes you wish to see on your screen, select  Attributes in the toolbar 
5. Click the tickbox next to each attribute, or click the top tickbox to select all the attributes, and drag them onto your screen
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6. PhixFlow will ask how you would like the attributes to be displayed, choose  Grid
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7. PhixFlow will ask if you would like to add actions, choose Yes
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8. On the Grid Actions wizard, drag Delete Selected Records onto the Delete button on your screen 
   
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9. Close the Grid Actions and Available Attribute wizards
10. Click on the grid on your screen to highlight it in the Layers panel on the left within the Body
11. The View Component Properties will show on the right - click the View hyperlink 
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12. In the View Properties, toggle on  Auto Save
13. Click Apply and Close
14. In the Layers panel, click on the area FieldContainer to open its Properties on the right
    1. Click on the  Styles tab and within the Style Settings section, change the Width and Height to 100%
    2. Click Apply and Close
15. Click on the Name header on the grid to open the View Attribute Properties on the right
    1. On the  Properties tab, within the Grid Settings section, untick Read Only
16. Repeat this step for all of your attribute headers

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