Create a Screen

This topic is covered in the ERD Fundamentals video course found here: Entity Relationship Diagrams. 

1. In an ERD, select a table that contains data you want to show on a screen.
2. Create a screen using one of the following options:
   1. In the toolbar click Screen.
   2. Right-click on your table and click Create Screen.
   3. From the more menu on a table click Create Screen. 
3. The wizard guides you through the process of creating a screen.
   1. Enter the Name for the new screen
   2. Select a Template for the screen design. This can be edited at a later date.
   3. PhixFlow creates the screen. This can take several seconds while the screen is being rendered.
4. The new screen opens with the Available Attributes open. 
5. Drag the desired attributes onto the screen and drop them in the desired location.

6. PhixFlow asks how you would like the data to be displayed.

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8. Select an option to display the data as a grid, graph, chart, set of cards or input form.

   1. Selecting Form will create input fields and back the screen with the table. PhixFlow will also recognise you are creating an input form an offer to create the Save and Delete actions which can then be dragged onto the relevant buttons.

   2. Selecting Grid will create a table on the screen. PhixFlow will recognise you are displaying a table and ask if you want to create an associated input form. Follow the wizards to complete this.

9. Follow the screen building wizard to complete you screen configuration. Should you wish to edit the screens layout see Adding Screen Content for more information. 

This process creates a data component that is bound to a data view and opens its properties; see Creating Dashboards and Reports for detailed information on each type of object and how to set then up.