Control Properties

You can set properties for the controls on master forms,master detail forms, Reports,RDLC reports,

To set properties for the controls on master forms/master detail , open the master form/master detail form ,click on the Form Controls button and double click on the field name from Form Control Name list box. Control Properties dialog will be displayed.

To set propertise for the controls on reports, open the reports,click on the Set Filters button and double click on the field name from Selected Report Filters list box or select the field name and click on Set Properties button. Control Properties dialog will be displayed.

To set propertise for the controls on RDLC reports, open the RDLC reports,click on the Form Controls button and double click on the field name fromForm Control Name list box . Control Properties dialog will be displayed.

Following are steps to set control properties.

1. You can specify the name to be displayed for the field in Display Name text box.This display name can be different from the name of the field stored in database.
2. You can activate the Compulsory Field check box if you wish to make field compulsory. When you make the field compulsory the field is not allowed to be blank.You must give some value for that field.
3. You can disply field on the new row by activating Place on separate row check box.
4. You can set the type of control from Control combo box.
5. If you select  type of control as Textbox then you have to specify maximum length for the text in Max Length text box and width of the textbox in Width text box.
6. For Radio control you need to specify Radio values and Radio Display.
7. Radio values are the identity of the radio button. Internally radio button will be refered by radio values. If you want more than one radio button then specify all radio values in the Radio Values text box seperated by comma.
8. Radio Display are the name of  the radio button displayed on the form. If you want more than one radio button then specify all radio button names in the Radio Display text box seperated by comma.
9. If you select  type of control as TextArea then you have to specify number of rows in Rows text box and number of columns in Columns text box.
10. If you select  type of control as Hidden then the field will not be listed out in  the list displayed for setting control visibility.
11. You can assign function to the control by clicking on Assign Function button.(Refer to  Assigning Function )
12. You may click on Remove Function button for removing the assigned function.
13. Prescient Author allows you to chnage the field displayed on the form. You can set the field to be displayed on the form from Front Field combo box. Similarly you can set Back Field to refer the field internally. This back field will be identity of the table.
14. You can assign the link in front of the control by clicking on Assign Link.(Refer to Adding and Updating Link Controls )
15. To remove link control click on Remove Link button.
16. You can recompute one field from other field. (Refer to Field Recomputation) 

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