Form Elements

The SimpleOne system stores all the form views created, along with the specified elements of these layouts.

Role required: admin.

When SimpleOne administrators create or change form layout views, the system stores all these changes in the tables listed below.

Manage view items

Use these system tables if you want to manage forms, sections, and other elements of the records view:

It is not recommended to delete the Default views and sections of the list and form layouts.

System name: sys_ui_form

Description: This table contains form view configurations. It consists of the following fields:

Field	Mandatory	Description
Table	Y	The table that is the parent for the view.
User	N	The owner of the form. If user = null, then the view is shared.
Title	Y	The view title.

System name: sys_ui_form_element

Description: The table contains configuration records of section elements. It consists of the following fields:

Field	Mandatory	Description
Form split element type	N	This column stores information about the kind of element. If it is a break-up element, it specifies the type: begin_split end_split split
Column	Y	The column that is the form section element.
Position	Y	The element position inside the section.
Form section	Y	The section that is the parent for the element.
Formatter	N	This column stores the formatter name and shares info about the element: whether the element is a widget and what kind of widget it is.

System name: sys_ui_form_section

Description: The table contains configuration records of form section views. It consists of the following fields:

Field	Mandatory	Description
Form	Y	The form view that is the parent for the section.
Position	Y	The tab order on the form view. The first section is general and will not be a tab.
Title	N	The title of the form.

System name: sys_ui_related_list

Description: This table contains configurations of the related lists. See Related Lists to learn more. It consists of the following fields:

Field	Mandatory	Description
Title	Y	The related list title.
Table	Y	The table that is the parent for the related list.
User	N	The owner of the related list. If user = null then the list is shared.
Form	N	The form view that is the parent for the related list.

System name: sys_ui_related_list_element

Description: This table contains configurations of the elements of the related lists. It consists of the following fields:

Field	Mandatory	Description
Title	Y	The related list element title.
Related list	Y	The related list that is the parent for the element.
Related table	N	The table that contains records for the element.
Related column	N	The column that referenced to other list.
Related list script	N	The related script that creates a list. See Scripted Related Lists to learn more.
Order	Y	The elements order.

A formatter is a form element used for displaying information that is not a record field. You can add formatters to a form while configuring a form.

In SimpleOne, the most common formatter is implemented – the Activity formatter. It displays the list of activities on a task form.

To set up a formatter, complete the steps below:

UI formatter form fields

Field	Mandatory	Description
Name	Y	Specify a formatter name.
Active	N	Select this checkbox to activate the formatter.
Table	Y	Specify a table where the formatter should be used (for example, Task).
Type	N	Only the Formatter option is available in the "out-of-the-box" solution.
Formatter	Y	Select a predefined formatter template.