Creating a New Attribute Layout
To create a new attribute layout, use the following procedure:
1. Select Edit from the Actions menu for the type to enter the edit mode.
2. On the
Layouts tab, click the new layout icon
.
If this is the first new layout on a subtype, a confirmation window warns that if you create the new layout, all layouts inherited from the parent type will be lost, and all new layouts will need to be created for this subtype. Click OK to proceed, and break the inheritance.
| You do not need to create a new layout on a subtype to include new attributes created on the subtype. Instead, you can edit the inherited attribute layout in the following ways, without breaking the inheritance relationship: • add attributes created on the subtype • reposition inherited attributes within an inherited attribute group • add a new layout element to the inherited attribute layout • reorder layout elements within the inherited attribute layout It is a best practice to edit inherited layouts whenever possible, rather than breaking inheritance. |
The New Layout window opens.
3. Enter a Name for the attribute layout. This is a required field. As a best practice, make each attribute layout name unique, and indicate within the name the object type and screen type to which the layout applies.
4. Enter a Description for the layout.
5. Select the Screen Types for which this layout applies. Each screen type can have only one layout.
Selecting the All screen type means that the layout applies to all screen types that do not have a layout explicitly defined for them. If this is the first new layout for a subtype, the only screen type selection available is All. The layout for All screen types acts as the default layout for the subtype. Once a screen type is selected for a layout, that screen type is no longer available for selection on other layouts for that type.
6. Click OK to create the new layout and return to the Layouts tab, viewing the newly created layout. You can immediately add attributes to the layout.
or
Click
Apply to create the new layout, remain in the
New Layout window to create a new layout. You will later need to
edit the layout to add attributes.
| The newly created layout is not saved on the type until you click Save or Done. |
