Layouts Tab
An attribute layout defines how the attributes for an object are organized and displayed on different screen types within the user interface, such as on the information page for the object, or on the new object creation window. An object can have multiple attribute layouts defined, allowing for individual attributes to be included and organized differently in each attribute layout. Within an attribute layout, attributes can be organized into one or more layout elements.
Every type in the Type and Attribute Management utility has a default layout provided out-of-the-box. This default layout applies to all screen types that do not have a layout explicitly defined for them. If the attribute layout for a particular screen type is deleted, then that screen type reverts to using the default layout for that type. The default layout on a root type cannot be deleted.
The Layouts tab of the type information page allows you to manage the attribute layouts for the type. You can use the attribute layouts provided out-of-the-box as is, edit them, or create your own layouts.
Subtypes automatically inherit layouts defined for their parent type, unless you create a new layout for the subtype and break the inheritance.
When you view the Layouts tab, you are presented with a message to choose a layout or create a new one:
• Click the
Layouts menu to select a layout to view from the list of existing layouts for the type. Inherited layouts display the inheritance icon
next to the layout name.
| Creating a new layout on a subtype breaks the inheritance relationship of layouts from the parent type. All inherited layouts are lost, and you must create new layouts on the subtype for all screen types. To restore the layout inheritance, delete all layouts created on the subtype; the layouts from the parent type are again inherited. |
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