This version of eaForms includes a wide range of functionality to support the design and use of eaForms.
We are aware of some items which may not work either as we plan or as you would expect and these are listed in the next section. As far as we are aware none of these items affects the basic functionality of the product, rather they affect some options provided for the eaForms designer to expand the contents of an eaForm or the means in which the designer works.
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New features
Here are some of the new features we have added:
Connector forms
In addition to elements eaForms now provides support for connectors
New Buttons
| • | Next relative package using stereotypes to find the target |
| • | Up to open the parent package |
Support for JScript
In addition to VBScript support has been added for JScript
Display and editing of Class attributes in datagrid (Beta)
To support a single class form the datagrid control can now view and modify class attributes
Tab presentation (Beta)
Provides users the option to work with eaForms content in standard EA Tabs. This means that the user can be editing multiple elements at the same time, which can be really useful when working across a model and wanting to have relevant detail available. See Tab presentation for more information.
We are still refining its behaviour so let us have your feedback - for details see Contacting us
Use of EA Search results in Datagrid
The use of an EA search to produce a collection of items to be displayed in a Datagrid has been added.
New controls
The following control has been added:
| • | Datagrid - provides a table that can display / modify related element(s) - this is a powerful control hat |
The following control options have been provided
| • | Next package button - provides a mechanism to spawn a new package form |
| • | Next Form Button - provides a means to save contents of current form and navigate to the another form to provide a "wizard" like experience for user. |
| • | Linked package status (Textbox) - will display the status of a selected package on a form |
| • | Preload script - a script option has been added to the form definition; if provided this script will be run on load |
| • | Update button - this button will update the element(s) for the current form without closing this form. As eaForms DOES NOT automatically save data when accessing a sub-form changes that are made and saved there may be overwritten when if there share a field with the main form which is subsequently saved. |
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Other enhancements:
| • | FormBuilder - the designer can now edit the form type in the form editor |
| • | FormBuilder - you can copy a control from the context of an existing control |
The new element will be prefixed with "COPY of"
