Defining the Form Interface 

Use

You define the form interface to pass data to the form.

In the interface you can define import and export parameters, tables, and exceptions.

Prerequisites

The data retrieval program provides the data you want to include into the form. Therefore, you know the types of the corresponding variables.

Procedure

  1. Click the node Global Settings ® Form interface.
  2. Enter the parameter names for the data you want to pass. These names are valid throughout the form; they need not correspond to the variables names in the data retrieval program. Standard parameters of Smart Forms are not input-enabled.

    3. As export and import parameters any data types are allowed. On the Tables tab, however, you can pass only tables with a flat structure.

  3. Enter the appropriate reference type. You can assign a type using the keywords LIKE or TYPE . Double-click on the reference type to display its definition.

    4. You can also use F1 help and F4 help for the input fields.

  4. If desired, define Exceptions for the form.
  5. Use the local check on each tab page to check your entries for the form interface.

Result

You defined the form interface. You can use any parameters specified there as fields in the form.