Define a Multi-Form Browser - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

Use this procedure to define a multi-form browser after you specified fields for the browser in the Spec Data Dictionary.

Prerequisite

Before defining a multi-form browser, you must define form browser fields in the Spec Data Dictionary. For details, see Define Form Browser Fields.

• If you need to redefine fields for an existing multi-form browser that already has browser created views created in the Browser module, note that on re-creating the browser, the software automatically deletes all the existing views.

• On a multi-user database platform, before re-creating a multi-form browser, you must first make sure that other users have no views open for this browser. Re-creation of an existing browser when its view is open on another computer results in unstable software behavior and the software might close unexpectedly on the computer where the browser view is open.

1. In the Specifications Module window menu bar, select Define Multi-Form Browser to open the Define Multi-Form Browser Wizard.

2. On the Welcome page, select Next.

3. On the Browser Name Definition and Selection page, do the following:

   1. Beside browser, select the ellipsis button .

   2. On the Multi-Form Browsers dialog, select New and then type a unique browser name and an optional description.

   3. Select OK to close the Multi- Form Browsers dialog and return to the Browser Name Definition and Selection page.

   4. Make sure the browser name appears in the Browser box and then select Next.

   5. On the Item Type Selection page, select the specification form item type and then select Next.

   At this stage, the software assigns the browser name to the form item type.

4. On the Specification Form Selection page, select check boxes for those spec forms whose fields want to include in the current browser.

5. Select Next.

6. On the Field Header Selection page, do the following:

   1. If needed, select Filter and then specify the filter for displaying the field headers that you require.

   2. Under Field headers, select the field headers you want to display in the browser view as column names.

7. Select Next.

8. On the Multi-Form Browser Creation page, select Finish.

9. Test the multi-form browser in the Browser module. For details, see Test a Multi-Form Browser.