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  1. Start the Joget Server and open the App Center.

  2. Log in as admin and click on the pencil icon on the Expenses Claim to open the Design App. (see Figure 1)

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    Figure 1

  3. Click on "Create new form" and fill up the Form Details as follows (see Figure 2):
      1. Form ID: advGrdTest
      2. Form Name: Advanced Grid Test
      3. Table Name: test

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    Figure 2

  4. Click on the Save button and you will be directed to the Form Builder.

  5. Drag and drop the Advanced Grid element on to the canvas.

  6. Hover the mouse over the Advanced Grid element on the canvas and click on Edit to open up the Edit Advanced Grid properties.

  7. Fill up the Edit Advanced Grid properties as follows and click on OK (see Figure 3):
    1. ID : entries
    2. Form: Expense Claim Entry
    3. Columns : 

      Field ID*LabelFormat Type
      dateDateDate
      categoryCategory
      purposePurpose
      amountAmountDecimal

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    Figure 3

  8. Click on Preview to open up the Preview tab, try clicking on each column in the Advanced Grid and notes each column's behavior. (see Figure 4)

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    Figure 4

  9. Open up Expense Claim Entry and note the Field ID's are the same as written in the Edit Advanced Grid. This is how the Advanced Grid mimics the targeted fields we listed in the step 7c from said target form. (see Figure 5)

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    Figure 5

Advanced Grid Properties

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NameDescription
ID

Element ID. (By declaring as "entries", a corresponding database table column "c_entries" will be created)

Please see Form Element for more information about defining the ID and list of reserved IDs.

LabelElement Label to be displayed to the end-user.
FormTarget form for record editing.
Columns

The columns defined here must be correspondent to the Form chosen above.

NameDescription
Value

Field ID of the target form.

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titleExample

In "Expense Claim Entry" form, there are Form Elements with the ID "date", "category", "purpose", and "formattedAmount"

LabelColumn Label.
Format Type

If you would like to format the returned value, you may make use of the format type.

Available Format Types

  • Date - formats the field as date.
  • Decimal - formats the field as decimal.
Width

Column width in characters.

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200px
Readonly

Determines if the column is editable.

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NameDescription
SearchEnable search capability within the grid data itself.
Readonly

Determines if the element is editable.

Disable Add FeatureDetermines if a new row can be added.
Disable Delete Feature

Determines if a row can be removed.

Default Sorting Column Number (Start from 1)

Defines the column index to sort by default. This field accepts integers starting from 1 onwards only.

Example: If the grid has 5 columns, inputting a "4" will sort the 4th column from the left in ascending order.

Delete confirmation messageConfirmation message when deleting a row.
Show Row Numbering?Shows numbering on the grid.

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