Navigation Type

The navigation type of form sections in a form determines how form sections are navigated in the Operation Mode (this is relevant, of course, if a form has more than one form section). There are two types of the navigation style – tabs and wizard.

With “tabs” the order of form sections in the form is undefined – the user can navigate between form sections at random choosing any form section after the current one (this is like working with the tabbed dialog). The names of the existing form sections are displayed above the form and the name of the currently displayed form section is highlighted. The user can click on the name of the form section to navigate directly to this section – see also the picture shown in Form Sections.

With wizard-like navigation the order of form sections is strictly defined. The user can only navigate to the next or previous form section in the defined order. The currently displayed form section contains the Next and Previous buttons that brings the user to the next or previous form section. For wizard forms it is also possible to display a special widget that shows where in the sequence the user currently is – see below:

To display the widget select the Show Wizard Steps radio button in the Panel Header of the form - see panel header for object forms