3.21 Appearance on the form

Appearance on the form

The “Appearance on the form” can be understood as setting the position of layer edit controls (such as edit boxes, combo boxes, etc.) on the layer form in Field-Map Data Collector in relation to child data layer form/-s. In other words, the individual attributes of the respective layer appear on the layer form together with form(-s) of the layer’s child data layer(-s). This means that changing the “Appearance on the form” has effect only if the respective layer has one or more related child data layers.

Note: 

Field-Map itself tries to arrange the controls optimally, e.g., by using scroll bars. However, use the trial and error method to find the best arrangement.

Background panel color

You can also set a background panel color in Layer from color options of a specific layer.

1. Select the layer for which you want to set the appearance of controls.
2. Click the Layer options tab.
3. Click the button of the desired appearance.
4. If you choose the “Top” appearance, enter the maximum space for controls (in %).

Note:

If there are several child data layers with sibling relationship, their forms appear as individual tabs on the parent layer form.

screenshots from Field-Map Data Collector:

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