Access the Data Entry Form Template Designer Window

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In the Customisation menu → Data Entry Form TemplatesTemplate Designer.

The Data Entry Form Template Designer window has two panes: the elements pane and the design pane.

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Buttons in the Data Entry Form Template Designer Window

The buttons in the Data Entry Form Template Designer window and their descriptions are listed in the table.

Button Description
Undo.jpg Allows you to undo the last action that you took within the Data Entry Form Template Designer window.
Redo.jpg Allows you to redo the last action that was undone as a result of clicking the Undo button.
Page Setup Displays the Page Setup window which allows you to select the page orientation, paper size, and margins.
Print Allows you to print the Data Entry Form template.
Clear All Deletes all fields from the design pane.
Clear Deletes the selected fields from the design pane.
Align Displays the Align window which allows you to align the selected fields. This button is not available until at least two attributes are added to the Data Entry Form.
Properties Displays the Component Property Editor window that allows you to change the display properties of the selected field.
Preview Displays the Data Entry Form as the user would see it in IMSMA.
Save Displays the Save window so that you can specify the name under which the template should be saved.
Publish Displays the Form Publisher window that allows you to make the Data Entry Form template available to other users. This button is not available until at least one attribute is added to the Data Entry Form.
Done Closes the Data Entry Form Template Designer window.

Elements pane

The elements pane is located on the left side of the Data Entry Form Template Designer window. The pane contains two tabs: the Source Tree tab and the Logical Tree tab. The Source Tree tab contains a tree structure that displays:

  • Item folders that contain data categories and item attributes
  • A Tool Folder that contains tools for adding text, lines, icons, and scribe panels to the Data Entry Form template
  • A Template Folder that contains Inspiration Data Entry Forms that were included with IMSMA and Data Entry Form templates that you have created. The Inspiration Data Entry Forms included with IMSMA are contained in the Default Templates folder. Data Entry Form templates that you have created are contained in the My Templates folder.

By default, the folders in the Source Tree tab are collapsed so that their contents are hidden when the Data Entry Form Template Designer window opens. To expand a collapsed folder so that you can view its contents, double-click the folder name, or single-click on the Expand.jpg. To collapse an expanded folder, double-click the folder name, or single-click on the Collapse.jpg.

The Logical Tree tab provides a visual representation of from which item attributes that you have added to the Data Entry Form template are from and which database field that is used. The Logical Tree allows you to ensure that the item attributes that you intend to collect data for are being used in the template.

Design pane

The design pane is the section of the Data Entry Form Template Designer window where you arrange the fields, text, and images you would like to include in your Data Entry Form template. The design pane is your workspace for creating Data Entry Form templates. A scroll bar on the right of the pane allows you to scroll the page(s) of the Data Entry Form.