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Designer: Server Methods
The Server Methods panel allows you to configure service interfaces that can be called from the current form or user display. The server methods available are also used to configure call methods in workflows.

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    The Designer workspace is comprised of a number of panels that are used for designing your forms and user displays. Each panel performs a different function and may or may not be required for your design purposes.
  - Designer: Project Panel
    The Project panel in the Designer allows you to view the project structure and provides the ability to create new XAML and library (DLL) files, open existing files, and add new folders and/or classes to your project. You can also choose to build or build and run your project. These tasks can all be performed from the right-click menu.
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  - Designer: Resources
    The Resources tab contains images that you can use in your forms or user displays.
  - Designer: Properties Panel
    Each control available in the Toolbox has properties that you can configure. These properties can be used to change the appearance of the control, as well as certain functionality.
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    The Navigate URI dialog box is used throughout the Designer to select source files to use within a form or user display.
  - Designer: Parameters Panel
    The Parameters panel allows you to configure input and output parameters that you can use to bind control properties to.
  - Designer: Data Items Panel
    The Data Items panel allows you to configure data items that you can use to bind control properties to.
  - Designer: Form Events Panel
    The Form Events panel allows you to configure events that can be raised from this form. The form events you configure are available to workflows using this form.
  - Designer: Server Methods
    The Server Methods panel allows you to configure service interfaces that can be called from the current form or user display. The server methods available are also used to configure call methods in workflows.
    - Add a server method to a display
    - Remove a server method from a display
    - Bind a return value to a DataGrid using form server methods
      To display a data table in a Silverlight form, you must bind the return value using server methods.
    - Use a service provider method exclusively in code
      Most service provider methods are accessible and can be configured using Service Provider Methods. For those that are not accessible, follow the tips in this topic for assistance.
  - Designer: Client Methods
    The Client Methods panel allows you to configure client-specific methods that can be called from the current form or user display.
  - Server and Client Methods Events
    Each method exposes event triggers that you can use to further configure your form or display.
  - Designer: Test Panel
    The Test panel allows you to view the results of a form or user display when you build and run in the Designer.
  - Designer: Default Properties
    The Default Properties panel allows you to configure default drawing properties for the control currently set as the active layer.
  - Designer: Preview Panel
    The Preview panel allows you to view the form or user display before you build it.
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Designer: Server Methods

The Server Methods panel allows you to configure service interfaces that can be called from the current form or user display. The server methods available are also used to configure call methods in workflows.

Each method exposes two events: ExecutedSuccessfully and ExecutedWithError. For more information, see Server and Client Methods Events.

The following table describes the attributes of this panel:

Attribute	Value	Description
Server Methods	User-defined	Displays the list of methods.
Server Methods: Add	N/A	Click to add a method.
Server Methods: Remove	N/A	Click to remove a method.

Server Method Properties

The following table describes the properties for server methods:

Property	Property Type	Description
DisplayName	Input	Specifies the name to display in the Workflow Editor.
EventTrigger	Input	Click the ellipsis button to open the Event Triggers dialog box where you can select the event(s) that will cause this method to be executed.
IsEnabled	Input	Select this check box to indicate that this event is enabled. By default, this check box is selected. However, you can bind its value to an expression so that the method is only conditionally executed. For example, you can bind the IsEnabled property of the method to the IsChecked property of a check box so that the method never executes if the check box is not selected.
Localization	Input	Click the ellipsis button to open the Localization Configuration dialog box where you can configure the property to localize, the language to use for localization, and the text to localize.
Name	Input	Specifies the identifying name. The name provides a reference so that code behind, such as event handler code, can refer to a markup element during processing by a XAML processor.
Source	Input	Click the ellipsis button to open the Configure Method dialog box where you can select the method to use.
Uid	Input	Specifies the unique identifier (for localization).

Note: When you select a method from the Configure Method dialog box, the input properties specific to that method are displayed in the Properties tab. For more information on the specific method properties, see Service Interfaces.

Tip: To view the method-specific properties in a separate group, click the By Category button to sort the properties.