Existing Assembly Options

The Overview tab in the Display Editor is your starting point for creating forms or user displays. You can design a display or form backed by Microsoft's .NET technology or a web form backed by HTML using a graphical interface. Alternatively, you can select an existing assembly or web page for a display or form.

AttributeValueDescription
NameRequired; user-defined up to 50 charactersSpecifies a display name for a resource
DescriptionUser-defined up to 255 charactersProvides more information about a resource that a user may find helpful.

Graphical Designer Options

AttributeValueDescription
Use an existing assemblyUser-definedSelect this option to specify an existing .NET assembly and class name.

Pre-existing File Options

The following table describes the required fields to create a form or user display from an existing assembly file.

AttributeDescription
.NET Assembly Click Set to locate and select the .NET assembly that contains the display you want to add. This field is available only when the Use an existing assembly check box is selected.
Class Name Specifies the class name of the display contained by the selected .NET assembly. This field is available only when the Use an existing assembly check box is selected.
Additional Files 

Specifies any additional files required for the selected .NET assembly to work correctly.

Important:
  • When you specify an additional file, a copy is made and saved to the database. If you save and navigate away from the current form or user display, the absolute path to the file location changes to the database location when you open the form or user display again.

    If you make changes to the local version of the file (that is, the original version), including moving or deleting it, those changes are not applied to the database version. In order for the changes to be applied, you must remove the database version of the file and then add it again.

  • If you test a form in the Designer that contains additional files, an error message may appear. This error occurs only when you are working in the Designer. The error does not occur in the run time environment.
Add Click to browse and select the files that are required for the selected .NET assembly to work correctly.
Remove Click to remove the selected files.