Form Layout - Codeblocks

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Inform design now includes a form code

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blocks environment for controlling input forms.

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Users must still adopt and arrange the parameters required for input logic,

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input forms and inventor model usage.

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The adoption order is important so that parameters

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are passed correctly to the inventor model,

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ensuring updates are driven correctly and serves as

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the default order for the form block.

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But these parameters can be reordered without impacting parameter adoption.

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Additional parameters can be adopted and rearranged which adds them to

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the bottom of the form block and to the form.

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If a parameter is un adopted,

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that parameter is disabled in the form block and removed from the form

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parameters can be gathered into logical top level groups within the form block

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and groups can be collapsed or expanded in the form by default,

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the foreman groups should be given meaningful names.

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Form groups cannot be nested

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and all associated parameter blocks are deleted. When a group is deleted,

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duplicating a parameter input is allowed and may be useful for critical values.

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If a parameter value is modified for one input value,

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any duplicates will automatically update.

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Input rules can still be utilized to control parameters in the form

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depending on conditions. Input parameters can be set to read only

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visible or invisible

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or deviate from the default form label.

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The parameter label in the form block is

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a static label and is unaffected by label changes

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made by the input rules and is used as column headers in the existing variant tables.

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These input rule code blocks can still remain in the code

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string even if the parameter is removed from the form block.

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In summary, the new form code blocks allow more control over the frame layout,

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providing a better user experience via grouping and labeling

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while preserving modification capabilities with input rules.