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MaxForms Features
Without any program code being required MaxForms offers all the following features:
Scope Features
 | An unlimited number of MaxForms forms. |
| Each form can contain an unlimited number of tabs. |
| Each tab can have an unlimited number of elements on it
(subject to operating system limitations). |
| The elements can link to any kind of Maximizer field, user
defined field, or create objects, documents, notes, hotlist tasks or calendar events. |
| Elements can be command buttons that initiate a range of
operations within MaxForms, Maximizer or externally. |
| Forms can be linked together by Navigation buttons to form
an integrated system with menu forms and easy progression from one form to another |
| Navigation between forms, such as those making up a
Telesales script, can depend on the value entered on the form. This provides intelligent,
interactive routing from form to form. |
Flexibility Features
| Table type user defined fields can be handled with either
multiple or single item pick lists. |
| Multiple item pick lists can display all or only the current record’s
allocated items. |
| User defined fields relating to opportunities and the underlying company can be managed
together in one tab. |
| Look up files can be used to auto-complete a keyed entry from the first few characters
entered. The same behaviour is available for Maximizer item lists. |
| The size, colour, typestyle and many other characteristics can be set for each element. |
| Elements can be specified as compulsory value that have to be entered. |
| A wide variety of element characteristics can be set to enable forms to behave in the
manner required. |
Features Extending Maximizer
| A special mode is available to create records for bookings, orders,
inquiries, support calls or the like, with a many-to-one relationship to a company or
contact. This has the same effect as adding a new related table in Maximizer at the same
level as the Contact table and with all the flexibility that applies to real Contacts. |
| A command button can show a different MaxForms form depending upon the value in an
element |
| The value in an element can result from a calculation involving any other elements or
values held outside Maximizer. |
| The value in one element can be used to look up an associated value for another element.
This can be repeated through many levels. |
| The lookup can return matching values from files or columns that vary depending on the
clients characteristics. |
| Look up values can be used in calculations. |
| Lookups can use alphanumeric, numeric or date ranges to match a key value. |
| MaxForms can increment or decrement the value from outside Maximizer found by a look up. |
| Special large look up files can be used to efficiently relate large numbers of items,
e.g. towns to counties for a whole country. |
| Look up files can be generated automatically from Maximizer data by a
macro. This enables "loop back" lookups where for instance a student can be
allocated to a teacher form a list derived from the teachers in the same
database as the students. |
Ease of Set up Features
| Elements may be simply dragged into position on the forms and can be snapped to a user
adjustable layout grid. |
| Elements may be replicated en bloc from one tab to another with references to other
elements intelligently adjusted. |
| Elements can be deleted with automatic references adjustment |
| Tabs can be moved or deleted with automatic references adjustment |
Control Features
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