Forms

Create forms

In this area the user can create the forms for Parameterisation by selecting form components and defining their properties (for example minimum and maximum numerical value).

Some form components are listed below in order to give a short overview.

For more information concerning form handling please see the DTD System Configuration.

General Information

Introduction to the main attributes (parameter keys)

header

Define text row at the top of each form

label

Short introduction to the theme of a text field

text

Interactive button for text input

choice

Selection screen can be used interactively

double

Defines the input of values with decimal place

integer

Defines the input of values without decimal place

date

Choice of date in different forms

file

Access to externale files in the corresponding form

fuzzy

Operate with fuzzy logic values

table

Create a table structure

group

Arrangement of the form

check

Control the values and flags up a warning in a control field if the entered value is not valid/feasible/permitted

•General

The tags of the form components encompass twelve standard components with interactive buttons. These do not have to be listed separately every time and give basic information about how to manipulate the form.

Attribute	values	obligatory	Description
id	id=(name)	yes	Names the form components (label, choice etc.)
enabled	true/ false	yes	Input/Selection possible? If not displayed, it is true
required	true/ false	yes	Input/Selection possible? If not displayed, it is false
default	(numerical) value or description is entered	no	Initial value, set arbitrarily in the options. If no value is entered a blank line shows up
detachable	true / false / button / auto	no	Can the component be popped up?
visible	true/ false	no

Detachable Components

The IMPETUS Framework includes five different detachable components in order to facilitate comparisons of individual graphs and to give a better overview of form components while working with the system. The frame colour of a detachable form component changes when it the user scrolls over it with the mouse.

Auto Detachable

This type of form component pops up automatically when the user clicks the “Next” button on the form. It disappears when the user exits the actual form.

Linked

The linked form component pops up when the user clicks on the frame. It remains linked to the form. Every change in the user’s settings is immediately shown in the form. This enables the user to compare different settings and results on their desktop.

True

The true form component is similar to the linked form but differs in its flexibility. Once the user has entered their values and clicked on the form frame it pops up but any changes made afterwards will not be presented in the form.

False

As the name suggests, this is a false form component that does not have the functionality to pop up. It remains fixed in the form.

Button

This form component pops up when the user clicks on the button that refers to it. Normally it encompasses a bigger form or graph that can be better examined in a maximized display and would not be visible in the form itself due to its size.