Zooming : Calling One Form from another Form using Personalization

1. Open the main form you want to personalize and go to

  Help -> Diagnostics -> Custom Code -> Personalize

2. Add a record as seq 10

Description = Creating a menu

Level = Function

Trigger Event = WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE

This will set a trigger to fire every time we enters into form.

  On actions tab insert the values as

    Type = Menu

Description = Creating a menu

Menu entry = Menu 1

Menu label = <New menu name> Ex: XX_Child_Form

  Create a new record as seq 20

Description = Copy values and Call new form

Level = Function

Trigger event = MENU1

  On Actions tab select

Seq = 1

Type = Property

Description = Copy value for item

Object Type = Global variable

Target object = <Your target Field name> Ex : XX_Value

Property name = Value

Value = =:<Main Form Block Name>.<Field Name>   Ex:XX_MAIN_BLK.Source_Id

Seq = 10

Type = Buitlin

Description = Call Form

Builtin type = Launch Function

Function code = <Select Function code of the second form to be opened> Function name =<Select Function name of the next form to be opened>

3. Now open the Main form and select a record and go to Tools -> XX_Child_Form

Now go to Help -> Diagnostics -> Custom Code -> Personalize

4. Create a record for Seq =10

Description = Moving values from global variable

Level = Function

Trigger event = WHEN-NEW-FORM-INSTANCE

  Move to actions tab

Insert values as

Seq = 10

Type = Property

Description = Transferring values from global variable

Object type = item

Target object = <Child form block>.<Field name>

Property name = Value

Value = =:global.<Field name specified at target field in step 2 Actions tab seq 1>   Ex : :global.XX_Value

   Create a new record as

Seq = 11

Type = Builtin

Description = Move to next block

Builtin type = DO_KEY

Argument = Next_Block

   Create a new record

Seq = 12

Type = Builtin

Description = Move to next fielf

Builtin type = DO_KEY

Argument = Next_Item