Build a Multiview form

A multiview form enables users to view different forms without navigating away from the primary form. A multiview form works like a container that shows other related forms within it. A user can switch between the pages of a multiview form using a navigation menu. Switching between pages preserves the state of the page. When a user navigates back to a page using the menu item, the page appears exactly as the user left it.

Navigation controls what forms a user can see within the multiview form.

  1. On the Home page, click Form Designer > Multiview.

    The Multiview page appears.

  2. Consume the Navigation to use for the multiview form.
    Note You must have already created the navigation menu to use in your form. See Configure navigation settings.
  3. Enter a Form Name and click Generate.

    The multiview form is created.

    Note When you open the form, the selected navigation menu appears in the Vertical Navigation property of the form. Change the navigation menu, as required. You can also change the Multiview Navigation from vertical to horizontal or vice versa.
  4. To see how the form appears at runtime:
    1. Open the form in the browser. The menu appears on the left.

      An extra node is added to the navigation menu that displays the base page.

    2. To view another page, select the page from the menu.

      The size of this viewer depends on the window size, navigation size and header size.

    Note
    • When creating the menu or submenu items in a navigation, ensure that you do not use the same form more than once as the form can only be loaded into the view once.

    • When you add more menu items to the navigation, for the navigation changes to reflect at runtime make sure you clear the cache or press CTRL+F5 on the keyboard.