TASK: Move some fields on another tab on a tabbed dialog box

In this task you will learn how to move a field on another in a tabbed dialog box.

The standard Edit article dialog box contains five tabs and the Assigned to field is on the Title tab. In this task you will learn how to move it on the Details tab.

This example affects the editArticle dialog box in ted4_config.xml.

You will be able to perform this task only if:

•You can start Ted4, display a listing of articles on the Articles or Shell main tab, and then display the properties of the article.

1.In Visual Studio, open ted4_config.xml and then search for the <objectUI name="editArticle".

2.Expand the code so you can see the tabs structure and then expand also the authorRef attribute:

3.Notice that the ui element contains the reference to a tab titleTab where the authorRef appears.

4.Edit the line, so it becomes:

<ui tab="detailsTab" mode="Normal" label="Assigned to" initMode="LastUsedNone"/>

5.Cut the entire definition of the authorRef attribute and paste it where you want on the detailsTab:

5.Save changes and import them in database as explained in TASK: Save changes and import them in database.

6.Close and run again Ted4, reopen the Edit article dialog box and click the Details tab:

Notice the changes in the dialog box: now, on the Details tab, the Assigned to appears.