TASK: Remove a field from a dialog box

In this task you will learn how to remove a field from a dialog box.

In this example we choose the Description field of the Edit workstate dialog box in the EdAdmin4 application, defined in the EdAdmin4_Config.xml configuration file. We will remove it.

You will be able to perform this task only if:

•You already opened the edadmin4_config.xml file as explained in TASK: Open for editing one or more files with objectUI elements ordered the view as explained in TASK: Display an ordered view of objectUI elements, located the editWorkstate objectUI and expanded its Description attribute.

1.Locate the Description field definition in editWorkstate objectUI, defined in the EdAdmin4_Config.xml configuration file.

2.Highlight all content from the <attribute name="description"> till the first </attribute> and then press the Delete key.

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

3.Close and run again EdAdmin4 and reopen the Edit workstate dialog box as explained in TASK: Get to know the Workstate entry dialog and recognize its fields.

4.Notice the changes in the dialog box: now, the Description field is gone.

Conclusions

It is rather simple to remove the fields from one dialog box.