Ektron CMS200/300 User Manual

Design Mode vs. Data Entry Mode
Designing a Screen
Using the Data Designer
The Data Designer feature supplies two "modes," which make it
easier for you to design screens:
Data Design mode - lets you insert and remove fields from the
data entry screen
Data Entry mode - simulates the screen’s appearance during
data entry
Two toolbar buttons let you switch between modes. The buttons
are located on the Edit toolbar.
When you begin to create a data entry screen, you are in design
mode. To test the screen as the user will see it, click the Data Entry
button ( ). To switch back to Data Entry mode and modify the
data entry screen, click the Data Designer button ( ).
To design a screen that captures XML data, you
1. Ask your system administrator to enable a version of
eWebeditPro+XML that includes the Data Designer. (The
administrator should refer to the Data Designer chapter of the
Developer’s Reference Guide.)
2. For each field on the screen, select a field type, and place it on
the screen. ”Inserting a Field Type” on page 367 explains the
kind of field that each button represents.
You can also use eWebeditPro+XML’s rich formatting
capabilities to design the screen. For example, you can format
text, and use tables, images and hyperlinks to guide the user
through the data entry process. Below is a sample screen
created with the Data Designer.
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