Temporarily Changing the Display of a Grid

When you open a grid or form, some columns appear by default. If you want to do so, you can temporarily change how these columns appear and function. That way, you can see the column information that is most useful for your current task.

To change the display, you can hide columns that currently display or display additional columns that do not currently appear. You can also change the edit properties for these columns. (For example, you can rearrange the order in which columns appear in the grid, or you can determine whether the information in the column is editable or always uses a default.)

The changes remain in effect only while the grid is open. Once you close the grid, Horizon reverts to the default columns.

To temporarily change the display of a grid

1 Start a process that uses grids or forms.

Horizon displays the grid for the process you chose.

2 Click the Grid options menu button ().
3 Choose Change Grid Layout.

Horizon displays the Grid Configuration Options window.

Note: If a field option is grayed out, you cannot modify it.

4 In Grid Columns, highlight the column whose properties you want to change.
5 Complete the fields as necessary:

Field

Action

Enabled

This field shows you whether the column is enabled or disabled.

Required

This field shows you whether Horizon requires you to enter information in this column before the record can be saved.

Hidden

Do one of these options:

If you do not want this column to display, mark this box.
If you want this column to display, make sure this box is not marked.

Carryover

Mark this box to use this column’s information in additional rows you create in this grid.

The column’s information is used only if you use the Copy Selection grid menu option to create a new row.

Default Value

Enter the default data that you want to appear in a column when you add a new row to the grid.

This is useful is you are creating multiple rows that use the same information in certain fields.

Editable

This field shows whether you can edit this column. If Always is marked, you can edit the column any time. If Only on Add is marked, you can edit the column only when adding new record.

Reset Grid Configuration from Database

Click this button if you want to change the display back to the default.

Up/Down

Click one of these to change the order in which the column displays.

6 Click OK.

Note: Your display changes remain in effect only while the grid is open. Once you close the grid, Horizon reverts to the default settings.

 


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