Managing Form Elements From the Outline View

You can manage form elements in the Outline view, such as copy an element and and paste it on the canvas , or re-arrange the order of elements within the form.

Note: You can rearrange form elements in the Outline view by dragging them and dropping them on the desired new place. The new arrangement will immediately be reflected on the canvas.

Procedure

  1. Right-click the Form icon or any form element in the Outline view.

    The pop-up Context Menu appears.

  2. Depending on the element selected different options are available, as explained in the table Manage Form Elements from the Outline View.
    Manage Form Elements from the Outline View
    Select Definition
    Cut
(Ctrl+X) Available for all elements except for fixed nodes (Form, Data, Shared Actions, Rules)
    Copy
(Ctrl+C) Available for all elements except the fixed categories mentioned for 'Cut'. After you copy an element to the clipboard, you can paste it within this form or another form.
    Paste
(Ctrl+V) Available when forms content is present on the clipboard
    Delete
(Delete) Availble for all elements except for fixed nodes (Form, Data, Shared Actions, Rules)
    Rename
(F2) Available for all named elements.
    Select All
(Ctrl+A) Selects all root panes. Select All will not select parameters, shared actions, or rules.
    Show Properties View Shows the Properties view, if not currently visible.