Field Groups
Field groups on views work identically to field groups on tables. They define logical groupings of fields that can be placed on forms and reports as a unit. When a field is added to or removed from a field group, every form referencing that group is automatically updated.
Views use the same AxTableFieldGroup type as tables. The system field groups (AutoReport, AutoLookup, AutoIdentification, AutoSummary, AutoBrowse) serve the same purposes on views as they do on tables — controlling lookups, report defaults, FactBox content, and grid defaults.
For a detailed explanation of system field groups and best practices, see Tables — Field Groups.
Field Group Fields
Each field group contains a collection of AxTableFieldGroupField entries. Each entry references a field on the view by name via the DataField property.
Properties
| Property | Display Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field GroupAxTableFieldGroup | |||
| Name | Name | String | The name of the field group. |
| Tags | Tags | String | Tags for this element separated by semicolon. |
| Label | Label | String | Descriptive label for the field group, visible to users via Reporting tools. |
| AutoPopulate | Auto Populate | NoYes | Whether to make the field group read-only and populate it with the selected ReplacementKey property. Values: No (0), Yes (1). |
| IsSystemGenerated | Is System Generated | NoYes | Whether the field group was system-generated. Values: No (0), Yes (1). |
| IsManuallyUpdated | Is Manually Updated | NoYes | Whether the field group was manually updated. Values: No (0), Yes (1). |
| Field Group FieldAxTableFieldGroupField | |||
| Name | Name | String | The name of the element. |
| Tags | Tags | String | Tags for this element separated by semicolon. |
| DataField | Data Field | String | The view field referenced by this group entry. |
| PositionType | Position Type | ExtensionItemPositionType | Position of the field in the group (used in extensions). Values: Begin (0), End (1), AfterItem (2). |
| PreviousSibling | Previous Sibling | String | The sibling element after which this field is positioned (used with AfterItem position type). |