Add or edit a sub-grid in a form
- In the Navigation Pane, click Settings.
- Under Customization, click Customizations.
- In the Customization area, click Customize the System.
- Under Components, expand Entities, and then expand the entity you want.
- Click Forms. In the list, click a form to edit it if it has a Form Type of Main.
- To add a sub-grid, on the Insert tab, click the Sub-Grid button.
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To edit an existing sub-grid, click it, and then on the Home tab, in the Edit group, click the Change Properties button.
- In the Sub-Grid Properties dialog box, on the Display tab, pay particular attention to the following fields:
- In the Name text box, enter a unique name. This can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscore.
- In the Data Source section, use the Entity and Default View lists to specify the group of records that you want displayed in the sub-grid.
- If you want to edit the view that you selected, click Edit. To create a new view, click New. More information: Create or edit a system view for an entity
- On the Formatting tab, click the options for the number of columns and rows to display in the sub-grid.
- Click OK.
- When you finish editing the form, click Save and Close.
- You can preview how the main form will appear and how events will function:
- On the Home tab, click Preview, and then select Create Form, Update Form, or Read-Only Form.
- To close the Preview form, on the File menu, click Close.
- When your customizations are complete, publish them:
- To publish customizations for only the component that you are currently editing, on the Home tab, in the Save group, click Publish.
- To publish customizations for all unpublished components at one time, click Publish All Customizations.
