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Transforming Forms to Pages

To use the functionality and logic of your existing forms in the RoleTailored client in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, you must first transform the forms into pages. The topics in this section describe how to plan and run form transformations.

Learning about Form Transformation

To	See
Learn about the form transformation process	Understanding Form Transformation
Learn about the form transformation tool	Form Transformation Tool Overview
Learn about what you need to do to prepare to transform forms	Preparing to Transform Forms to Pages

Redesigning Forms

To	See
Understand why you must redesign some forms and which forms to redesign	Preparing for Form Transformation by Redesigning Forms
Redesign forms with matrix-like layout of controls	How to: Redesign Forms with Matrix-Like Layout of Controls
Redesign matrix forms	How to: Redesign Matrix Forms
Redesign journal and worksheet batches	How to: Redesign Journal and Worksheet Batches
Redesign forms with expand and collapse functionality	How to: Redesign Forms with Expand and Collapse Functionality
Redesign list forms for individual document types	How to: Redesign List Forms for Individual Document Types

Transforming Forms

To	See
Transform forms by using the Transformation Input File (TIF) Editor	Preparing Transformation Tool Input
Transform forms by updating the XML input files	Understanding Form Transformation Input Files
Run the form transformation tool	Transforming Forms
Follow step-by-step procedures that show how to perform a transformation of a standard application form	Walkthrough: Transforming a Standard Application Form

Troubleshooting

To	See
Troubleshoot menu items that call subforms	Troubleshooting: Actions That Call Subforms
Troubleshoot the layout of fields in columns	Troubleshooting: Fields in Columns on a Transformed Page
Troubleshoot labels	Troubleshooting: Labels on a Transformed Page
Troubleshoot the layout of lists	Troubleshooting: List Placement on Transformed Pages
Troubleshoot text boxes used as labels	Troubleshooting: Text Boxes Used as Labels on a Transformed Page

Reference

To	See
Learn about Classic client form properties that are used in RoleTailored client pages	Form Property Mapping Rules
Learn about Classic client control properties that are used in RoleTailored client pages	Control Property Mapping Rules
Learn about mapping rules from Classic client form controls to RoleTailored client page controls	Control Mapping Rules
Learn about mapping rules from Classic client form methods to RoleTailored client methods	Method Mapping Rules
Learn about mapping rules from Classic client form triggers to RoleTailored client triggers	Trigger Mapping Rules
View examples of how code rules work and can be rewritten to remove unsupported triggers and methods	Code Rules
View the list of standard application forms that have a matrix-like layout and are redesigned in the Classic client	Redesigned Forms with Matrix-Like Layout
View the list of standard application matrix forms that are redesigned in the Classic client	Redesigned Matrix Forms
Learn about the functions of codeunit 9200, Matrix Management	Codeunit 9200 Matrix Management
View the form types, descriptions, and mapping relationships to page types	Form Type to Page Type Mapping