View the business logic in a form template InfoPath 2007
Author: mety Labels:: View the business logic in a form template InfoPath 2007Microsoft Office InfoPath allows you to define the limits of collected data and the methods by which this data is collected through features such as rules (rule: A condition or action, or a set of conditions or actions, that automatically performs tasks based on events and values in the form.), formulas, data validation (data validation: The process of testing the accuracy of data; a set of rules you can apply to a control to specify the type and range of data that users can enter.), and code. These features define the business logic in a form template. When you design a form template with these features, you may need to see what fields and groups have business logic associated with them and how this logic is related to other fields and groups in the form template. You can use the Logic Inspector to view all of the business logic in a form template so you can determine how the business logic interacts with the data. The Logic Inspector shows you all of the business logic in your form template. You can use the Logic Inspector to determine whether a problem is caused by business logic or to become familiar with an existing but unfamiliar form template. The Logic Inspector displays all of the business logic in a form template. Depending on how you access the Logic Inspector, you initially see either the overview pane or both the overview pane and details pane.   Overview pane Details paneThe overview pane of the Logic Inspector displays all of the business logic in the form template, grouped by data validation, calculated data values, rules, and programming. You can use the overview pane to easily see what fields or groups contain business logic, because only some of the fields or groups may have business logic. The details pane of the Logic Inspector shows all of the business logic associated with a particular field or group in the form template's data source. To open the Logic Inspector, right-click a control in the form template or a field or group in the data source, and then click Logic Inspector on the shortcut menu. You can also access the Logic Inspector through the Tools menu on the Standard toolbar. If you open the Logic Inspector through the shortcut menu, both the overview and details panes appear by default. If you open the Logic Inspector from the Tools menu, only the overview pane appears. To open the details pane if it is not initially visible, click a field or group in the overview pane. The details pane arranges the business logic for a particular field or group into three categories:
View all of the business logic in a form template
The Logic Inspector appears with the overview pane visible. To open the details pane as well, click on a field in the overview pane. View the business logic for a control
View the business logic for a field or group
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