Creating a subfile record

To create a new record for a screen on the Design page, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the icon in the DDS Tree that corresponds to the group you want to contain the new record.
  2. From the Insert menu, select Record. A cascading menu appears with the available record types.
  3. Select Subfile. The Properties notebook for the record appears.
  4. Type in a record name in the Name field and any information about this record in the Description field.
  5. Go to the SFL Control page of the notebook.
    Note:
    The program automatically generates a subfile control record when you create a subfile record.
  6. Set the Number of entries (SFLSIZ) field the maximum number of contained subfile records, for example 30.
  7. Set the Entries per displayed page (SFLPAG) field the number of subfile entries you want to appear on the display, for example 15.
  8. If you want to show all the static fields, such as column headings and the title, then enable the Display subfile control checkbox.
Fastpath:
Click on from the Design page palette and then click on the Design area to create the record.