Groups

Your program often uses multiple records to build a single screen or report. DDS does not remember associations between records; however, the CODE Designer allows you to group these records together as a single unit.

Groups typically let you keep all the records that are associated with one screen together while you work. You can group a record with other records, use it separately, or use it in more than one group.

You can create groups from the DDS Tree, the Details page, or the Insert menu from the CODE Designer. The Properties notebook appears which allows you to select records from a listbox and add them to the group. You then give the group a unique name that describes its contents.

If you highlight records on the DDS Tree or Details page before selecting the menu choice, the new group will contain the highlighted records by default. As soon as a group exists, a corresponding tab will appear in the Workbook, allowing you to design the screen or report on a Design page.

Groups are an added feature within the CODE Designer. The program stores them as special commentsand remembers them between CODE Designer sessions.