WEBMINO 8 Help.0

Custom Forms Generator

The Form Builder allows the administrator to create and modify custom forms for the company. It is possible to manage the following documents:

Sales forms (invoices, orders, shipping notes)	Extension .F01
Check forms	Extension .F02
Account statement forms	Extension .F03
Supplier order forms	Extension .F05
Work order forms	Extension .F07

It is VERY IMPORTANT to understand the concept of the custom form. This is not a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) generator because of the WEB limitations of this kind of interface. It is a fixed table linear generator that allows many more possibilities and different formats while remaining completely HTML and therefore usable everywhere.
The matrix is ??a table of 132 columns and 84 usable lines. An 8.5 X 11 inch form uses 132 columns in 7 points and 82 columns in 12 points. The typical length is 60 usable lines.

The table here gives the usable width by font size.
This list is always evolving and you could find more sizes in the generator depending on the version.

Size	Number of characters that can be used on a line.
7	132
8	116
9	98
10	94
11	87
12	82
16	60

STEPS TO FOLLOW AND OPERATION OF THE GENERATOR

1) Have the original paper format in hand (or the model) and print this guide page

2) If the format is based on a blank page and on a model that you are going to create yourself, have a plan or base your model on an existing model.

3) Choose a document type to load the appropriate fields.

4) Depending on the field chosen, you can change the font and size.

5) Once the position is chosen, click INSERT FIELD to place the field. The VALIDATE button is used to modify the properties of a field already placed.

6) Among the fields, several non-predefined types are available, some of which have unique features. The Simple Box and Simple Line types have a function that allows you to mark the end position by selecting a position.

On the right is a table with a list of the different types and their particularities:

Type	Particularities
Comment or User Text	Contains a FRENCH and ENGLISH field for the desired text (99 characters max.)
Logo or Drawing (BMP)	Contains a bmp or jpg file name that must be part of the bank images.
Single Box	Contains coordinates for the start and end point (row and column). A marker (*) is used to indicate the end point.

Single Line	Contains coordinates for the start and end point (row and column). A marker (*) is used to indicate the end point.
Text Type	Predetermined text according to the field.
Date Type	Predetermined date according to the field.
Number Type	Predetermined number according to the field. Decimals can be determined.
Start of Item Detail Block	Invisible tag on the document that marks a repetition according to the document. Ex: items on an invoice.
End of Item Detail Block	Invisible tag that accompanies the beginning tag. The specified field line between start and end is repeated for each item.

Example of a block of items in an invoice.

The LOAD button allows you to choose an existing form and load it into the generator.

The PREVIEW button allows you to see a preview in PDF version of the document.

5) Don't forget to SAVE your document before exiting.