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To add and delete display rules

You can specify display rules for panels that determine whether a panel is visible in a form guide. Display rules are driven by existing form guide information and require less maintenance than answer-based navigation.

When you use display rules, the panel is hidden, and does not appear in the navigation or data entry panels unless one of the rules for that panel is true. For example, you can specify that a particular panel appears in the navigation panel only when a specific check box or radio button is selected.

For each panel, you can specify multiple rules that are based on panel or field conditions. A rule can include any field or panel in the form guide. Different conditions are available for rules that are based on a panel or a field. Some conditions are either true or false; however, for other conditions, you must specify the value.

 

Panel or field	Condition	Value
Panel	Is visible	True or False
Field	Is empty	True or False
Field	Equals	Specify the value If the field is numeric, a numeric comparison is performed; otherwise, a string comparison is performed.
Field	Does not equal	Specify the value
Field	Less than	Specify the value
Field	Greater than	Specify the value
Field	Less than or equal	Specify the value
Field	Greater than or equal	Specify the value

Note:

If a panel uses answer-based, conditional navigation, it is visible only if those conditions are met. For those panels, you can only create display rules that use the Field Is Empty condition.

For more information about answer-based navigation, see To specify answer-based navigation.

In the Purchase Order sample form, the Alternate Delivery Address panel is displayed only if the UseOrderedBy check box is not selected.

After you add display rules, you can move them up or down in the list.

To add a display rule

1.	Make sure Guide Builder is running in expanded view, and click Edit Guide.

2.	In the form guide hierarchy, select a panel.

3.	Click Specify Panel Display Rules.

4.	From the Display Panel options, select Use Display Rules.

5.	Click Add Rule.

6.	In the Panel Or Field list, select a panel or field.

7.	In the Condition list, select a condition for the panel or field.

8.	In the Value box, select or type a value.

To delete a display rule

Click the delete button next to the rule you want to delete.

To reorder display rules

You can move a rule up or down in the list:

•	To move a rule up in the list, click the Move Up button next to the rule.

•	To move a rule down in the list, click the Move Down button next to the rule.

See also 

Guides, sections, and panels

To specify answer-based navigation

Guides, sections, and panels

To add and delete display rules