Level Settings

The Level Settings window is used to determine general settings for the level.

Follow the below steps:

  1. Choose one of the categories: Edit, General or Open. For each option in the list, determine whether the option is Permitted or Not permitted, see Edit Options, General Options and Open Options.
  2. Enable the check boxes under Level commands to determine which buttons are displayed in the level header. Enable Select All to select all options.
    Note: Include only the buttons required based on your settings in step 1.These settings are applied to all variants of the level, irrespective of the parent level.
  3. Click on OK.

Edit Options

PRO_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES

The level can only be opened once.

PRO_SAVE

Not allowed: The last settings used are not saved for this level (i.e. mask, conditions, sort criteria).

PRO_FILTER

Not allowed: Conditions cannot be applied to the level. The corresponding options in the menu are disabled.

However, you can still apply autofilters.

PRO_SEARCH

Not allowed: The search is disabled for this level. The Search options in the header and menu are disabled.

PRO_MODE_SCROLL

Not allowed: View mode is disabled for the level. The level is opened in either new or edit mode.

PRO_MODE_INSERT

Not allowed: New mode is disabled for the level. Clicking the New button has no effect.

PRO_MODE_UPDATE

Not allowed: Edit mode is disabled for the level. Clicking the Edit button has no effect.

PRO_NEW

Not allowed: Templates cannot be defined for new records in the New - Templates tab in the desktop settings.

General Options

PRO_UI_MASK

Not allowed: Mask view is disabled. The level is loaded with the custom mask. The menu options used to load masks are disabled and corresponding entries in the desktop settings are disabled.

PRO_UI_LIST

Not allowed: List view is disabled. The List button in the level header is disabled.

PRO_UI_MASK2

Not allowed: The custom mask is disabled for this level. The menu option used to load the custom mask is disabled.

PRO_UI_INTEGRATE

Allowed: The level is always displayed in integrated view.

Not allowed: The level may not be displayed in the integrated view. The button used to switch to the integrated view in the level header is not displayed.

PRO_UI_INTEGRATE_CHILD

Allowed: Child levels are always displayed in integrated mode.

Not allowed: Child levels cannot be displayed in integrated mode.

PRO_UI_INTEGRATE_HORZ

Allowed: Dependent levels are integrated horizontally when they are first opened.

PRO_UI_INTEGRATE_VERT

Allowed: Dependent levels are integrated vertically when they are first opened.

PRO_UI_LIST_TOTAL

Not allowed: Sum totals are not permitted in lists.

PRO_UI_LOAD_PMASK

Not allowed: The summary index card cannot be loaded; the corresponding menu option is disabled.

PRO_UI_LOAD_MASK

No masks can be loaded in mask view.

PRO_UI_LOAD_LIST

No masks can be loaded in list view.

PRO_UI_MASK_HEADER

Not allowed: The level is displayed without the level header. The Header tab in the desktop settings is no longer displayed.

PRO_UI_MASK_CONTEXT

Not allowed: The level is displayed without a context menu. The Context Menu tab in the desktop settings is no longer displayed.

PRO_UI_INFOBAR

Not allowed: The level is displayed without the icon bar.

PRO_UI_NOVGSCROLL

Not allowed: Prevents scrolling between records in parent levels using the summary index card.

Open Options

PRO_CRE_NOT_SAVE

Allowed: The settings last used by the level are not restored when the level is reopened.

PRO_CRE_DUPLICATE

Allowed: A new instance is created each time the level is opened.

PRO_CRE_CLOSE_MULTIPLE_INSTANCE

If multiple instances are not permitted, open instances are automatically closed before opening the new instance.

PRO_CRE_LOCK_ACTIVE

Allowed: No other level can be given focus whilst this level is open.

PRO_CRE_LOCK_INACTIVE

Allowed: The level cannot be given focus.

PRO_CRE_CLOSE_ON_COMMAND

Allowed: Clicking on OK, Save or Cancel automatically closes the level.

PRO_CRE_NOTQUEUE

Allowed: The level is not stored in the history (i.e. you cannot return to the level using the Back and Forwards buttons).