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Dynamic Forms

There are two types of forms in EPLAN, distinguished by the Form handling form property:

The individual dynamic areas that can be inserted into a dynamic form (using the Insert > Dynamic area > ... in the form editor), are explained in the following sections.
The following applies to all areas: The area width specified in the form editor is not considered, only the height is reported. Please also note that the report starts at the position occupied by the first insertion point of an area; so, for example, if you delete a header from the form without moving the data area, the report will start at the position occupied by the data area insertion point.

Use the No. of rows and Row height form properties to define the maximum evaluation range of the page: The two values are multiplied, and give the value (in "mm") for the (not visible) boundary line after which the break occurs. The boundary line is calculated in reference to the end of the header. If the number of rows = 20 and the row height = 10 mm, the break is placed after 20 x 10 mm = 200 mm.

Note:

Each dynamic area must only occur once in the form, otherwise a message will be output and the second area ignored.

Header

The header is repeated for each device in the report. If the Combine check box (in the Settings: Output to pages dialog) is selected, the reports of several functions are combined on one report page, and the header is repeated at the start of each page and before the next reported function.

Header areas are normally only used for forms from which function related reports such as terminal diagrams are generated. The header area is irrelevant for overviews, such as parts lists, for example.

If the Reuse header for new column form property is selected, the header will be repeated in each new column. If this property is not selected, the header will be displayed only in the first column. In the following columns, then, more data rows are displayed than have been defined in the No. of rows property.

Data header area

The data header area is repeated for each report function as standard, but you still have the opportunity to report this area as a column header, by activating the Reuse data header area for new column form property.

It is possible to define several data header areas in one form, if, for instance, you want to display the mounting locations for the terminal strips in the terminal diagram. To do this, select the Generate data headers for the first x sorting properties form property and specify the required setting for the Sort setting field in the Reports - <Project name> dialog (using the relevant property on the Templates tab).

You can also use the No line feed in data header area property to control the position of the data header area in the forms: If the property is activated, the data header area is output with the next data row. If the property is deactivated then the data header area is output in its own row.

Note:

If you want to have a data header area for each higher-level function, the report must be sorted by higher-level functions. This is the only way to ensure that each higher-level function data header area is only output once.

Data area

Data are reported in this area. If the form has several columns (No. of columns form property) and the Combine check box (Settings: Output to pages dialog) is selected, you can use the Use new column for each device property to control whether a new column should start for each reported function, or whether the data should be reported vertically, to save space.

Data footer area

This area is the "counterpiece" to the data header area, i.e., it is displayed after the data area and before the next reported function. Here, for example, you can define a line to visually indicate that a function report is completed.

Footer

The footer is reported once per page, that is, not for each individual function. When forms have several columns, it is positioned after the last column.

Note:

In dynamic forms, graphical elements and placeholders can also be placed outside the dynamic areas. As with static forms, they are then output once on each report page, with placeholders being reported once with the data of the first header object (for example, the first terminal strip on the page).

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