Defining and managing form views

A form view is what users see when they open a form in a browser. Form views are versions of an original form and can exist only after the initial creation of a regular form. (For information about creating regular forms, see Defining-forms-to-hold-and-display-data.)

Every form has one default view. As an administrator, you can create additional views of the same form, each defined for a unique purpose, locale, or view type. You specify default views to determine which view of a form opens in a browser. An administrator might define views for the following environments:

• Different locale—Views for specific languages or regions.
• Different user roles—Customized views for requesters, frontline staff, backline staff, or managers.
• Hardware dependencies—Views that allow for the size of a monitor, such as laptop or desktop. This is useful for legacy systems without scalable fonts.
• Purposes other than a form—Views that are used only when invoked as a dialog box using an active link.

This section covers topics related to defining and managing form views. Topics include:

For additional information specific to web views, see Creating-and-managing-fields.