Forms: Customizing and Authoring
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager, System Center 2012 - Service Manager
A form is a window that makes it possible for users to interact with objects from the database. Users can use a form to view and edit the properties of objects. Each form is tied to a specific class, and it displays information only for instances of the targeted class. A form contains fields. Typically, each field is bound to a specific property of the form’s targeted class. The incident form, for example, is tied to the incident object. Therefore, the incident form displays information about incident objects in the database.
A System Center 2012 – Service Manager form consists of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) form implementation in a Microsoft .NET Framework assembly and a form definition in a Service Manager management pack. The form definition specifies the class that the form represents, along with the other properties of the form.
Forms Topics
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Describes the key concepts of forms.
Forms: General Guidelines and Best Practices
Describes guidelines and best practices for working with forms.
Guidelines and Best Practices for Authoring Forms in the Authoring Tool
Describes the guidelines and the best practices for authoring forms in the System Center 2012 – Service Manager Authoring Tool.
How to Browse a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to view a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Customize a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to customize a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Create a New Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to create a new form starting with a blank form, or starting with a custom WPF form, in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Check Box Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Check Box control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Date Picker Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Date Picker control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add an Image Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add an Image Control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Label Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Label control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a List Picker Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a List Picker control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Panel Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Panel control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Single Instance Picker Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Single Instance Picker control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Tab Control and Tab Item Controls to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Tab Control and a Tab Item control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a Text Box Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a Text Box control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Add a User Picker Control to a Form in the Authoring Tool
Describes how to add a User Picker control to a form in the Authoring Tool.
How to Customize the Default Incident Form (Sample Scenario)
Describes how to customize the default incident form.
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Provides information about the WPF-based and the Service Manager–based properties of form controls.