Form Types
There are several types of forms that you can use for different purposes.
| Form Types | Description |
|---|---|
| Standard Forms | Select this form type if you want to create a form with dimensions in a matrix of rows and columns, where the dimensions are different combinations of account, actuality, period, company, and journal type. You can also use extended dimensions 1-4, base accounts and movement accounts if movement accounts are active according to the settings in Maintain/Configuration/General. Most forms are Standard Forms. The layout of the form determines how you enter values and what type of values you enter in the function Company/Data Entry - Reported Values. |
| Free Forms | A free form can include any combination of actualities, periods, accounts, dimensions and companies without any restrictions of combining the rows and columns. Note that if you use linked structures to limit access rights for users, it will not be applied to the free forms. |
| Intercompany Forms | Select this form if you want to define a specific form only consisting of intercompany accounts. You can define the forms using intercompany accounts coded either with I, J or M. |
| Text Forms | This is the form type to select if you want to create a form only for inputting text comments. A text form can be used for entering comments by an account. |
| Dimension Popup Forms | The dimension popup form is used to dynamically enter data for extended dimensions by accounts defined in the column definition. For each account the user may select extended dimension entries from a list box. Note that popup forms does not support Linked Structures. |