INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to create a Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains Extender dialog box. You can use an Extender dialog box to display a message, to ask a question, or to obtain user input.
MORE INFORMATION
The following examples show how to create an Extender dialog box.
Example 1
This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that displays a message. To do this, follow these steps:
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Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender . |
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In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New . |
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In the Dialog ID box, type ADDRESS REMIND . |
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In the Description box, type Address Reminder . |
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In the Prompt box, type Please verify address before entering . |
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In the Dialog Type box, click Message . |
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Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger. |
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In the Product box, click Great Plains . |
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In the Series box, click Sales . |
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In the Form box, click Customer Maintenance . |
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In the Window box, click Customer Maintenance . |
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In the Field box, click Address 1 . |
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In the Trigger Method box, click Field Entry . |
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In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save . |
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In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save . |
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Click Cards , click Sales , click Customer , and then enter a Customer ID . |
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Enter an Address ID . |
In this example, when you click the Address 1 box in the Customer Maintenance window, you receive the following message:
Please verify address before entering
You can click OK .
Example 2
This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that asks a question. To do this, follow these steps:
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Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender . |
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In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New . |
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In the Dialog ID box, type ACCOUNT . |
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In the Description box, type Account Verification . |
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In the Prompt box, type Is this the correct account number? |
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In the Dialog Type box, click Ask . |
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In the Button 1 box, click Yes . |
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In the Button 2 box, click No . |
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In the Button 3 box, click Maybe . |
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Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger. |
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In the Product box, click Great Plains . |
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In the Series box, click Financial . |
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In the Form box, click Account Maintenance . |
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In the Window box, click Account Maintenance . |
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In the Field box, click Account Number . |
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In the Trigger Method box, click Field Exit . |
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In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save . |
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In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save . |
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Click Cards , click Financial , and then click Account . |
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Enter an Account Number . |
In this example, when you click the Description box in the Account Maintenance window, you receive the following message:
Is this the correct account number?
You can click Yes , No , or Maybe .
Example 3
This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that obtains user input. To do this, follow these steps:
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Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender . |
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In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New . |
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In the Dialog ID box, type USER . |
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In the Description box, type User to Enter . |
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In the Prompt box, type User who created . |
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In the Dialog Type box, click Input . |
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Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger. |
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In the Product box, click Great Plains . |
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In the Series box, click Purchasing . |
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In the Form box, click Vendor Maintenance . |
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In the Window box, click Vendor Maintenance . |
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In the Field box, click Vendor Name . |
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In the Trigger Method box, click Field Entry . |
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In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save . |
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In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save . |
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Click Cards , click Purchasing , and then click Vendor . |
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Enter a Vendor ID . |
In this example, when you click the Vendor Name box, you receive the following message that contains a text box:
User who created
You can type a user name in the text box, and you can click OK or Cancel .