Grouping Fields on the Create Form

Grouping allows multiple fields to display in a column, or for a single field to span multiple rows.

In addition to grouping fields horizontally as described in Fields that are Grouped, the create form allows you to group fields vertically using the Vertical Group Name setting. This setting is supported for emxCreate.jsp; it is not supported for the edit/view forms.

The number of fields with the same Vertical Group Name determines the number of rows in the group.

For example:


  • Field1 (Group Name = Gr1, Vertical Group Name = VG1)
  • Field2 (Group Name = Gr1, Vertical Group Name = VG1)
  • Field3 (Group Name = Gr1, Vertical Group Name = VG1)
  • Field4 (Group Name = Gr1, Vertical Group Name = VG2)
  • Field5 (Group Name = Gr1, Vertical Group Name = VG3)
  • Field6

For the above fields, the form looks like the following

Field1 Label

Field 1

Field4 Label

Field 4

Field5 Label

Field 5

Field2 Label

Field 2

Field3 Label

Field 3

Field 6 Label

Field 6

Field 6 is the next defined field for the form, and is not part of any horizontal or vertical group. You can also omit a label (Hide Label = true) for a field used in a horizontal or vertical group.

If the context user does not have access to any of the fields, the field is ignored and the horizonal and vertical grouping will still be maintained.

You can also define a tabular layout as described in Vertical Grouping.