Re: Web Development: One Form or Mulitiple Forms?

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Michael,

For what you are going for, I think different forms may be best. You can 
get the B,C, etc. forms to inherit values by checking "Formula inherit 
values from selected document" and having the field name of the field you 
want to carry over as the computed or default value of the field of the 
(B, C) form. In a view, sort by this ID Number.

Why one type is selected over another is, as you say, dependant on what 
the developer wants to do, what they prefer doing, and what is needed. If 
your documents are to be related, but not overly dependant, I think 
different forms is best.

Brian




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I'm looking for opinions on this. I'm about to develop an application in
which users will create documents using form A, and then optionally create
related (not response) documents based on forms B, C, etc. Some of the
information from form A will need to be duplicated on the other forms, and
all the related documents will share a common id number (key). All of this
will be done via web browsers.

I'm kind of new to Domino development, but I've got a lot of experience in
"traditional" programming. In that world, this would be a no-brainer --
I'd create a different file for each form, and I'd link them together as
necessary to show the common information.

But Domino seems to be different, and the web aspect adds another
difference. In some apps, I've seen the developer create one big form
incorporating A, B, C, etc., and just show or hide the different sections
as appropriate. In other apps I've seen the developer create different
forms and duplicate the information across all of them.

Is there a "best practice" here, or is it just a case of "it depends" or
"whatever floats your boat"?

TIA for any thoughts you might share. . . .

Mike Naughton
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Judd Wire, Inc.
124 Turnpike Road
Turners Falls, MA  01376
413-863-4357 x444
mnaughton@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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