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You may find it helpful to review other conceptual information and guidelines for using Screen Designer.
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- Access to Screen Designer
Role security determines whether or not a user has access to Screen Designer. - Screen Designer and Multiple Languages
Special considerations apply if you use Screen Designer in the browser or desktop application in a multilingual environment. - Alternative Captions
Use Screen Designer to enter an alternative caption that will be used for a hub or Chart of Accounts field when the field is used in other Vantagepoint applications in a different context, such as in searches, proposals, workflows, list view column headings, and the Search and Replace utility. - Name Fields in User-Defined Hubs
You can add up to three name type fields in a user-defined hub. - Workflow Buttons Added with Screen Designer
Use Screen Designer in the browser application to add a workflow button to a tab in a hub. A workflow button allows users to initiate a scheduled workflow for a particular hub record or a web service workflow for a particular project plan or an expense report. - Screen Designer and Compound Components
In Screen Designer, you can set the properties for a compound component as a whole, or set the properties for the individual fields that make up a compound component. - Essential Fields in Vantagepoint
Essential fields are certain fields in hubs and Chart of Account Settings that are necessary for Vantagepoint applications to work properly. - Securing Fields and Grids
In Screen Designer, you can secure fields, grids, and grid columns in hubs and Chart of Accounts based on users' security roles. - Hiding Tabs
When you hide a tab in the hubs or Chart of Accounts Settings from a security role, the tab is not visible to users with that role, the non-essential fields on the tab are secured, and the essential fields on the tab are locked but not secured. - Hiding and Displaying Fields and Grids
Use Screen Designer to hide or display a field, grid column, or grid in a hub or Chart of Accounts from users based on their security roles. - Locking Fields and Grids
Use Screen Designer to lock or unlock a field, grid, or grid column in a hub or Chart of Accounts based on user security roles. - Applying Security Rights to Multiple Fields or Elements at a Time in Screen Designer
You can select multiple fields and other elements on the Screen Designer form and apply security rights to them all at one time. - How Security is Applied in the Browser
You can grant or restrict user access to applications, forms, and records. This is typically a system administrator task. - Guidelines for User-Defined Fields and Analysis Cubes
If the Vantagepoint Intelligence module is activated, you can make user-defined fields that you have added to some hubs available in Analysis Cubes for use on Vantagepoint Intelligence dashboards.
Parent Topic: Screen Designer in the Browser Application