Create Custom Data Entry Pages

For an introduction to data entry pages, go to Data Entry Pages.

To create a new data entry page, you need to create two XML files: a layout file and a definition file, in your custom projects directory under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name>. 

Create Custom Data Entry Definition Files

To extend the system's release functionality, by adding new components to an existing data entry page, the custom data entry definition file must:

1. Follow this naming convention: <release_definition_page_filename>Custom.xml
2. Created under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name> in your custom project's directory.
3. Include the new components ONLY.

To create a new custom page, the custom data entry definition file must

1. Created under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name> in your custom project's directory.
2. Have a unique file path.
3. Include the ALL the components needed.

Create Custom Data Entry Layout Files

To extend the system's release functionality, by adding new components to an existing data entry page and/or by changing the layout of the existing ones, the custom data entry layout file must:

1. Created under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name> in your custom project's directory.
2. Have a unique file path.
3. Include ALL sections and components needed.

To create a new custom page, the custom data entry layout file must:

1. Follow this naming convention: <definition_page_filename>layout.xml
2. Created under ../pages/dataEntry/<module_name> in your custom project's directory.
3. Include the ALL sections and components needed.

Templates Properties File

templates.properties file is used for defining the default data entry layout files, for data entry definition pages that more than one layout files exist, per database and unit. Such pages are:

For a full list of data entry page attributes, go to Data Entry Pages Documentation