Guidelines form names

Attribute(s)

  • Naming Convention

    Description

    Form names are at the discretion of the designer. There are, however certain guidelines that must be followed. These are described in the Details field.

    Motivation

    By using a naming convention for Forms, System Developers create consistency and recognizability throughout the application and over project teams.

    Example / Details

    While form names are completely left to the discretion of the designer, the
    following rules should be observed:

    Form names should be descriptive and indicate the function of the form.

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    Correct

    Main
    Main Discussion Topic

    Forms used for @Dialoge boxes have a separate naming convention. The name must
    begin with '#DB '.

    Forms with identical functions in different databases should have the same name.

    Where possible, form names should be categorised for the create menu,
    particularly when there are multiple forms available to the user.