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.
e.g.
Incorrect
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.