Set detail view layout in list report designed for phone
There are two predefined layouts for detail view: Summary layout and Block layout.
To set summary layout for detail view of a record:
- Navigate to the Design page.
- Click the Phone icon.
- Click the Detail View tab in the right panel.
- Select the Layouts section.
- Select the required layout from the options provided. You can set the field and layout properties.
- Map the fields to specific positions in the layout.
- Select the fields. The respective field properties will appear.
- Define their properties.
- Click Close. The changes are reflected in the preview.
Access the application from your phone to view your report. Select a record. It will be in the layout that you have selected.
Add block
A block contains the specified fields and their data as a separate entity within the layout of the detail view of a record.
Add new block
Adding a block can be useful to categorize the reports' fields.
To add block in detail view layout of list report:
- Click Detail View tab in the right panel.
- Select Layout section.
- Select the second layout from the options provided. You can set the field and layout properties.
- Map the fields to specific positions in the layout.
- Select the fields. The respective field properties will appear.
- Define their properties.
- Click Add block. Another set of fields from the same form will appear.
- Click Close. The changes are reflected in the preview.
You can add more than one block. Upon accessing the list report using a phone, you will find that the detail view of a record is structured into blocks of information that are easily digested.
Add related block
Adding a related block helps you include field values from another report that is based on a relevant form.
To add related block in detail view layout of list report:
- Click Detail View tab in the right panel.
- Select Layout section.
- Select the second layout from the options provided. You can set the field and layout properties.
- Map the fields to specific positions in the layout.
- Select the fields. The respective field properties will appear.
- Define their properties.
- Click Add Related Block.
- Select the required related form.
- Select the fields that must be contained in the block.
- Enter title for the block.
- Select fields and define Properties.
- Close the layout window. The preview on the design page reflects the layout.
Upon accessing the list report using a phone, you will find that the detail view of a record in the report features blocks of field values of that report. The field values of the related form are also contained separate blocks.