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Adding Display Method On A Form (the Table is Created From Scratch)

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Posted on by Omar Hesham 61

Good Evening,

I Have the Following Scenario i have created a new table and there is two display methods on it as show in the attached figures then i created an extension from the HcmWorker Form and added the newly created table as a datasource but unfortunately i can't add my methods on it 

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the total remaining is real so i created a real control

i have tried the following scenario as it's done in the Table Extension when we need to add a new method and then attach it to the form but it didn't work

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any suggestion ?

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    nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    1) Put the display method in your table, not table extension class. No need to create extension if it's your own table.

    2) Display method should not be static

    3) In form control, you can now set DataSource property to point to your table (data source), and DataMethod property to your display method name.

    Check this link for documentation on how to create a display method. Although it's for AX2012, in this particular case there's no difference.

    docs.microsoft.com/.../using-the-display-method-modifier

  • Omar Hesham Profile Picture
    Omar Hesham 61 on at

    Dear Nikolaos  i have done what i have illustrated in my post after i have did what you said, but this may take me to a question when i go to the datamethod property am i supposed to write the name or there should be a drop down list to choose from it as the list is empty

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    nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    You should see it in dropdown once you have developed the display method correctly.

  • Omar Hesham Profile Picture
    Omar Hesham 61 on at

    dear Nikolaos

    when I try to make my method static i got the following error 'conflicting modifiers static display'

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    nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    Like I wrote, it should not be static. Look at the examples from the documentation I linked.

  • nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    And please share your display method code (from our table) with us if you still have issues.

  • Omar Hesham Profile Picture
    Omar Hesham 61 on at

    i have followed the link and here is a print screen of my code and i still can't find it

    i have followed the link and here is a print screen of my code and i still can't find it  and by the way this happens on every customized table i have.

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    nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    Does it work if you remove the "_this" parameter from the method signature? It's not used and you should not have it.

    As you know, you can't pass any parameters when you select a display method for a form control. So the lookup in the form control doesn't show methods which can't be called from it.

  • Omar Hesham Profile Picture
    Omar Hesham 61 on at

    no it doesn't work either and by the way i just added it to follow the link you provided

  • nmaenpaa Profile Picture
    nmaenpaa 101,166 Moderator on at

    Ok. If you forget the lookup for now and just type the method name in the form control, does it work?

    Also please try to check some standard display methods and how they are used on a form.

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