Tip #41 | Smart Page Address Formatting

Ok, enough about these Design Patterns. Time for a real tip you can start using in 3 minutes.

We all know that pages use more real estate than classic forms and we are limmited to two columns. Putting two controls side by side in one column is cumbersome.

One of the things I run into a lot since I do many logistics customers (TMS) is addresses on pages. When not on Master Data you are typically not allowed to change them.

Address fields take up a lot of space, like here:

We need up to five elements to display an address. What if I tell you how to show it like this:

It is extremely easy. An address uses the room of less than 2 normal fields.

Step 1 – Add Function to Source table

Like this:

Here we return the address with a cariage return and line feed between the address and the Post code. You can make this smarter off course.

Step 2 – Add Function as Control with MultiLine property

Like this:

And voici, you are good to go!