Form Elements

In MYOB Acumatica, you use the form elements to enter settings, which the system stores in the database or uses as criteria to select what is displayed on the form.

Types of Form Elements

MYOB Acumatica supports the following types of form elements:

• Date box: You use a date box to enter a date. You can type the date or use the Calendar dialog box to select the date. For more information, see Date Boxes or Calendar Dialog Box.
• Lookup box: You use this box to select a value from a list of predefined values or from another information table from the database. For more information, see Lookup Boxes
• Currency box: A currency box is a type of lookup box that provides additional controls for currency manipulation. For more information, see Currency Boxes.
• Check box: You select or clear a check box to turn on or turn off an option.
• Text box: A box in which you can enter data.
• Formula box: A text box on a small number of forms, which you can use to open the Formula Editor dialog box and construct a formula. For more information, see Formula Boxes.
• Option button: A circle that you can click to turns on or turn off a setting. Option buttons are generally organized in groups, and you can select only one option from the group of option buttons.

If a box is marked with asterisk (*), you must fill it in.

Unavailable Elements

When you enter data on the MYOB Acumatica forms, you may notice that some elements are unavailable. Some of these unavailable elements are info boxes: read-only boxes that contain system-generated values, such as document statuses and total amounts. Other unavailable elements can be used only if a specific option is selected in another element on this form or on another form.