Form Elements

In MYOB Advanced, 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 Advanced supports the following types of form elements:

• Date box: You use a date box to enter a date. For more information, see Date Boxes.
• Calendar: You use this dialog box to select a date in a calendar. For more information, see 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.

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

Unavailable Elements

When you enter data on the MYOB Advanced 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.