How to create an Extender dialog box in Microsoft Great Plains

INTRODUCTION

The following examples show how to create an Extender dialog box.

This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that displays a message. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender .
2.	In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New .
3.	In the Dialog ID box, type ADDRESS REMIND .
4.	In the Description box, type Address Reminder .
5.	In the Prompt box, type Please verify address before entering .
6.	In the Dialog Type box, click Message .
7.	Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger.
8.	In the Product box, click Great Plains .
9.	In the Series box, click Sales .
10.	In the Form box, click Customer Maintenance .
11.	In the Window box, click Customer Maintenance .
12.	In the Field box, click Address 1 .
13.	In the Trigger Method box, click Field Entry .
14.	In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save .
15.	In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save .
16.	Click Cards , click Sales , click Customer , and then enter a Customer ID .
17.	Enter an Address ID .

In this example, when you click the Address 1 box in the Customer Maintenance window, you receive the following message:

Please verify address before entering

You can click OK .

This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that asks a question. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender .
2.	In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New .
3.	In the Dialog ID box, type ACCOUNT .
4.	In the Description box, type Account Verification .
5.	In the Prompt box, type Is this the correct account number?
6.	In the Dialog Type box, click Ask .
7.	In the Button 1 box, click Yes .
8.	In the Button 2 box, click No .
9.	In the Button 3 box, click Maybe .
10.	Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger.
11.	In the Product box, click Great Plains .
12.	In the Series box, click Financial .
13.	In the Form box, click Account Maintenance .
14.	In the Window box, click Account Maintenance .
15.	In the Field box, click Account Number .
16.	In the Trigger Method box, click Field Exit .
17.	In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save .
18.	In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save .
19.	Click Cards , click Financial , and then click Account .
20.	Enter an Account Number .

In this example, when you click the Description box in the Account Maintenance window, you receive the following message:

Is this the correct account number?

You can click Yes , No , or Maybe .

This example shows how to create an Extender dialog box that obtains user input. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	Click Tools , click Extender , and then click Extender .
2.	In the Extender Objects area, click Dialogs , and then click New .
3.	In the Dialog ID box, type USER .
4.	In the Description box, type User to Enter .
5.	In the Prompt box, type User who created .
6.	In the Dialog Type box, click Input .
7.	Expand Trigger Fields to add the trigger.
8.	In the Product box, click Great Plains .
9.	In the Series box, click Purchasing .
10.	In the Form box, click Vendor Maintenance .
11.	In the Window box, click Vendor Maintenance .
12.	In the Field box, click Vendor Name .
13.	In the Trigger Method box, click Field Entry .
14.	In the Add/Edit Trigger Field window, click Save .
15.	In the Extender Dialogs window, click Save .
16.	Click Cards , click Purchasing , and then click Vendor .
17.	Enter a Vendor ID .

In this example, when you click the Vendor Name box, you receive the following message that contains a text box:

User who created

You can type a user name in the text box, and you can click OK or Cancel .

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