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Property	Description
First Page	The form's first page. This is the page displayed when the form is executed.
HTML Form Tag Position	Specifies the position of the HTML <form> tag. The default for this parameter is taken from the Form Options tab of Designer Preferences. Options are: · Includes all JSP Panels - the <form> tag includes the Ebase form and all included JSP or HTML panels. This is the recommended setting for most forms. · Includes form only - the <form> tag includes just the Ebase form and not any included JSP or HTML panels. Use this option if you need to include your own <form> tags in included JSP or HTML files.
Browser Back Button Support	Specifies whether the user can use the browser back button. The default for this parameter is taken from Form Options tab of Designer Preferences. There is no recommended setting for this parameter, but enabling back button support can have implications for the design of the application. See back button support for more information.
Optimistic Locking	Applies to database updates only. When checked, the system will check that the record about to be updated has the same values as it did when it was read from the database using a fetch command. This check is applied only to mapped fields as Ebase is not concerned with the state of any other fields on the database record. If the values are unchanged then the update is performed, otherwise command status is set accordingly. (See update command in FPL script command syntax or the API DatabaseResource.update() method) Unchecked is the default setting and then the update is performed without any checks. Optimistic locking is supported only for update of a single database record using the update command/method – update of multiple records using updatetable is not supported.
Use Ajax	When checked, the system will use Ajax for communication between the client and the server. In general, this results in a smoother transition between web pages and improved responses. The default value for this setting is specified using the Form Options tab of Designer Preferences. Click here for further details on using Ajax.
Skip pages with no visible fields or tables	This is a Version 3 legacy setting and is generally not applicable for new forms created in Ebase Version 4 or later. When checked, a page is not displayed when it contains no visible fields or tables (either they don’t exist or they are hidden). All control types other than fields and tables are ignored when making this determination. The page configured as the next page is shown instead. When unchecked, a page is always displayed even though it may be empty.