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Table of Contents
  • Learn About Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
    • Concepts
      • Eclipse terminology
      • Preferences and properties
      • Database connection profiles
      • The ABL Virtual Machine (AVM)
      • Get started with Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
      • Get help
        • Help display options
        • The Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Guide
        • Search
        • Context-sensitive help
        • Context-sensitive help for .NET controls (Windows only)
        • Visual Designer tutorials
        • Cheat sheets
        • OpenEdge information resources
        • Eclipse information resources
      • Introduction to Code Analyzer for ABL
    • Tasks
      • Start Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
        • Set Eclipse startup preferences
        • Select a workspace
      • Set workspace preferences
        • Set the default AVM startup parameters
        • Set up a shared AVM
        • Export the Workspace Settings
        • Import the Workspace Settings
      • Work with OpenEdge perspectives
        • Open a perspective
        • Modify a perspective
        • Set a perspective to its default state
      • View the log files
    • Reference
      • OpenEdge workspace preferences
        • Views preference page
        • Startup preference page
        • Database connections preferences
        • Shared AVM preference page
          • Shared AVM properties
          • Projects page
        • Preference pages for OpenEdge tools
      • OpenEdge database connection wizard
        • Add/Edit OpenEdge database connection profile wizard
        • Define a SQL connection profile
        • Add a SQL connection profile
        • Define an OpenEdge database server configuration
      • OpenEdge perspectives and views
        • OpenEdge default perspectives
        • OpenEdge views
  • Learn About OpenEdge Projects
    • Concepts
      • OpenEdge project and resource data files
      • Configuration variables
      • OpenEdge DevOps Framework
        • OpenEdge DevOps Framework configuration file
        • OpenEdge DevOps Framework configuration parameters
      • Project type options for application development
        • Custom project type
        • ChUI project type
        • GUI for .NET Framework project type for Windows
        • .NET project type
        • OpenEdge project type
    • Tasks
      • Create a new OpenEdge project
        • Create a ChUI project
        • Create a GUI for .NET Framework project for Windows
        • Create a .NET project
        • Migrate a .NET Framework project to .NET project
        • Create a standard OpenEdge project
        • Create a custom project
        • Create an AppBuilder project
      • Add resources to a project
      • Add existing database connections to a project
      • Add a new database connection to a project
      • Set project properties
      • Save project property profiles
      • Change project property profiles
        • Export and import project resources and properties
          • Share project properties
          • Import resources
          • Export projects
          • Import projects
          • Export database connections
          • Import database connections
          • Import breakpoints
      • Define new configuration variables
    • Reference
      • New OpenEdge Project wizard
        • Create an OpenEdge Project page
        • Select AVM and layout options page
        • Define PROPATH page
        • Select database connections page
        • Review custom project layout page
        • Project Facets page
      • Project properties pages
        • Progress OpenEdge properties page
        • AppBuilder properties page (Windows only)
        • Assemblies properties page (Windows only)
        • Build properties page
        • Configuration variables properties page
        • Configuration Variables preferences
        • Database connections properties page
        • File Destinations properties page
        • Modules properties page
        • PROPATH properties page
        • SpeedScript properties page
      • Project Facets of Project Properties page
      • Progress OpenEdge Import and Export wizards
        • Import data definitions page
        • Import workspace database connections page
        • Import shared AVM settings page
        • Import Workspace OpenEdge Explorer connections page
        • Export Data Definitions page
        • Export workspace database connections page
        • Export shared AVM settings page
        • Export Workspace OpenEdge Explorer connections page
      • Build and Compile options
  • Learn About PAS for OpenEdge
    • Concepts
      • What is PAS for OpenEdge?
      • The PAS for OpenEdge Server perspective
      • PAS for OpenEdge launch configuration
      • Project support for PAS for OpenEdge
      • Terminology related to PAS for OpenEdge
      • Overview of WebSpeed support in PAS for OpenEdge
    • Tasks
      • Create a PAS for OpenEdge instance
      • Add an OpenEdge Explorer connection
      • Define the OpenEdge AVM runtime
      • Access OpenEdge Explorer
      • Define a PAS for OpenEdge's runtime environment
      • Rename a PAS for OpenEdge instance
      • Publish modules and services on PAS for OpenEdge
        • Delete a PAS for OpenEdge instance
      • View PAS for OpenEdge log files
      • Work with PAS for OpenEdge launch configuration
        • Access the PAS for OpenEdge launch configuration
      • Work with ABL WebApp
        • Create an ABL WebApp project
        • Create an ABL REST Service
        • Create a WebHandler Class
        • Export an ABL Service
        • Migrate a REST Project to ABL WebApp Project
        • Migrate a Data Object Project to ABL WebApp Project
        • Upgrade an ABL WebApp project
      • Work with Web UI Project Type
        • Create a Web UI project
        • Export a Web UI project
        • Migrate an existing project to a Web UI project
        • Publish a Web UI project
          • PAS for OpenEdge server editor
        • Launch the OpenEdge web app
        • Undeploy a Web UI project
        • Delete a published Web UI project
    • References
      • PAS for OpenEdge preferences
        • Server Runtime Environments preferences
        • PAS for OpenEdge server preferences
        • OpenEdge Explorer connections preferences
        • ABL Service Project Property page
      • PAS for OpenEdge launch configuration settings
        • Server tab (PAS for OpenEdge)
        • Startup tab (PAS for OpenEdge)
        • PROPATH tab (PAS for OpenEdge)
        • Databases tab (PAS for OpenEdge)
      • PAS for OpenEdge debug configuration settings
      • WebHandler Class
      • Progress OpenEdge Server Monitor view
      • Update transport properties
      • Use Apache Ant tasks
        • Package an ABL WebApp ANT project
        • Package REST services
        • Generate a Data Object Service Catalog file
        • Package a Web UI project
  • Learn About OpenEdge REST
    • Concepts
      • Project support for REST
      • REST project type
      • Terminology related to REST support
      • REST service artifacts
      • REST service annotations
        • REST main annotations
        • REST detail annotations
      • Default parameter mapping
    • Tasks
      • Build a REST Web application
      • Create a REST project
      • Create a REST project with Project Facets
      • Develop an ABL REST Web applications
        • Define an ABL REST service annotations
        • Define an ABL REST service
        • Work with the REST Expose Editor
          • Open the REST Expose Editor
          • Use the REST Expose Editor
          • Modify service relative URI
          • Add REST resources
          • Add REST parameters
          • Change a REST resource name
          • Delete a REST resource
          • Associate REST verbs with operations
          • Map REST resource verb parameters
          • Manage nodes
      • Deploy ABL REST Web applications
        • Create a PAS for OpenEdge instance
        • Publish an ABL REST service
        • View REST service URI
      • Package ABL REST Web applications
        • Export a REST application
      • Work with REST services
        • Undeploy REST services
        • Delete a REST service
    • Reference
      • New REST Service dialog
      • REST Expose Editor dialogs
        • REST Expose Editor
        • Edit Service Relative URI dialog
        • New REST Resource dialog
        • Associate Operation With Verb dialog
      • PAS for OpenEdge related dialogs and context menu
        • PAS for OpenEdge server Editor
        • PAS for OpenEdge instance context menu
        • Add and Remove dialog
      • Progress OpenEdge Server Monitor view
        • PAS for OpenEdge server statistics
        • REST service statistics
      • Status of PAS for OpenEdge instance and ABL REST service
      • PAS for OpenEdge instance and REST service logs
  • Learn About ABLUnit Test Framework
    • Concepts
      • Test Class
      • Test Suite Class
      • Test Procedure
      • Test Suite Procedure
      • Annotations supported with ABLUnit
      • Lifecycle of ABLUnit framework
      • ABLUnit project type
    • Tasks
      • Access ABLUnit perspective
      • Create an ABLUnit project
      • Create test cases using ABLUnit
      • Run test cases and test suites
        • Run test cases from OpenEdge
          • Access Progress OpenEdge ABLUnit launch configurations
          • Define and run a new ABLUnit launch configuration
          • Add an ABLUnit launch configuration to the Run menu
          • Copy or deleting ABLUnit launch configurations
        • Run test cases from the command prompt
        • Run test cases using an Apache ANT task
      • Use the ABLUnit view
    • Reference
      • Test case generation wizards
        • New ABLUnit Test Class wizard
        • New ABLUnit Test Case Procedure wizard
        • New ABLUnit Test Suite Class wizard
        • New ABLUnit Test Suite Procedure wizard
      • ABLUnit view
      • Progress OpenEdge ABLUnit launch configuration settings
      • Progress OpenEdge ABLUnit debug configuration settings
      • Add New Test Method wizard
      • Add New Test Procedure wizard
      • Assert API
  • Learn About ABL WebApp
    • Concepts
      • Prerequisites for ABL WebApp project support
      • Terminology related to ABL WebApp support
      • ABL WebApp project type
      • ABL WebApp project folder structure
      • ABL Service artifacts
      • ABL Web Application WAR file structure
    • Tasks
      • Work with ABL WebApp
        • Create an ABL WebApp project
          • Add WebSpeed functionality in ABL WebApp project
          • Deploy ABL WebApp project with WebSpeed functionality
        • Define ABL WebApp resources
          • Create a Business Entity class
            • Create a Business Entity class from a database table
            • Create a Business Entity class from the schema file
          • Use the Define Service Interface wizard
        • Create an ABL Service
        • Edit an ABL Service
        • Delete an ABL Services
      • Deploy ABL Services
        • Start and stopping PAS for OpenEdge server
        • Publish ABL services
      • Export an ABL Web Application
    • Reference
      • New Business Entity wizard
        • Create a Business entity class page
        • Select a schema file page
      • Define Service Interface wizard
        • Define Service Interface page
        • Edit Annotation page
      • New ABL Service wizard
      • ABL Service context menu
      • Export ABL Web Application wizard
      • Add and Remove dialog
      • Data Service Catalog schema properties
        • foreignkey property
        • method property
        • primarykey property
        • required property
        • Entity property
        • Field property
  • Learn About OpenEdge Business Rules
    • Concepts
      • Terminology related to OpenEdge Business Rules
    • Tasks
      • Integrate Corticon Studio and Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
      • Configure Corticon Server on PAS for OpenEdge
      • Generate Business Rules Vocabulary Definition
      • Use Outline view to generate Business Rules Vocabulary Definition
      • Export Business Rules Vocabulary Definition
      • Set Business Rules preferences
      • Use Business Rules API to invoke Decision Services
      • Add Business Rules libraries to PROPATH
    • Reference
      • Export Business Rules Vocabulary Definition wizard
      • Generate Business Rules Vocabulary Definition wizard
      • OpenEdge Business Rules API reference
        • Class and Interface reference
          • OpenEdge.BusinessRules.DecisionService class
          • OpenEdge.BusinessRules.RulesServerConnection class
          • OpenEdge.BusinessRules.RulesServerConnectionParameters class
          • OpenEdge.Core.ServerConnection.FormatMaskEnum class
          • OpenEdge.Core.ServerConnection.IconnectionParameters interface
          • OpenEdge.Core.ServerConnection.IServerConnection interface
          • OpenEdge.Core.ServerConnection.WebServiceServerConnection class
          • OpenEdge.Lang.EnumMember class
          • OpenEdge.Lang.WidgetHandle class
        • Class Properties and Methods reference
          • ABLConnect property
          • AdminServiceConnectionParameters property
          • Connected property
          • ConnectionParameters property
          • Custom property
          • DashSpace property
          • DecisionServiceConnectionParameters property
          • Default property
          • DoubleDashEquals property
          • DoubleDashSpace property
          • EffectiveOn property
          • FormatMask property
          • Name property
          • NameEquals property
          • None property
          • Operation property
          • PortName property
          • Server property
          • ServerConnection property
          • ServiceName property
          • Value property
          • Version property
          • CreateServer() method
          • Connect() method
          • DestroyServer() method
          • Disconnect() method
          • GetConnectionString() method
          • GetMessages() method
          • InvokeService() method
          • IsServiceAvailable() method
          • ToString() method
  • Learn About ABL Editor
    • Concepts
      • ABL Resources in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
        • Procedural code
        • Object-oriented code
        • GUI for .NET code (Windows only)
        • AppBuilder code
        • Excluded resources
      • Exclude PROPATH entry from OpenEdge tooling
      • Developer features of Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
        • Format and display features
        • Navigation features
        • Code assistance
        • Code annotations
        • Code parsing
        • Support for structured error handling
        • Finding references
        • ABLDoc documentation generation
        • The OpenEdge Editor perspective
        • AI Coding Assistant with Developer Studio
          • Troubleshoot AI Coding Assistant with Developer Studio
    • Tasks
      • Set Editor options
        • Set Eclipse editor preferences
        • Set ABL Editor preferences
        • Associate custom file extensions with the ABL Editor
      • Write ABL code
        • Create ABL source files
        • Use comments
        • Use templates for easier text entry
        • Compare files
        • Remove AppBuilder markup
        • Write procedural code
          • Add functions
          • Add internal procedures
        • Write object-oriented code
          • Add constructors
          • Add constructors from a super class
          • Add a destructor
          • Add methods
          • Add events
          • Add properties
          • Override members
          • Code members implemented via interface or abstraction
        • Use assistance features
          • Use context assistance
            • Show syntax help as you type
            • Use bracket-matching
            • Use hover help
          • Use code-completion assistance
            • Invoke syntax-completion assistance
            • Use auto-bracketing
            • Balance code-completion convenience and performance
        • Work with databases
          • Use the DB Structure view
          • Enter schema references
        • Format and displaying code
          • Use code folding
          • Apply keyword casing
          • Format the Source
          • Expand abbreviated keywords
          • Indent and align code
          • Select display color for code element
        • Enable AI Coding Assistant with Developer Studio
          • Use ChatGPT view
          • Discuss code using AI Coding Assistant with Developer Studio
        • Navigate
          • Use the Outline view
          • Go to a specific line number
          • Open include files
          • Use Quick Outline
            • Display Quick Outline
            • Expand Include files
            • Show inherited members
            • Show preprocessors list
            • Use Filter Preferences
        • Work with preprocessor elements
          • Enable preprocessor evaluation
          • View preprocessors in ABL source files
          • View preprocessors in the Outline view
          • List preprocessors in Quick Outline
          • Use the ABL Preprocessor view
        • Use annotations
          • Add templates for code annotations
          • Add annotations to source files
          • Add Sonic ESB annotations
        • Work with Organize USING Statements
          • Organize USING Statements
          • Add USING Statements to ABL resources
          • Specify keyword casing for USING Statements
          • Set preferences for USING Statements
      • Compile, test, and run ABL programs
        • Check syntax
        • Compile ABL code
          • Set Compile options preferences
          • Compile files with errors
        • Set breakpoints while editing
        • Clear OpenEdge errors
        • Run and debug programs
        • Exclude resources from the build
          • Exclude resources from the context menu
          • Exclude resources using Exclusion Pattern Selection
          • Exclude resources using Add Resource Exclusions
        • Include resources in the build
          • Include resources using the context menu
          • Include resources using the Source tab
        • Build resources using working sets
          • Create a new working set
          • Build a working set automatically
          • Build a working set manually
        • Find references to ABL constructs
          • Use the Search view
        • Generate ABLDoc documentation
          • Generate the ABLDoc documentation using the Generate ABLDoc wizard
          • Generate ABLDoc using Apache Ant
            • ABLDoc task-level properties
            • ABLDoc elements
            • Sample ABLDoc Ant task
          • Navigate through the ABLDoc Navigation page
          • Add comments
            • Add comments to the Overview page:
            • Add comments to a package
            • Add comments to a file
            • Add comments to elements
          • Customize ABLDoc output
            • Customize templates and .css files
            • Add a custom serializer class
            • Customize tag parser
    • Reference
      • ABL Editor preferences
        • Editor options
        • Editor Annotations options
        • Editor Assistance options
        • Editor Build options
        • Editor Code Formatter options
        • Editor Colors options
        • Editor Templates (Macros) options
        • Class Cache options
        • Parsing options
        • USING Statements options
      • ABL Editor menus
        • Source menu
        • ABL Editor context menu
        • Progress OpenEdge context menu
      • Code-generation wizards
        • Add Annotation wizard
        • Add Constructor wizard
        • Add Constructors from Super Class wizard
        • Add Event wizard
        • Add Function wizard
        • Add Method wizard
        • Add Procedure wizard
        • Add Property wizard
        • New ABL Class wizard
        • New ABL Include wizard
        • New ABL Interface wizard
        • New ABL Procedure wizard
        • New ABL Structured Include wizard
        • New ABL Structured Procedure wizard
        • Override/Implement Members wizard
        • Generate ABLDoc wizard
      • Profiler Viewer
        • Module Details tab
        • AVM Information tab
        • Call Tree tab
      • ABL Scratchpad view
      • Hot keys
      • Line Summary view
  • Learn About Visual Designer
    • Concepts
      • Benefits of the Visual Designer
      • Code associated with a Visual Designer component
      • .NET assemblies and the Visual Designer
      • Visual container types
      • Implement the OpenEdge GUI for .NET in your application
      • Application run-time environment
      • UI controls
        • Visual and non-visual controls
        • Container controls
        • Data-bound controls
        • Custom user-defined controls
        • Control properties
        • Event behavior
        • Access to controls
      • The Visual Designer tool set
        • Visual Designer components
        • The Visual Designer perspective
        • Additional tools
    • Tasks
      • Develop a visual container
        • Create the container
        • Open an existing container
        • Size the container
        • View and edit the container's source code
        • Delete a container
        • Work with UI controls
          • Use the Toolbox
          • Get control-specific information
          • Use built-in design tools
          • Use the Undo and Redo options
          • Test a UI design
          • Create custom controls
            • Create a user control
            • Create an inherited control
            • Reload the Design Canvas while using custom controls
          • Choose controls for the UI
            • Add controls to a container
            • Delete controls from a container
          • Define properties and appearance
            • Select objects on the Design Canvas
            • Use the Outline view
            • Size objects
            • Position objects on a container
              • Directly moving objects by dragging or by using the arrow keys
              • Space objects
              • Align objects
              • Order layers of objects
              • Dock objects
            • Set tab order
            • Use the Properties view
              • View properties and events in the Properties view
              • Sort the property and event list in the Properties view
              • Set Property values in the Properties view
          • Link controls to data
            • Create a binding source object
              • Drag-and-drop schema definition
              • Manually defining the schema
              • Import a schema
            • Edit a ProBindingSource control
            • Bind to an ABL data source
            • Data binding example
            • Define recursive relation
              • Define a recursive relation between tables
              • Rename the recursive relation between tables
              • Delete a recursive relation between tables
          • Code event logic
            • Create event subscriptions
            • Code event methods
      • Customize the Visual Designer Toolbox
        • Share Toolbox settings
        • Manage control groups
        • Manage controls
          • Add controls to a control group
          • Rename controls
          • Delete controls from a control group
          • Rearrange controls among groups
          • Disable controls
        • Protect Toolbox customizations
        • Restore default Toolbox settings
        • Choose the Toolbox docking position
      • Work with .NET resources
        • Get information from the Class Browser
        • Add and remove assembly references
        • Update assembly references
          • Launch the Update Assembly References tool
          • Choose files to update
          • Update references to Progress assemblies
          • Update references to Telerik assemblies
          • Update references to third-party assemblies
          • Restart and recompile
    • Reference
      • Visual Designer Preferences
      • OpenEdge GUI for .NET wizards
        • New ABL Form wizard
        • New ABL Dialog wizard
        • New ABL MDI Form wizard
        • New ABL User Control wizard
        • New ABL Inherited Control wizard
        • ProBindingSource Designer
        • Use the Available Schema pane
      • Workspace components
        • Visual Designer Editor
        • Visual Designer Properties view
        • Add Controls dialog
  • Learn About Class Browser
    • Concepts
      • The Class Browser view
      • External resources and the Class Browser
    • Tasks
      • Access the Class Browser
      • View information in the Class Browser
        • Browse by resource
        • Browse by project
        • Show members
      • Add external resources
      • Remove an external resource
      • Search in the Class Browser
      • Copy to the Clipboard
    • Reference
      • Browser pane
      • Content pane
      • Summary pane
      • Class Browser toolbar
      • Class Browser view icons
      • Add external resources dialog
  • Run and Debug ABL Programs
    • Concepts
      • Launch configurations for running and debugging programs
        • Access launch configuration functions
        • Essential launch configuration settings
        • How OpenEdge creates or reuses a configuration
      • Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Debugger
        • The OpenEdge Debugger perspective
        • Prerequisites for using the Debugger
        • OpenEdge Debugger preferences
        • Remote debugging support in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge
          • Attachable Debugger
          • SpeedScript debugging
        • Debug operations
          • Options for controlling program execution
            • Breakpoints
            • Code-stepping
          • Options for monitoring results
          • Code changes while debugging
    • Tasks
      • Use launch configurations
        • Run or debug a program
          • Let OpenEdge launch the program automatically
          • Select an existing launch configuration
          • Define and run a new launch configuration
        • Manage launch configurations
          • Define a launch configuration
          • Create project-standard and program-specific configurations
          • Add a configuration to the menu
          • Copy and delete launch configurations
          • Set launch configuration preferences
      • Use the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge Debugger
        • Set Debugger preferences
        • Enable debugging
        • Launch the Debugger
        • Configure r-code generation
        • Attach the Debugger to an external AVM
        • Control program flow
          • Use breakpoints
            • Set breakpoints
              • Set an at-line breakpoint
              • Set an on-error breakpoint
              • Set a watchpoint
            • Selectively enabling breakpoints
            • Manage breakpoints
          • Step through the code
        • Monitor program execution
          • Use the Debug view and stack trace
          • Use the Variables view
            • Select Variables view display information
            • Expand and collapsing the Variables view list
            • Evaluate a property in the Variables view
            • Filter the Variables view display
            • Temporarily changing values in the Variables view
            • Add watch expressions using the Variables view
            • Assign a value to a data member
            • Open the Variable Details dialog
          • Use the Variable Details dialog
          • Use watch expressions
          • Use the Dynamic Objects view
            • Start and stop dynamic object monitoring
            • Filter the Dynamic Object view display
        • Change program code
        • Go to a specific source line
        • Close a Debugger session
        • Close a remote debugging session
          • Suspend and disconnect the Debugger from an attached AVM
    • Reference
      • Launch configuration settings
        • Configurations wizard
          • Progress OpenEdge Application settings
            • Main tab (Application)
            • Startup tab (Application)
            • PROPATH tab (Application)
            • Databases tab (Application)
            • ABL tab (Application)
            • Culture tab (Application)
            • Performance tab (Application)
            • Logging tab (Application)
            • Environment tab (Application)
            • Common tab (Application)
            • Profiler tab (Application)
          • Progress External OpenEdge AVM settings (Debug Configuration only)
            • Connection tab (Progress OpenEdge External AVM)
            • Source tab (Progress OpenEdge External AVM)
            • Common tab (Progress OpenEdge External AVM)
        • Launch preferences
      • Debugger dialogs
        • Debug Preferences dialog
        • Variable Details dialog
        • Select Columns dialog
        • Set Value dialog
        • New Breakpoint dialog
        • Edit Breakpoint dialog
        • Add Watch Expression dialog
        • Edit Watch Expression dialog
        • Dynamic Object Monitoring dialog
        • Filter Objects dialog
        • Select Process dialog
        • Add Source dialog
        • Edit Source Lookup Path dialog
      • Debugger views
        • Debug view
        • Variables view
        • Breakpoints view
        • Expressions view
        • Dynamic Objects view
  • Learn About ABL GUI Designer
    • Concepts
      • Learn About AppBuilder
      • OpenEdge AppBuilder perspective
      • Benefits and limitations of GUI Designer
      • Code analysis in GUI Designer
      • Code conventions to generate AppBuilder code
      • Read-only code sections of AppBuilder-generated code
      • About SmartObjects
      • SmartObject instance
      • SmartObject master
      • Paging in SmartObjects
      • Layout
      • About Method Library
      • Common capabilities of SmartObjects
      • About custom object file
    • Tasks
      • Access the AppBuilder perspective
      • Set AppBuilder preferences
      • Set AppBuilder properties
      • Create an AppBuilder project
      • Work with AppBuilder procedure files
        • Create ABL GUI procedure files
        • Open ABL GUI procedure files
        • Edit ABL procedure files
        • Work with ABL procedure files
      • Work with objects
        • Access property sheets
        • Use the Undo and Redo options
        • View and edit code of an object
        • Choose objects for the design window
          • Add objects to the design window
          • Delete objects from the design window
        • Define properties and appearance
          • Edit object properties
          • Change color of an object
          • Change font for an object
          • Create an Alternate Layout
          • Select standard or alternate layout
          • Align objects
          • Set tab order
          • Select translation attributes for an object
          • Resize the design window
      • Work with the code
        • View and edit the source code
        • Add triggers
        • Rename an internal procedure or function
        • Use the Outline view
        • Toggle to the Section Editor mode
        • Use the Find/Replace dialog
        • Select a display color for the read-only code
      • Work with objects Palette
        • Choose the Palette docking position
        • Change the Palette settings
        • Choose Palette layout
        • Customize the Object Palette
      • Work with PRO*Tools
        • Add user-defined utilities
        • Show or hiding toolbar buttons and menu items
      • Insert SmartObjects
      • Run ABL procedure files
      • Insert Popup Menu or Menu Bar
      • Work with method library reference
        • Add method library reference
        • Modify method library reference
      • Work with custom object files
        • Add custom object files
        • Modify custom object files
        • Modify custom object files
      • View ABL messages
      • Open AppBuilder Properties view
      • Enable AppBuilder shortcut keys
      • Specify DB-Required code blocks
      • Edit a Freeform Query
    • Reference
      • AppBuilder perspective components
      • Preferences page
        • AppBuilder preferences
        • Editor preferences
        • Grid Units preferences
        • Widget ID preferences
      • Object Palette
        • Palette options
        • Palette context menu
        • Use Custom dialog
        • Types of objects
          • Basic static objects
          • ActiveX objects
          • SmartObjects
      • Toolbar and menu options
        • GUI Designer toolbar
        • Layout menu options
        • GUI Designer context menu
        • SmartObjects context menu
        • PRO*Tools utilities
          • General PRO*Tools utilities
          • AppBuilder PRO*Tools utilities
          • ADM2 PRO*Tools utilities
      • GUI Designer dialogs
        • AppBuilder dialogs
          • Tab Editor dialog
          • Procedure Settings dialog box
          • Advanced Procedure Settings Dialog Box
          • Property Sheet dialogs
            • Property Sheet for Window
            • Property Sheet for Dialog Box
            • Property Sheet for Menu Bar or Popup Menu
            • Property Sheet for Browse
            • Property Sheet for Button
            • Property Sheet for Combo Box
            • Property Sheet for Editor
            • Property Sheet for Fill In
            • Property Sheet for Frame
            • Property Sheet for Image
            • Property Sheet for Radio Set
            • Property Sheet for Rectangle
            • Property Sheet for Selection List
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Define properties and appearance

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  • Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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    • OpenEdge
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This topic explains the techniques available for editing the appearance and behavior of the objects that have been placed on the design window.

Contents
  • Edit object properties
  • Change color of an object
  • Change font for an object
  • Create an Alternate Layout
  • Select standard or alternate layout
  • Align objects
  • Set tab order
  • Select translation attributes for an object
  • Resize the design window
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