While Frank Lloyd Wright may not have been referring to NAV Forms
when he talked about form and function, what he said certainly
applies to NAV systems. Forms are the window of the system through
which the users can view the data in real time.
Forms and their functions must be one and the same to the users. If
the forms bring attention to themselves rather than to the data that
they expose or make harder for the users to see critical patterns
and trends in the data, then the design has not been achieved as per
Wright's goal of a "spiritual union".
In this chapter, we will explore the various types of forms that NAV
offers you. We will review many of the options for formatting, for
data access, and for tailoring your forms. We will also learn about
the Form Designer tools and the inner structures of forms.
