About the extended attribute system tables and forms

The extended attribute system tables are a set of tables maintained by the Database painter in InfoMaker or PowerBuilder. The extended attribute system tables contain information about database tables and columns. Extended attribute information extends database definitions.

When creating a form, InfoMaker uses the following information from the extended attribute system tables:

For	InfoMaker uses
Tables	Fonts specified for labels, headings, and data
Columns	Text specified for labels and headings Display formats Edit styles

For

InfoMaker uses

Tables

Fonts specified for labels, headings, and data

Columns

Text specified for labels and headings
Display formats
Edit styles

For example, labels and headings you defined for columns in the Database painter are used in the generated form. Similarly, if you associated an edit style with a column in the Database painter, that edit style is automatically used for the column in the form.

For more information about the repository, see Chapter 3, “Managing the Database” and Appendix B, “The Extended Attribute System Tables.”

At this point, you have a functioning form. You should save it before making any changes.