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  • ADempiere Documentation
  • About this Documentation
    • Copyright
    • Conventions Used
    • Contributors
    • Version Control
    • Getting Involved in the ADempiere Project
    • GNU Free Documentation License
  • Glossary
  • User Guide
    • Getting Started
      • About the Application
      • Launching the Application
      • Logging In
      • Finding Your Way Around the Java Client
        • The Application Menu
        • The Performance Dashboard
        • The Menu (Home) Tab
      • Finding Your Way Around the Web App
        • The Dashboard
      • Opening and Using Windows
        • The Tool Bar
        • Shortcut Keys
      • Entering Data - Fields and Buttons
        • Account Field
        • Assignment Field
        • Binary Data Field
        • Button Field
        • Color Field
        • Date Field
        • Date + Time Field
        • Untitled
        • Number Field
      • Dialogs and Forms
        • Account Dialog
        • Change Log or Record Info
        • Calculator Tool
        • Calendar Tool
        • Payment Dialog
      • Key Concepts
      • Workflow Activities
      • Workflow
      • Windows and Tabs
      • Reports and Processes
    • Garden World Demonstration Client
    • Untitled
    • System Administration
      • General Rules
        • System Rules
        • Security
          • Defining Users and Contacts
          • Roles and Managing Data Access
            • Dashboard Access
            • Role Access Update
        • Server
          • EMail Configuration
      • Managing the Client
        • Configuring the Client Password Reset
      • Managing Organizations
        • Document Status Indicators
      • Data
        • Data Import
    • Partner Relations
    • Revenue Recognition
    • Open Items
      • Dunning
    • Products & Material Management
      • Product Setup
        • Warehouse & Locators
        • Units of Measure
        • Asset Groups
        • Product Categories
        • Product Classifications, Classes and Groups
        • Product Attributes, Sets and Instances
          • Example - Using Product Attributes
        • Defining the Product
          • Product Types
          • Basic Product Setup
          • Product Bill of Materials
            • BOM Components
      • BOM Drop
    • Accounting & Performance Analysis
      • An Overview of Accounting in ADempiere
      • Accounting Setup
      • Calendar, Year and Periods
      • Tax Setup
      • Performance Measurement Setup
    • Assets and Asset Management
    • Manufacturing
      • Engineering Change Management
      • Product Configuration
      • Forecasting
    • Warehouse Management System
  • System Administration
    • Installation
      • System Requirements
      • Install ADempiere easily with Docker
      • Installing ADempiere Manually
        • Database Server Installation & Setup
        • Application Server Installation and Setup
        • Initialize the Database
        • Launch the Application Server
      • Securing Your ADempiere Installation
    • Upgrading and Migration
    • Database Maintenance
      • Database Backup and Restore
    • The Application Dictionary
      • Synchronize Changes with the Database
  • Developer Guide
    • Becoming a Developer
    • Software Development Procedure
    • ADempiere Version Control
    • ADempiere Best Practices
    • Development Environments
      • Creating WebUI Workspace using Eclipse Webtool
      • Customization Environment
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Last updated 6 years ago

In the ADempiere Menu Tree, clicking on or activating any item that has the Window icon ( ) will open a window that will display data in a table.

Most windows are organized the same way in ADempiere, and, apart from the style differences, function the same way in the Java Client and the Web App. Images used in this manual to highlight certain windows may come from either. While the look may differ, the location and function of most icons and fields will be the same.

At the top of the window is a Tool Bar of icons that are common across all Windows as shown below. See for more information about the icons and functions the represent.

In the Java Client, a window will show a form with tabs on the left. The Web App can display the tabs on either side. The tabs represent sets of hierarchical data: parent and child records if you will. Each subordinate tab will show records related to the record currently selected/viewed in the parent tab.

In the image above, the GL Journal Batch window has three levels of tabs. Each Batch record could have several Journal records and each Journal record could have several lines. To look at a Line record, you would first have to select the Batch and then a Journal.

Moving between records and switching between tabs allows you to go through huge amounts of data without having to backtrack as much. When you move between records or tabs, whatever data you have entered is automatically saved.

In each tab, the data can be displayed as a table view (like a spreadsheet) where you can see many records at once or as a form view showing one record at a time. Buttons that control processes will generally be accessed from the form view.

At the bottom of the window is a status bar providing information about the available actions or results of a process. At the very bottom right is a record count showing the current record number and the total number of records displayed. If you click on this record count a (also called a Change Log) will be displayed.

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  2. Getting Started

Opening and Using Windows

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Record Info dialog
The Tool Bar
The Java Client Toolbar that appears in most windows.
The equivalent Toolbar in the Web Application.
Java Client window tabs, for the GL Journal Batch window.
The Business Partner window displayed in form view, one record at a time.
The Business Partner window displayed in table view. Several records are visible.