Navigating through most windows
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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. At the top of the window is a tool bar of icons that are common across all Windows. The main panel shows a form with tabs on the left. 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.
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 spreadsheet where you can see many records at once or as a form showing one record at a time.
The details of the various toolbar icons follow:
| Icon | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Undo | Reverts any changes made to the record since the last save. Enabled if there are changes to be saved. |
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Help | Opens a help dialog where the field descriptions and help text are displayed. |
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New | Creates a new record. Fields colored red are mandatory. They turn blue once data has been entered. |
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Delete | Deletes the current record. |
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Delete Selection | Opens a dialog Listing all the records in the current tab. You can select all or a subset of these for deletion. It is helpful to use the Search function to limit the number of records. |
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Save | Saves any changes to the current record. Saves are made automatically any time you move from record to record, tab to tab or close the window. |
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Requery | Requery the records. If a Lookup has been applied the search criteria will be still be active. Requery is useful if another process or user has added or changed the information in the table since the window was opened. |
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Lookup | Lookup records in the current tab. There is a basic search based on common fields and an advanced search where complex queries can be developed. See Lookup functionality for more information. |
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Attachment | Every record can have a file and/or notes added to it. See Attachment for more info. |
Attachments
Every record can have a file attachment and notes added to it.
Edit or view by using the attachment icon 
in the toolbar, in the menu (Edit - Attachment) or F7
