# Create a Form

The Create Form wizard is used to quickly create forms for adding or editing data.

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*Create a Form*
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### Properties

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1. **Query**

   The insert or update query to use with the form.
2. **Query type**

   Insert or Update.
3. **Select Query**

   If applicable, the select query to populate your update form.
4. **Datagrid**

   If applicable, indicate a datagrid to display your data.
5. **Label**

   The label for the form field.
6. **Control**

   The type of control (field), e.g. textbox.
7. **Validations**

   The validations that must be performed on the data, e.g. required field, number validation or email validation.
8. **Read-Only**

   To make the field read-only (non-editable).
9. **Label placement**

   Indicate where the label must appear in relation to the field.
10. **Save button text**\
    The text on the form button.

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### How to create an update form

Assume that you have a database and that you want to provide your users with a form to update data in the database.

1. Add a Database connector to your application.
2. Add the following 3 SQL queries to the connector:
   * a query to load the DataGrid (let's name it *SelectAll*)
   * a query to load the edit form with a specific record (name it *SelectRecord*)
   * a query to update the specific record (name it *UpdateRecord*)
3. Add a [DataGrid](/controls/data-grid.md) to your page.
   * Select your *SelectAll* query to load your DataGrid columns.
4. Click Create Form on the toolbar.
   * Select your *UpdateRecord* query.
   * For Query Type, select the *Update Query* radio button.
   * To provide a select query, select your *SelectRecord* query.
   * Attach your DataGrid to the form.
     * Select the *staffID* DataGrid column for the *Source* property of the staffID key field.
   * Click Next, then click Generate.


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