in a beas form you can create buttons on different areas: Top, right and bottom side and inside the formula

Best event to create button: form_loaded

Syntax

global function form_loaded

create=button=text=ButtonText,name=ButtonName,Position=Area,{x,y,width,height}

end global

Example to create Buttons in all areas

// ******* Event form_opened ********

global function form_loaded

create=button=text=Pos0,name=mpos0,position=0

create=button=text=Pos1,name=mpos2,position=2

// Left

create=button=text=Pos1-A,name=mpos1a,position=1

create=button=text=Pos1-B,name=mpos1b,position=1

create=button=text=PR,name=mpos1r,x=1700,y=30,height=66,width=180

end global

You can use most of additional properties:
bitmap, forecolor, backcolor, fontsize, textstyle, tooltip, width. See complete Reference

For every button a function is needed, which is executed by click on button

for Position 0-2 the main object is dw_master, if inside the form, then dw_1...7

global function dw_master_item_mpos2_click

end global

Simple creation of this function

1. open the window with created buttons

2. open customizing script editor

Crtl+DoubleClick on the Button -> beas open window for "New function"
You can insert a comment and your Name.

3. click on "OK" -> beas create the correct function inside the script editor

4. insert your function

Example

global function dw_master_item_mpos2_click

messagebox=Hello, this is my first function

end global

only beas 9.3 PL 2 and later:

With command

create=rightclick=name=my_object_name,text=displaytext,bitmap=bmp\bitmapname

The name of called function is
global function dw_master_item_button_my_object_name_click

Example:

global function form_loaded

create=rightclick=text=Hello Boyum,name=boyum_hello,bitmap=bmp\active.png

end global

global function dw_master_item_button_boyum_hello_click

messagebox=clicked on Hello Boyum

end global

A field has 2 parts:
1. Text field, 2. Input field

The input field need a reference to the database layer of the Report

In Script Editor you can see available fields from database layer

for create new fields you can use UDF5 ... UDF15
and userfield1...x

UDF1..4: This fields available. You can make this fields visible in Configuration Wizzard
In most of windows UDF 5..15 available. This field are linked with Database and you can use this fields for customizing

In many windows userfield1...x available. This fields are not linked with Database.
All UDF and userfields have always type String and length of 50 characters.
Userfields allow to insert up to 16 KByte, but only, if the name of this field (property "name") start with "userfield" or "template"
Example: name=userfield_test<tab> ...
If you use another name and if you insert more then 50 chars, you will become the error message "(itemchanged13249) incorrect entry! Please correct!"

Best place to define new fields outside tab area is form_loaded

Syntax to create new field

global function form_loaded

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,x=800,y=292,length=200

end global

name = field name

id=udf5 = link to database layer

 
Both can be the same. But link a field from database layer only ONE time to a visible column.
 

Create a field on this defined position. You can fill it, beas load and save the value

Description of the field
The description is always on left side. The Description field (text object) has same name as the input field +"_t", example "udf5_t"

You can create this in one line together with the colum

global function form_loaded

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,x=1000,y=292,length=220&

  ,text=BoyumTxt,x2=750,width2=220=200

end global

Field inside TAB Area

In many windows we've tab area inside the Datawindow

Tab Area are not the Tab on top. The Tab area is always inside the Datawindow

Example Operatino Catalog - General / Extented / Tool

Fields inside a Tab area are in same Datawindow, but in different cases Datawindow 2, 3 and so on

Name of the Tab object is "etab". In some windows we've tab objects inside main tab area with another name.

Every tab-element have own name, example the first tab has name etab.stamm

You can see the object name and tab name in debug window if mouse over the tab name

This Tab objects created in form_load, form_loaded or other events.
Correct place to define a field in a tab is

global function etab_firstredraw

end global

Use property "related" to define the position to another field
Example we want to insert a field "BoyumTxt" down of "Number of payslips"

global function etab_firstredraw

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,text=BoyumTxt,related=anzls

end global
 

Attention:

In this window we've empty areas, which not always empty
Example: Area "Processing" / "Personnel" ... beas display additional fields related of other settings, here related to cost counts.

Alternative: Define position manually

With tabobject, tabpage you can define the tab area
Position x=0/y=0 is left top of the Tab, not of the window

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,text=BoyumTxt,tabobject=etab,tabpage=stamm,x=...y=...,x2=...,wdith2=...

Numeric fields, Date Fields

Userfields are always string fields and not numeric or date fields

But it's possible to simulate numeric or date fields

Concept: Define the type of field (beas 9.3 PL 2)

Example:

Operation catalog - new field Number field with 2 decimal places

we need

alignment=1 = right alignment

type=#0.00   = numeric, 2 decimal places

global function etab_firstredraw

// add new field, right alignment

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,text=BoyumNum,related=anzls,alignment=1,type=#0.00

end global

as date field

we need

dropdown=date = Calendar

type=date     = replace input in correct date format

global function etab_firstredraw

// add new field, right alignment

create=column=name=udf5,id=udf5,text=BoyumDate,related=anzls,dropdown=date,type=date

end global

Information for beas 9.3 PL 1 and older with  line break and lower case

Type	Description
create=text	Create a Text Object
create=column	Create a Input Field
create=button	Create a Button   SAP: Define x+y position   beas:   You can insert the button inside the form dw_1.create=button=name=mybutton,text=my button text,x=100,y=100 current not inside tabs.   You can define the button in bottom button list, on right side or top button list see position   create=button=name=mybutton,text=my button,position=2
create=bitmap	Create a Bitmap (only beas)
create=compute	Create a Computed Field (only beas)
create=checkbox	Create a Checkbox-Field
create=rightclick	Create rightclick popup menu entry (beas 9.3 PL 2)

Properties: [ use comma for seperation ]

Property	Object	Description
alignment	column, compute	The alignment of the control's text within its borders. 0 - (Default) Left, 1 - Right, 2 - Center, 3 - Justified
position	button	define position of the button   0=bottom 1=right 2=top   create=button=text=my button,name=mybutton,position=2   beas 9.3 PL 2
band	all	The band or layer in the DataWindow object that contains the control. The returned text is one of the following, where # is the level number of a group: detail, footer, header, header.#, summary, trailer.#, foreground, background.
bitmap	bitmap, button	Name of the Bitmap File (bmp, gif, jpg, png)
checkboxoff	column	Only Checkbox: set the "OFF"-Value. Standard =N (if checkboxon = Y or J) or 0 (if checkboxon=1)
checkboxon	column	Only Checkbox: set the "ON"-Value. Standard=Y   if you set "Y" or "J", beas set checkboxoff to "N" if you set "1", beas set checkboxoff to "0" Example bom-Position global function form_loaded create=checkbox=related=description,id=udf5,name=myfield,tab=41,text=MyField,& checkboxon=Y,checkboxoff=N end global
dropdown	column	Changes the type of the Column to DropDown Available with Beas 2020.05 This field become a dropdown icon Follow Dropdown types available   Dropdown type Description color Choose color bmp Choose internal bitmap values Choose from values Example dropdown=values=red,blue,yellow or dropdown=values=1=red,2=blue,3=yellow bsl get command from BSL sql Select command (all results must be type String date Dropdown Calendar   More see Chapter Beas Item Object   Example In Work order add addiional fields global function etab_firstredraw create=column=name=udf7<tab>id=udf7<tab>text=BoyumDate<tab>related=bplname<tab>dropdown=date<tab>type=date create=column=name=udf8<tab>id=udf8<tab>text=BoyumBitmap<tab>related=udf7<tab>dropdown=bmp create=column=name=udf9<tab>id=udf9<tab>text=BoyumColor<tab>related=udf8<tab>dropdown=color create=column=name=udf10<tab>id=udf10<tab>text=BoyumValues<tab>related=udf9<tab>dropdown=values=red,blue,yellow create=column=name=udf11<tab>id=udf11<tab>text=BoyumNormal<tab>related=udf10 create=column=name=udf12<tab>id=udf12<tab>text=BoyumItemList<tab>related=udf11<tab>dropdown=select "ItemCode","ItemName" from "OITM" end global
expression	compute	Formular for compute field   Example: today()                 field1 + field2 more see PowerBuilder DataWindow help
fontsize	button	define font size (30 .... 60) Note: Not possible for buttons in the bottom
forecolor	button	define fore color. example Red=255 Note: Not possible for buttons in the bottom
format	column, compute	Output Format. (onlya for type Column and Compute), Default: "[general]"
height	all	Height of the Object   Optional Default 58 (SBO: 20)   Don't define this, if you create a button on bottom, top or right side
id	column	Only for columns. Name of the column that should be used ( e.g. userfield1, udf5 ..15) Each Field can only be used once.
menutext	button	Text for right click menu
name	all	MANDATORY! Unique name of the Object.
related	all	Related to another object. Set buttom of this object   Example: Field udf5 bottom from field "udf4"   dw_1.create=column=related=udf4,text=myField   if the related field part of tab object, then the new field is part of same tab object and page   beas 9.3 PL 2
tab	column	Only for columns: define the order of tab
tabobject	all	object is part of tab area ... (normal "etab") beas 9.3 PL 2
tabpage	all	object is part of tab page (1...x or name of tab page) beas 9.3 PL 2
text	column, text, button	Define Text, Only for Columns, Text and Button Objects:   Column Objects: Describe the Description of the column. beas create additional text object (columnname_t) left of the column Define x2 for position from text object beas 9.3 PL 2   Text Object and Buttons: Define Text of this object
textstyle	button	define text style 0=normal, 1=weight, 2=italic, 3=weigt+italic
tooltip	column, button, text	define tooltip
type	column	Define type of column (date, numberic...)   beas 9.3 PL 2   udf fields and userfields always from type "String" With this command you can simulate another field types. But it's only a simulation   Parameter: date #0 or #0.00 for number   beas convert the string in date or number and use the format, which you define   type=#0.00: User make an input: 3 beas insert in field: 3.00   type=date: User insert 1.10.19 beas insert - related to current settings, 01.10.2019   Note: Beas use current window regional setting for date format. The Date is saved as string with the current Date format from current window user. It's not a real date field. If SAP Date format another format as defined in Windows Regional settings, the system use Windows regional settings!
underline	text, column	underline text (true/false or 1/0)
values	column	Define Values from a dropdown   Selection text: Value e.g. red:1/yellow:2/green:3 The selection text will also be translated by the multilanguage engine
visible	all	Visibly yes/no (1/0)
width	all	Width of the field   optional.   Default: 200 (SBO: 90) Don't set this, if you define a button You don't need to define this, if you work with "related"
width2	column	define with from text field (optional)   create=column=text=Myfield,x2=100,name=myfield,id=udf5,x=1000,y=300,width2=200   In this example the calculated with for text object is 900, but you overwrite with 200   beas 9.3 PL 2
x	all	X-Position   Define the x position from the object If it's a part of a tab object, then related from X/Y postion from the tab object
x2	column	X-Position for Text object from column object   if you define a column object, you can define the related text field to. X-Position is "x2"   create=column=text=Myfield,x2=100,name=myfield,id=udf5,x=1000,y=300   if you work with related you don't need to define this width from text field is x - x2 In this example 900   beas 9.3 PL 2
y	all	Y-Position   Specific Feature for SBO Form: if "max" then on the lower edge Specific Feature for BEAS Form: if 0 then it will automatically placed on the lower edge.   If it's a part of a tab object, then related from X/Y postion from the tab object