Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Development Cookbook

Adding a form splitter

In Dynamics AX, more complex forms consist of one or more sections. Each section may contain grids, groups or any other element. In order to maintain section sizes while resizing the form, the sections are normally separated by so-called splitters. Splitters are not special Dynamics AX controls; they are group controls with the properties modified so they look like splitters. Most of the multisection forms in Dynamics AX already contain splitters.

In this recipe, to demonstrate the usage of splitters, we will modify one of the existing forms that does not have a splitter. We will modify the Account reconciliation form in the Cash and bank management module, which can be opened from Cash and bank management | Bank accounts ...