Form view structure

Form views can either follow a simple layout or a business document layout, similar to a paper document. We'll now see how to design these business document views and how to use the elements and widgets available.

For this, we'll revisit and expand the library checkout form created in Chapter 8, Business Logic - Supporting Business Processes.

Business document views

Much of the data recorded in a business application can be represented as a paper document. For a more intuitive user interface, form views can mimic these paper documents.

For example, in our app, we can think of a checkout as something that has a paper form to fill out. We'll provide a form view that follows this design.

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