8.8.1 Procedure for customizing Item forms

To customize Item forms:

1. Create an Item form definition file.

   Create an Item form definition file and specify the elements and element names that are to be displayed in Item forms. For details about the Item form definition file, see Item form definition file (Optional) and Definition file for the Item search item form (Optional) in Chapter 12. Definition Files.

2. Stop all JP1/IM - Service Support services except the JP1/Service Support - DB Server service.

   This step is not necessary if you execute the jssformdef command with the -n option specified.

   Stop the services in the following order:

   1. JP1/Service Support - Web Service service

   2. JP1/Service Support service

   Keep the JP1/Service Support - DB Server service running.

3. Execute the jssformdef command.

   Execute the jssformdef command to customize Item forms. While the command is executing, do not execute commands for maintaining the Item management database nor start the JP1/IM - Service Support services. For details about the jssformdef command, see jssformdef (registers an Item form definition file) in Chapter 11. Commands.

4. Start the JP1/IM - Service Support services.

   This step is not necessary if you execute the jssformdef command with the -n option specified.

   Start the services in the following order:

   1. JP1/Service Support service

   2. JP1/Service Support - Web Service service

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