Adding a PageTab to tab-strip on existing application (not displaying content)

First time we’ve attempted this and not alot of posts that I could find related to it

I’m using Sales Order Entry for this example, a tab-strip is related to this:
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The advantage of this type of tab is that is accessible from anywhere in the application,
which can be useful depending on what you are trying to accomplish.

Each of the selections (Activity, Explorer, Details) have an associated TabPage

In application studio you can see this (tab-strip):
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(“Test Tab Page” is what I’m attempting to add to figure this out)

Steps I’ve done:

Create a new tab page:
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Give it a Name, Caption, Page Type = “Tab Page”, Parent = “Main”, Tab Id
The Binding, DataSet, Page Caption values I just copied from the “Sales Order” tab page

Then go to the tab-strip (shown above) and select it to show properties
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Under the data section, you will see a combobox with a list of existing tabs on the tab strip,
Use the “+” to add the new one, this is what mine looks like:
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Add some content to the tab page, for my simple test I added a panel card and a button

The main screen shows my button in the tab-strip

but when I select it, it doesn’t show any content:

Where is my content from my tab page ???

Any ideas appreciated

Missing your “Page” in the last setting here.

Hover text:
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Without that setting:
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With that setting:
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Excellent, thx dave, I’ve marked it solved

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@dcamlin

Interestingly, I’ve done this multiple times to test some things in Order Entry and it always worked…

On the other hand in Quote Entry I cannot get it to work no matter what I try…would you wanna give it a go ?

thx

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What are your settings?

Worked for me:

Double check this one… can easily be overlooked… on the Page’s settings, in Advanced. Need to put your Tab ID here:

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Rockstar !!!

that was it, I had called my tab on the tab strip “TestNew”, but had called my page “TestNewPage”, but had “TestNew” in the property you pointed out…fixed

It all seems so logical now, lol

Thanks again !

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Weird that did not fix it for me

Even more wacky I created the tab from the tab strip page by selecting --new page-- it created the page.

I see it when editing the tab strip - it shows on screen but when I preview it. Nothing.

They really need to have a add page to tab strip button that just does it.

Sorry for bringing the discussion up again.

Do you guys know how I can make the tabs look like buttons?

I got it working fine but for me it looks like the regular tab strip.