[Qgis-user] QGIS attribute forms question

[Aguilar Bolivar, Rosa (UT-ITC)]

Hi,
If I understood correctly,  You want to reuse a form given that a layer has more columns.
If you are using QGIS GUI you  can:
Option A. Change the data source to the layer. The form will remain. Add/edit the new attributes
Option B. Add the new layer and copy styles (form)  --> paste the style/form to the new layer

Hope this helps.

Rosa
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Subject: [Qgis-user] QGIS attribute forms question

Hi,

I have created some forms for data entry/edit using QGIS.

I have successfully exported them & imported them to apply in different computers with QGIS.

It can take several hours to create such a form where there are 80+ columns in the underlying database table,

I now have the situation where the underlying table needs columns added or removed.

QGIS will not apply a saved form to a layer unless the structure is identical.


How can I reuse a form for a layer representing a database table with (say) a single new column, by adding the new column to the form, rather than manually creating the whole form from scratch?


Thanks

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