Progress
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Field-group Size

Foreground field groups are as wide as the interior of the frame. The background field group is also as wide as the interior of the frame.

Foreground field groups vary in height. In a dynamic one-down frame (and a static one-down frame without column labels), the foreground field group is as high as the interior of the frame. In a static one-down frame with column labels, the foreground field group starts below the column headers; as a result, its height is less than the interior of the frame. In a down frame, the foreground field groups are high enough to contain the field-level widgets displayed in one iteration.

You can display dynamic field-level widgets within a field group. However, it is not recommended that you place dynamic widgets in the foreground field groups of a down frame. Not only is the height of these field groups determined by Progress (the application cannot control the height), but the field group may also scroll off the screen (either in a scrolling frame or if the frame retains a number of iterations). After it reappears, the field group will still contain the dynamic widget, but also may contain a new record. For more information, see the "Field-group Visibility and Scrolling" section.

You cannot mark, move, or resize field groups directly. However, if you resize a frame, Progress automatically resizes the field groups by default.


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