1C Form Info — Compact Form Summary

Reads a Form.xml of a managed form and outputs a compact summary: element tree, typed attributes, commands, events. Replaces the need to read thousands of XML lines.

Usage

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1c-form-info <FormPath>

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
FormPath	yes	—	Path to Form.xml file
Limit	no	`150`	Max output lines (overflow protection)
Offset	no	`0`	Skip N lines (for pagination)

Command

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powershell.exe -NoProfile -File skills/1c-form-info/scripts/form-info.ps1 -FormPath "<path to Form.xml>"

With pagination:

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powershell.exe -NoProfile -File skills/1c-form-info/scripts/form-info.ps1 -FormPath "<path>" -Offset 150

Reading the Output

Header

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=== Form: DocumentForm — "Sales of Goods and Services" (Documents.SalesInvoice) ===

Form name, Title, and object context are determined from the file path and XML.

Properties — Form Properties

Only non-default properties are shown. Title is shown in the header, not here:

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Properties: AutoTitle=false, WindowOpeningMode=LockOwnerWindow, CommandBarLocation=Bottom

Events — Form Event Handlers

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Events:
  OnCreateAtServer -> OnCreateAtServerHandler
  OnOpen -> OnOpenHandler

Elements — UI Element Tree

Compact tree with types, data bindings, flags, and events:

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Elements:
  ├─ [Group:AH] HeaderGroup
  │  ├─ [Input] Organization -> Object.Organization {OnChange}
  │  └─ [Input] Contract -> Object.Contract [visible:false] {StartChoice}
  ├─ [Table] Items -> Object.Items
  │  ├─ [Input] Product -> Object.Items.Product {OnChange}
  │  └─ [Input] Amount -> Object.Items.Amount [ro]
  └─ [Pages] Pages
     ├─ [Page] Main (5 items)
     └─ [Page] Print (2 items)

Element Type Abbreviations:

Abbreviation	Element
`[Group:V]`	UsualGroup Vertical
`[Group:H]`	UsualGroup Horizontal
`[Group:AH]`	UsualGroup AlwaysHorizontal
`[Group:AV]`	UsualGroup AlwaysVertical
`[Group]`	UsualGroup (default orientation)
`[Input]`	InputField
`[Check]`	CheckBoxField
`[Label]`	LabelDecoration
`[LabelField]`	LabelField
`[Picture]`	PictureDecoration
`[PicField]`	PictureField
`[Calendar]`	CalendarField
`[Table]`	Table
`[Button]`	Button
`[CmdBar]`	CommandBar
`[Pages]`	Pages
`[Page]`	Page (shows item count instead of expanding)
`[Popup]`	Popup
`[BtnGroup]`	ButtonGroup

Flags (only when deviating from default):

•[visible:false] — element is hidden (Visible=false)
•[enabled:false] — element is disabled (Enabled=false)
•[ro] — ReadOnly=true
•,collapse — Behavior=Collapsible (for groups)

Data binding: -> Object.Field — DataPath

Command binding: -> CommandName [cmd] — form command, -> Close [std] — standard command

Events: {OnChange, StartChoice} — handler names

Title: [title:Text] — only if different from element name

Attributes — Form Attributes

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Attributes:
  *Object: DocumentObject.SalesInvoice (main)
  Currency: CatalogRef.Currencies
  Total: decimal(15,2)
  Table: ValueTable [Product: CatalogRef.Products, Qty: decimal(10,3)]
  List: DynamicList -> Catalog.Users

•* and (main) — main form attribute (MainAttribute)
•ValueTable/ValueTree types expand columns in [...]
•DynamicList shows MainTable via ->

Parameters — Form Parameters

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Parameters:
  Key: DocumentRef.PurchaseOrder (key)
  Basis: DocumentRef.*

•(key) — key parameter (KeyParameter)

Commands — Form Commands

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Commands:
  Print -> PrintDocumentHandler [Ctrl+P]
  Fill -> FillHandler

Format: Name -> Handler [Shortcut]

What Gets Skipped

The script removes 80%+ of XML volume:

•Visual properties (Width, Height, Color, Font, Border, Align, Stretch)
•Auto-generated ExtendedTooltip and ContextMenu
•Multilingual wrappers (v8:item/v8:lang/v8:content)
•Namespace declarations
•ID attributes

For detailed inspection — use grep on element name from the summary.

When to Use

•Before modifying a form: understand structure, find the right group for inserting an element
•Form analysis: which attributes, commands, handlers are used
•Navigating large forms: 28K lines of XML → 50-100 lines of context

Overflow Protection

Output is limited to 150 lines by default. When exceeded:

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[TRUNCATED] Shown 150 of 220 lines. Use -Offset 150 to continue.

Use -Offset N and -Limit N for paginated viewing.