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Forms Toolbox Basic Section

By Xelence Documentation posted 09-15-2023 15:31

  

These are the available form Basic section controls, from top left to bottom right.

TextBox

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to freely enter text for the selected entity column's value.
  • Other Sections: Input


MultiLine

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to freely enter multiple lines of text.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

Address

  • Function: Automatically adds AddressLine1, AddressLine2, City, State, Country, and ZipCode fields.
  • Other Sections: Input
  • Restriction:
    • Maintenance
    • Wizard

 

FullName

  • Function: Automatically adds First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name fields.
  • Other Sections: Input 
  • Restriction:
    • Maintenance
    • Wizard

 

Decimal

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a numeric value that can store fractional values.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Number

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a numeric value.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Currency

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a numeric value of the default data format 0:C.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

International Phone

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a country-specific phone number.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Mobile

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a mobile phone number.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Phone

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter a phone number.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Email

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter an email address.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View
  • Other Notes: Includes automatic basic validation for email format.

 

Date

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter or select a date value from the datepicker.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

Time

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to enter or select a time value value from the timepicker.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View

 

DropDown

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to select from a list of values.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

RadioBtnList

  • Function: A list of pre-defined values from which the app user can make only one selection for the selected entity column's value.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

Calculated Field

  • Function: Field that allows the Xelence user to apply any additional logic for a field without manipulating it in the database.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View
  • Other Notes: This is mostly applicable for client-side form rule data binding. Server-side entity field binding is also possible.

 

Search List

  • Function: Fields that allow the app user to search for and select values from a drop down.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

MultiSelect

  • Function: A list of pre-defined values from which the app user can make one or multiple selections for the selected entity column's value.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

CheckBox

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to indicate whether a state is true or not.
  • Other Sections: Input

 

DateTime

  • Function: Sets date and/or time, depending on the type provided in Xelence.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View


Url

  • Function: Field that allows the app user to locate a resource on the Internet.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • View
  • Other Notes: Includes automatic basic validation for URL format.

 

Label

  • Function: Field that displays read-only text.
  • Other Sections: 
    • View
    • HTML


Section

  • Function: Default container added to a newly created form.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Container


File Upload

  • Function: Control that allows the app user to upload a file.
  • Other Sections: Input 
  • Restriction:
    • Maintenance
    • Wizard

 

Data Table

  • Function: Control that displays data in a tabular format.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Input
    • Collection


Action Switch Portal

  • Function: Button that opens another app portal.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Actions

 

Open

  • Function: Button that navigates to a new form using the configured parameter value.
  • Other Sections: Actions

 

New

  • Function: Button that creates a new record.
  • Other Sections: Actions


Action Slider

  • Function: Control that toggles the display of a related panel.
  • Other Sections: 
    • Actions
  • Restriction:
    • Lookup
    • Maintenance

 

Save

  • Function: Button that saves the record data.
  • Other Sections: Actions
  • Restriction:
    • Maintenance
    • Wizard

 

Delete

  • Function: Button that deletes the selected record from the database.
  • Other Sections: Actions



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