Action
Control that performs an action when the user clicks it on the form, such as open a new record. Often called a Button (most common expression of an Action).
Button
See Action.
Captcha
Control used to determine whether the user is human or a computer.
Caption
Text that identifies the control for the user. It is what the control is "called".
Cascading Drop Down
Series of drop downs whose available content depends on the user's entry in the prior drop down.
Checkbox
Control that allows the user to indicate whether a state is true.
Checkbox List
Control that allows the user to select multiple states as true.
Collapsible
Section the user can select to collapse or display. It is used to contain and organize controls: tabs, other collapsibles, fields, buttons, etc.
Control
Something the user can see or interact with on the form, such as a field.
Control Type
Property of a control that determines how the user interacts with it. Applied to fields, it determines how the user enters information: textbox, drop down, etc.
Data Table
Table of information that displays in a collapsible or tab. The user sees a list or table of records or values. They never use the term "data table". Can also be called a "grid".
Drop Down
Control that allows the user to choose one value from a list.
Finish Button
On a wizard step, this is the button that closes the wizard and navigates to the maintenance form being created. It always saves data.
Form Name (ID)
Programmatic ID of the form.
Form Title
Displays at the top of the form; what the form is "called".
Label
Control that displays read-only text.
Lookup Form
App screen used primarily to search for and create records. Users may also be able to delete records or export search results to Excel.
Maintenance Form
App screen used primarily to CRUD data.
Multiselect Drop Down
Control that allows the user to choose one or multiple values from a list.
Next Button
On a wizard step, this is the button that navigates to the next step. It may or may not also save data.
Previous Button
On a wizard step, this is the button that navigates to the previous step. It may or may not also save data.
RadioButton
Control that allows the user to select a state as true.
RadioButtonList
Control that allows the user to select only one state of multiple as true.
Selection
Data table property that defines the ability to select records: no ability, single record, or multiple records.
Tab
Container that divides the data into further parts.
Textbox
Control that allows the user to freely enter text as a value.
Visible
Property that makes a control visible or invisible.
Visible Condition
Property that controls when the control is visible.
Wizard Form
In the app, a series of sequential steps used to create a maintenance form.
Wizard Step
Container for controls on a wizard form. A step displays one at a time in the finished wizard. The wizard can be configured to display a step only if a condition is met.
This post is part of the Wizard Form topic. Click here to open the Wizard Form Overview.
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