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Revision as of 14:13, 4 September 2018

General Description

Displays as a set of values in a dropdown list. The user can select a single value.

Field Illustrated

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Setting the values for the Select One - Dropdown List, in Custom Field Settings


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Select One - Dropdown List, in Edit Mode


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Select One - Dropdown List, in View Mode

Field Options

Option Description Format
Custom Field ID The unique ID number associated with the custom field. Not Applicable
Field Type The list of available Field Types. @fieldtype@
Field Name The name of the field, used internally to reference the user's input; @fieldname@
Caption  The leading question or prologue before the field. @caption@
Display Order  The order (relative to other fields) in which this field is displayed. @displayorder@
Description Definition and general description of the custom field. Will not be displayed. @description@
Predefined Options The values you want to be listed within your dropdown list, delimited by semi-colons with no spaces.
  • The first value listed will be the default value when a new record is created.
  • If you want the value stored in the field to be different from what is displayed in the combo box you can use the following syntax in the Values section: StoreValue1=DisplayValue1;StoreValue2=DisplayValue2;StoreValue3=DisplayValue3;
  • The value before the equal sign will be stored. The value after the equal sign is what will be displayed in the combo box, but does not get saved. (This technique is important when translating to other languages. The StoreValue must be the same in all languages. See here for further information.)

Display

Option Description Format
Caption Location  Determines the positioning and visibility of the caption relative to the field. Options include: Left of Field, Above Field, No Caption, Hide Caption. Note: this option was previously called Label Display. (See examples here.) Not Applicable
Instructions Text input here displays under the caption. If caption has Hide Caption enabled then any defined instructions will continue to be displayed above the input. Not Applicable
Placeholder Text Text input here displays within the text box as placeholder text that will disappear once the user clicks into the field to enter content. Note: this function is different from Default Text, as Placeholder text will not create content to be stored within the field. Not Applicable
Tool Tip When the user hovers their mouse pointer over the caption of a field, the text in this section will appear. Not Applicable
Classify as Personal Data For use in storing personal data. Not Applicable
SmartFields View Include or exclude this field from SmartField Views (@SmartFields@) or only display this field for SmartField Views. See SmartField View for further details. Not Applicable
SmartFields PDF Formatting PDF formatting option when rendered from SmartFields Views. @SmartFields@
Width Width of text box. Not Applicable

Validation

Option Description Format
Mandatory Selecting this option means that this field is required and must be completed. Not Applicable
Appear Mandatory Makes the field appear as though it is a required field. Typically used in conjunction with browser scripts, JavaScript Validation or Submit Logic that perform validation. Not Applicable
Custom Validation - Not Applicable
Failed Validation Message Message displayed if validation fails. Not Applicable

Feature Options

Option Description Format
Track Changes Keeps track of changes made to this field. Not Applicable
Show Display Value in List Views By default, the stored value is shown when fields are referenced in List Views. Selecting this option will display the display value. Not Applicable

Value Storage

Option Description Format
From Custom Field(s)
  • Value Storage: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data. See Value Stores To page.
 Not Applicable
To Custom Field
  • Value Storage: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data. See Value Stores To page.
 Not Applicable
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