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==General Description==
 
==General Description==
  

Revision as of 15:02, 5 July 2018

General Description

This field is used in two circumstances:

Field Display

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A Read Only - Text field displayed. This is how the field will appear in both View and Edit modes.


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A Read Only - Text field provides a read only version of another field. See above for field presentation.

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@
  • Default Text: Controls which read-only text is displayed to the user
  • Tool Tip: When the user hovers their mouse pointer over the caption of a field, the text in this section will appear.
  • On New Record: Controls how the field should be displayed until record has been saved once.
    • Always Display: Field will be exposed both before and after the record is saved.
    • Hide on New Record: Field will be hidden until record is saved.
    • Only Show on New Record: Field will be exposed until record is saved, and then it will be hidden. This option is useful for fields that provide instructions for filling out forms before saving.
  • SmartField View - Include or exclude this field from SmartField Views (@SmartFields@) or only display this field for SmartField Views. See SmartField View for further details.

Options

General Options

  • Enable Multiple Select: Enables users to select multiple values from the listed values.
  • Disable Field From Global Search: Selecting this option means that the contents of this field will not be displayed in Global Search results.

Formatting

  • Caption Style: Add caption styling by including HTML style tags around @value@
  • Custom HTML Tag: Use this field for additional attributes to the field HTML tag.

Value Storage

  • Value Storage: Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data. See Value Stores To page.

Permissions & Availability Tab

Notes

Nothing is stored to the database when this field type is used. Therefore, if this field is selected in a List View, the field value will not be displayed.