Difference between revisions of "Custom Field Type: Select One – Combo Box"

Revision as of 18:59, 15 April 2009

Field Display

Edit Mode

View Mode

General Description

Displays as a set of values in a combo box. The user can select a single value. The size of scrolling window is controlled by the Height Setting.

Field Options

• Allow Empty: Yes
• Default Text: N/A
• Options: Values
• Track Changes: Yes
• Store To Value: Yes

Special Options for Field

Values – the values to be used for each check box delimited by a semi-colon with no spaces.

Field Validation

• Type: N/A
• JavaScript Validation: N/A
• Message: N/A
• HTML Tag: N/A

Field Formatting Options

• Height: N/A Measure: Default:
• Width: Yes Measure: Pixels Default: N/A
• Number Format: N/A
• Style: Yes
• Tool Tip: Yes

Notes

Because the value in this field are restricted to the semi-colon delimited list in the Values field, the Allow Empty field has a slightly different behaviour than usual:

• If Allow Empty is checked, the first item listed in the Values list will be the default value for the field.

• If Allow Empty is not checked, the user cannot save the form without selecting a value other than the first item in the list. The first item should be either a space followed by a semi-colon (if you want the field to start out blank) or an instruction to the user such as -----Select One-----; Please choose; or similar.