Custom Field Type: Special – Auto Save

General Description

The Auto Save custom field automatically saves the current page in the background at a specified interval (1 minute, 5 minutes etc.)
Using this custom field will ensure that users filling in long forms will have their work automatically saved at the specified interval in case of an Internet outage or connection time-out.

• This field was specifically designed for Level 1 Template Pages, but will also work for the internal view of Level 1 records.
• It is only available with the Universal Tracking Application at Level 1.
• The page is not refreshed on-screen, simply saved in the background.

• Important: No Validation or Calculations will be performed until the record is saved in the normal fashion (using the Save or Submit button).

Field Display

• The field is displayed as Read Only with the Field Name or Caption (if defined) as the label and the text Autosave Enabled displayed in the field.
• The number in brackets following Autosave Enabled indicates the number of times that the page has been saved in the background.
• This field is only displayed in Edit mode. It is not displayed and has no need to function View mode.

Field Options

Values

The Values field is used to specify the number of minutes between background saves.

Visibility Condition

The Visibility Condition field can be used to enter a logical statement which determines whether or not the field is displayed.

• If the Visibility Condition statement is not true the Auto Save field will not be displayed, and automatic background saving will not take place.
• For example: if you include '@status@'='Draft' as the Visibility Condition, the record only be Auto Saved when the status is at Draft.

See Custom Fields Visibility Condition for details on creating a Visibility Condition Statement.