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Custom Field Type: Text Box– Text Single Line

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{{CustomFieldPageHeader}}<u>'''==General Description'''</u>==

A single line of text.

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<u>'''Special Options for Field'''</u>

* '''Default Text''': The default text that will be displayed in the text box

 

You can refer to [[Web Page View Field Variables|variables]] as part of the ''Default Text'' as explained in [[Using Variables as Default Values in Single Line and Multi-line Text Box Custom Fields|this article]]

 

You can also hide the '''caption''' on the field so that only the text entry box appears:

 

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The result of the custom field will be:

 

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<u>'''Field Validation'''</u>

 

* '''Type''': Select Date, Numeric, or Alphabetic validation

* '''[[JavaScript Validation]]''': Custom JavaScript validation formulas can be entered in this field

* '''[[Validation Message|Message]]''': The message that the user will see if the data in the field fails a validation check

* '''Maximum Length''': Sets the maximum length of the text entry. <b>Show Counter</b> determines whether a counter will be shown to the user. <b>Count Words</b> sets the counter to count words (instead of characters, the default).

* '''Maximum Message''': Message the user will see when they reach the maximum length

To turn a text box into a '''read only''' box, you can use '''HTML'''. Insert the following (readonly class=textreadonly) into the HTML tag:<br>=Field Illustrated==[[Image:Read_only_single_lineCf_tbsl_ex1.JPGpng]]<br />''Text Box - Single Line field, in Edit Mode (above)''

<u>'''Value Stores To'''</u>

 

* '''Custom Field''': Enables linking two different custom fields to the same user data

 

<u>'''Field Formatting Options'''</u>

 

* '''Width''': Determines the width of the field, in characters

* '''[[Number Format]]''': Allows you to define how numbers entered in this field will be displayed. See [[Number Format|here]] for details.

* '''Style''': '''Bold''', <u>Underline</u>, ''Italic'', <font color="red">Highlight</font>

* '''[[Tool Tip]]''': Enter help text to be shown on mouse-over

* '''Read Only''': Checkbox

* '''HTML Tag''': Additional attributes to the field HTML tag

* '''[[Visibility Condition]]''': Conditions upon which the field is visible

 

 

<u>'''[[Role Field Permissions|Role - Field Permissions]]'''</u>

 

These [[Role Field Permissions|fields]] allow you to control by [[Role]] who is allowed to view and/or modify the field.

 

<u>'''[[Status Field Permissions|Status - Field Permissions]]'''</u>

* ''Only present within the [[Universal Tracking Application]]''

These [[Status Field Permissions|fields]] allow you to control by the [[Status]] of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified.

* '''Default Text''': The default text that will be displayed in the text box. You can refer to [[Web Page View Field Variables|variables]] as part of the ''Default Text'' as explained in [[Using Variables as Default Values in Single Line and Multi-line Text Box Custom Fields|this article]]. You can also hide the '''caption''' on the field so that only the text entry box appears.

* '''Read Only''':

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* '''Number Precision''' - Provides the ability to round any numeric value up or down based on your chosen precision. Select whole numbers, single or multiple decimals, nearest ten, hundred or thousand.

==See Also==

* [[Changing Text to Uppercase or Lowercase]]

* [[Date Fields]]

 

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