Difference between revisions of "Deprecated - Custom Field Type: Display Only – Text or System Object"
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* '''[[Caption]]''': The leading question or prologue before the field | * '''[[Caption]]''': The leading question or prologue before the field | ||
* '''Allow Empty''': This checkbox allows the field to be left empty | * '''Allow Empty''': This checkbox allows the field to be left empty | ||
| + | * '''Appear Mandatory''': Makes the field appear as through it required even though "Allow Empty" is selected. | ||
<u>'''Special Options for Field'''</u> | <u>'''Special Options for Field'''</u> | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 10 October 2012
Field Display
Example #1 Static text
Example #2 Chart
General Description
Displays a block of static text for instructional purposes, or a link to some other SmartSimple entity (or external URL). Typically, this field type is used to embed a chart into some related entity. For example, a chart of the user’s login history into their profile.
Field Options
- Display Order: The order (relative to other fields) in which this field is displayed
- Tab Name: Displays the field under a given tab
- Field Name: The name of the field, used internally to reference the user's input
- Caption: The leading question or prologue before the field
- Allow Empty: This checkbox allows the field to be left empty
- Appear Mandatory: Makes the field appear as through it required even though "Allow Empty" is selected.
Special Options for Field
Text/Link
Supports both static text for display purposes or system links such as a report or chart link.
Services
- Enable Map Service: displays the map icon next to the field name that will launch the user’s selected map service and display a map of the content of the field
- Enable People Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the contact details from those services
- Enable Organization Search Service: displays the search Internet icon next to the field name that will launch a variety of search services and display the organisations details from those services
Field Validation
- Type: Select Date, Numeric, or Alphabetic validation
- JavaScript Validation: Custom JavaScript validation formulas can be entered in this field
- Message: The message that the user will see if the data in the field fails a validation check
Field Formatting Options
- Number Format: Formats any numbers entered into this field
- Style: Bold, Underline, Italic, Highlight
- 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
These fields allow you to control by Role who is allowed to view and/or modify the field.
- Only present within the Universal Tracking Application
These fields allow you to control by the Status of the record whether or not the field can be viewed and/or modified.
Notes
- Support HTML for additional formatting.
- This field is similar to Read Only - Text, but also allows inclusion of report chart URLs when you need to append the objectid to the chart so it will only report based on the current object.
