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Custom Field Type: Special – Auto Save

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<u>'''==General Description'''</u>==
The '''Auto Save ''' custom field automatically saves the current page in the background at a specified interval (1 minute, 5 minutes etc.)<br>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.
* Using the '''Auto Save''' 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 Templates|Level 1 Template Pages]], but will also work for the internal view of Level 1 records.
* The page is not refreshed on-screen, simply saved in the background.
* 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).
<u>'''==Field Display'''</u>==
:[[Image:AutoSaveDisplay.png]]
* 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.
<u>'''==Field Options''' </u>==
[[Image:AutoSaveEdit.png]]
===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.
:See [[Custom Fields – Detailed Descriptions#Visibility Condition|Custom Fields Visibility Condition]] for details on creating a Visibility Condition Statement.
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