Fields tab (Form Settings dialog box)

Add form fields on this tab. Fields can be used to prompt users for information or to assign default values to be used in a workflow. The field values will be passed as field RRTs to subsequent process and route components in a workflow.

Configure the indexing fields that will be presented to the user. Add fields by entering data in the last line, which is marked in the first column by the asterisk (*).

Column Description
Name The field name should be unique among the other fields within this form. The field name labels the RRT that returns the field value at run time. For example, if the field name is "Field1", the RRT is ~KMO::%Field1%~.
Display The text which is displayed above the field at the device panel.
Type Enter the field type. A field type represents the format by which data is collected at the device panel. Regardless of field type, the result will be in text format. Click the browse button (...) in the properties column Required field to configure settings for a field type.

The following field types are supported:

  • Button — Creates a button in a form.
  • Checkbox — Allow users to set true/false values by selecting or clearing a check box in a form.
  • Date — Allow users to enter date information in a specified format.
  • Label — Enter a text label within a form.
  • Lookup List — A database lookup field allows users to specify items from a field a database table.
  • Text — Allows users to enter plain text.
  • Tree — Creates a tree choice control in a form.
Required field (Required) Select this check box to require users to enter a value in a field before they can submit a form. This check box is unavailable when it does not apply for a particular field type or field setting.
Notify server (Notify server) Selecting this check box triggers an event when the value of the field changes. The event can be responded to in a script that was configured for the Dynamic Form section in the General tab.
Required field (Properties) Click the browse button (...) to edit additional properties for a particular field type.