Update control properties action

Use the Update control properties action to set properties of a control to dynamically change the display or behavior of the control.

1. On the form modeling bar, click Actions and click New.

   The New action dialog box is displayed.

2. On the Type list, select Update control properties.
3. Change the default Name (UpdateControlProperties1) to something meaningful.
4. Optional. Enter a Description for the action.
5. On the Control list, select a control.
   Only Tile, Chart, Work queue, Workload and Job list controls are available for this action. On selecting the control, the respective properties are available for update. For example, for Tile control, DynamicFilterField, DynamicFilterValue, DynamicQueryID,DynamicQueryName and DynamicQueryType properties are available.
6. To select a property to update, do the following:
   1. Click .
   2. On the Property list, select a property.
   3. On the Source/Value list, select a form control, form variable, global variable, or filter field or enter an inline value that identifies the field.
      You can dynamically filter query results on the Tile, Job list, Work queue and Workload controls. The filter fields (for Job, workqueue and system queries) are only available when you select DynamicFilterField property. The list displays the fields based on the control type and associated query type. For example, if you are filtering on a Job list control, the filter fields are displayed only for a Job query. The Tile control supports all the three query types.
   4. Click Add.

      The new property appears under Properties list.

7. Click Add.

   The newly created action appears on the Actions list.

8. Associate the action with a control, such as button, to trigger this action. See Configure actions for form control events.
   When you trigger this action, the properties in the list are applied to the control with the value you supplied.