Manage regular expressions
You can create, modify and delete regular expressions.
Create a regular expression
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Navigate to
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The Regular expressions page displays a list of predefined expressions.
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Click
New.
The New regular expression dialog box is displayed.
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Enter a
Name for the regular expression.
The name cannot be more than 50 characters.
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In the
Expression field, enter the regular expression text.
The expression text cannot be more than 500 characters.
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To test the validity of the regular expression, enter the expression in the
Sample field.
While entering the sample expression, the system indicates whether the expression is valid.
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Click
Save.
The regular expression is added to the list on the Regular expressions page.
You can sort the regular expressions in alphabetical order on the name and expression.
Note When you create a text field on a form, any new or updated expressions are automatically available for use in the Format property. See Properties of a text box for more information.
Modify a regular expression
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Navigate to
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The list of regular expressions are displayed.
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Click the regular expression to modify.
The Edit regular expression dialog box is displayed. Alternatively, to display a specific regular expression, enter the name of the expression in the Search field and click .
- Make changes as needed.
- Click Save.
Delete a regular expression
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Navigate to
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The list of regular expressions are displayed.
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On the context menu of the regular expression to delete, click
Delete.
On confirmation, the selected regular expression is deleted.