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.
    Note 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 the property.
    3. On the Source/Value list, select a form control, form variable or global variable, or enter a static value.
    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.