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Use a display rule to collapse or expand a cell

Use a display rule to collapse or expand a cell at runtime. For example, consider a form to capture employee personal information. You can insert the controls for Name, Designation, Salary, Address for Correspondence, and Permanent Address. For example, you can set the Permanent Address cell as collapsible / expanded and apply a condition in the display rule so that the Permanent Address cell is collapsible at runtime when the employee has a Permanent Address different from the Address for Correspondence.

  1. On the Home page, click Form Designer > Form.

    A blank form with a single cell appears.

  2. Design the form, as required. See Manually creating a form.
  3. To make the cell collapsible at runtime, configure the cell.
    1. Select the cell.
    2. On the Properties bar, click Settings Extended Properties.
    3. Set Collapsible to Yes. See Properties of a cell.
  4. Add a display rule for the selected cell (see Add a display rule action) and configure the True Outcome:
    1. In the Name box, click the Cell icon.

      The list of cells used in the form appears.

    2. Consume the required cell that has to be collapsible at runtime.
    3. On the Display list, select Collapse.
    4. Click Add Add.

      The selected cell is added to the list.

    5. Click OK.
  5. Save and Release the form.

    At runtime, the selected cell appears as collapsible.