Forms General Properties

Display Attribute: For attributes related to other entities, this option is used to call upon an attribute other than the display attribute.

Order Attribute: for combos or grids, allows arrangement of the values based on a field

Filter: Condition that must be met when displaying the fields. This option is used in the case of grids, combos and join search dialog. This property can be used to filter the attributes according to a given condition. For example:

Value is not null
ClientStateCode=1
SystemState=<InsuranceState>
If needed the creation of the filter based on the information of the entity “City”, which is related to another entity “Country”; for example, the following must be included in the left part of the filter if the values associated to the cities of a country need to be displayed:

Country.Name ='England' For Combos
Country = England For Search window

Additional Attribute (Combo, Combo box): allows the user to select an alternative field to display in a combo. In the web application, combo controls will display the information of both attributes separated by a hyphen. Display Attribute – Additional Attribute. Example

Allow Delete (Upload): To enable the option to delete attached files

Allow Full Search (JoinSearch Dialog):

If enabled: The result of the search will provide all the records that CONTAIN the text typed in the search preference or text type field.

If disabled: The result of the search will provide all the records that BEGIN with the text typed in the search preference.

Allow Send in Mail (Upload): Allows to send the files by e-mail or not.

Allow New (JoinSearch Dialog): Allows the creation of new records of the entity. To create new records an Add Form is needed.

Go to the entity and create a form with the required fields. Then, associate it on the entity's Advanced Properties

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Decimals (money): Number of decimals to be shown

Default Value (date, text, extended text, number, money, combo): Value that will automatically be shown.

Display as a List (Combo)

Display Form (Join Search): Indicates the form to be called upon.

Expressions (numeric, money and date): Includes Default Value Expression, Minimum Value Expression and Maximum Value Expression. These are used to define an Expression (or rule) to evaluate the minimum and maximum value or set a default date.

Format (dates): Give the date the desired format

<span id="generate" />Generate Always (letter): Enables the option to update the data on the letter every time the letter is made. This works only for non-editable letters.

Horizontal (Dynamic combo): The Horizontal option on the Appearance Tab shows the fields of the combos horizontally.

Interface (Button): Opens the interface wizard

List size (Combo)

Max Files (Upload): Restricts the number of files that can be attached

Max Records (Join Search Dialog): Restricts the number of entries produced by the search result.

Maximum Value (numeric, money and date): Greatest value allowed

Minimum value (numeric, money and date): Least value allowed

Read Only (Join Search Dialog): Allows to show the control of the field not editable, making sure that the search button is used before entering any information.

Re-Type (text, extended text, number, money, Join Search Field): Confirms the information entered by the user, making the user enter the information twice.

Reversed Controls (Radio): Changes the order of the value of the record and the radio where the field is selected. If not selected, the radio button comes first and then the value.

Rule

Regular Expression (text, extended text)

Size (text, ext text, number, money, combo box): This property will decide the width of the field. Changing this will not affect the amount of information that can be entered

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Submit on Change (All Combos, Yes/NO, Radio): Allows to update the form when a user selects an option. (the screen will refresh, saving what has been written)

Valid Extensions (Upload): Allows to define the types of files that can be attached for that attribute on that form. For instance: doc;pdf;txt;xls

Validation Rule

Required: Indicates whether the field is required always, never or in some cases a formula is used, in which case a window will pop up to enter the formula. The default is not required.

Editable: Indicates whether the field can be edited always (true), never (false) or for some cases a formula is used In which case a window will pop up to enter the formula. The default is true.

Visible: Indicates whether the field is visible always (true), never (false) or for some cases a formula is used In which case a window will pop up to enter the formula. The default is true.

Display Type: With this option the user chooses the visual format of the field on screen. Each field has a Text that corresponds to the Label or field name and a field that corresponds to the value. The possible forms to show the field are:

Both: it shows the text (Label) and the field (value), this option is the type that Bizagi uses by default.

Label: Only shows the name of the label of the field.

Field: Only shows the value of the field.

Reversed: It first shows the value of the field, followed by the text (field label or name).

Vertical: It shows both the text and the field, but in vertical arrangement; first, it shows the text (label) and below it shows the value of the field.

Label Align: This field aligns the Name of the field within the space available in the form. The options available are: default, left, center, right or justified.

Value Align: This field aligns the Value of the field within the space available in the form. The options available are: default, left, center, right or justified.

Allow Grid Filter: displays a filter on the table in the web application for the user to filter information contained in the table.

Column Span: Sets the number of Columns to distribute the fields of a form.

Maximum Rows in Page

Allow Delete: Enables or disables the option to delete records from the table

Display Form: Opens a list of Forms from the N entity (in a 1-N relationship) to select the one that will be displayed on the main page, showing all the records. This form can also be created by dragging attributes to the Display of the form.

Edit Form: Opens a list of Forms from the N entity (in a 1-N relationship) to select the one that will be displayed when the user clicks on the Edit link of a table in the web application.
Add Form: Opens a list of Forms from the N entity (in a 1-N relationship) to select the one that will be displayed when the user clicks on the Add link of a table in the web application

Display Form As Read Only: Show the fields of the Display form as read only (not editable). If this option is checked, even when the fields of the Display form are editable, in the web application the fields are displayed but not editable.
Edit Form Validation Expression: Displays a window where the user can select a rule to be executed for validations when clicking SAVE on the Edit Form of a table.
Add Form Validation Expression: Displays a window where the user can select a rule to be executed when clicking SAVE on the Add Form of a table.

Group by: Allows to group the grid by a selected column