look-up_lists
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Field types and lookup lists
| Field type | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | Displays a text box that accepts a free text view |
| Integer | Displays a text box that accepts an integer value |
| Double | Displays a text box that accepts a decimal value |
| DateTime | Displays a text box that accepts and date & time value |
| Percentage | Displays a text box that accepts values between 0 and 100 |
| Paragraph | Displays a paragraph of text which accepts no input |
| Select list | Displays a list box that contains values from a predefined list |
| Checkboxes | Displays multiple checkboxes with values from a predefined list |
| Radio | Displays multiple radio buttons with values from a predefined list |
| Label | Displays a text label which accepts no input |
| Lookup list | A special field-type (enumeration), used to populate list-based fields with pre-defined values |
Text
Integer
Double
DateTime
Percentage
Paragraph
Select list
Checkboxes
Radio
Label
Lookup
In the Lookup lists tab, lists of values are be defined that can be assigned to form fields in order to reduce the acceptable values to specific ones.
A look-up list consists of the following fields:
The possible values of the list can be added from the panel on the bottom of the list editor.
Property overview
| Field properties | Description | Text | Integer | Double | DateTime | Percentage | Paragraph | Select list | Checkboxes | Radio | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | The text label that will appear next to the field | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tooltip | The text hint that will appear when the mouse is over the field | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lower bound | The minimum allowed value | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upper bound | The maximum allowed value | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Required | Boolean value that indicates whether or not this field is required | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Allow below | Lookup list of values | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| List | Lookup list of values | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Allow other | Boolean value that indicates whether or not it is allowed to enter values that are not contained in the list of values | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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