Configure the Settings for an eForm

To configure the settings for your eForm, do the procedure in this topic.

Figure: Form Settings screen

Form Settings screen

Video: eForm Builder Interface

Video: Create Your First eForm

Video: Show the Save Button on an eForm

Video: Hide the Top Banner on an eForm

Examples

How to Start

  1. On the Application Explorer screen, do one of these:
  2. On the eForm Builder screen, click Settings Settings icon.

Procedure

  1. On the Form Settings screen, in the General tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field Name Definition

    Form Title
    Function:
    Specifies the title text for your eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    More than one line of text that can have letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters.
    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
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    Form Title Style
    Function:
    Specifies the size of the title for your eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
    • Extra Large
    Default Value:
    Large
    Example:
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    Form Title Alignment
    Function:
    Specifies the position of the title for your eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Left
    • Center
    • Right
    Default Value:
    Left
    Example:
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  2. On the Controls tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field Name Definition

    Label Position
    Function:
    Specifies the position of the text label that shows on your form for the control.
    Accepted Values:
    • Left - Specifies that the position of the label is to the left of the container.
    • Top - Specifies that the position of the label is to the top of the container.
    Default Value:
    Top
    Example:
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    Tab Key Orientation
    Function:
    Specifies the direction form controls are selected when a form user presses the Tab key.
    Accepted Values:
    • Horizontal - The cursor moves horizontally when Tab key is used.
    • Vertical - The cursor moves vertically when Tab key is used.
    Default Value:
    Horizontal
    Example:
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  3. On the Appearance tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field Name Definition

    Font Family
    Function:
    Specifies the font family of the input text and label.
    Accepted Values:
    A font name from the list.
    Default Value:
    Arial
    Example:
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    Font Size (px)
    Function:
    Specifies the size of the input text and label for your form control.
    Accepted Values:
    A positive integer.
    Default Value:
    12
    Example:
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    Font Style
    Function:
    Specifies the style of the font for the input text and label.
    Accepted Values:
    • Bold - Shows the input text and label in bold.
    • Underline - Shows the label underlined.
    • Italic - Shows the label in italic.
    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
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    Background Color
    Function:
    Specifies the background color for your control.
    Accepted Values:
    A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

    You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

    Default Value:
    #ff0000
    Example:
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    Form Title Color
    Function:
    Specifies the foreground color for your control.
    Accepted Values:
    A color value using a hex code, RGB code, or RGBA code.

    You can enter a color code, or select a color from the palette.

    Default Value:
    #ff0000
    Example:
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    Set Image
    Opens this Screen:
    Image Picker screen
    Function of this Screen:
    Specifies an image for your eForm.
    Example:
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    Image Position
    Opens this Screen:
    Background Image Position screen
    Function of this Screen:
    Specifies the position of background image of your eForm.
    Example:
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    Apply Global CSS
    Function:
    Specifies whether to use the global CSS file on the eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The eForm uses the global CSS file.
    • Deselected - The eForm does not use global CSS file.
    Default Value:
    Selected
    Limitations:

    This field is available in these releases:

    CSS Class
    Function:
    Specifies a CSS class for the container of your control.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid CSS class.
    Default Value:
    None

    If you specify your CSS CSS icon on the top menu, the CSS is populated.

    Example:
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    Show Form Background to User
    Function:
    Specifies whether to show the eForm container background at runtime.
    Accepted Values:
    • Yes - Shows the eForm container background.
    • No - The eForm page size expands to the page borders, and the eForm container background does not show.
    Default Value:
    Yes
    Limitations:

    This field is available in these releases:

    Show Header to Form User
    Function:
    Specifies whether to show the top section of an eForm page to runtime app user.
    Accepted Values:
    • Yes - Shows the top section of an eForm page to runtime app user.
    • No - Hides the top section of an eForm page and aligns the lower sections with the top of the page.
    Default Value:
    Yes
    Limitations:

    This field is available in these releases:
  4. On the Actions tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field Name Definition

    Show Submit Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows the submit button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The submit button shows, and you can specify custom text.
    • Deselected - The submit button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Selected
    Example:
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    Show Cancel Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows a cancel button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The cancel button shows, and you can specify a custom text for the cancel button.
    • Deselected - The cancel button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Selected
    Example:
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    Show Save Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows the save button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The Save button shows, and you can specify custom text.
    • Deselected - The Save button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Show Reset Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows the reset button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The reset button shows and lets you specify a custom text for the reset button.
    • Deselected - The reset button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Show Print Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows the print button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The print button shows and lets you specify a custom text for the print button.
    • Deselected - The print button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Show Save as PDF Button
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm shows the Save as PDF button.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The Save as PDF button shows and lets you specify a custom text for the save as PDF button.
    • Deselected - The Save as PDF button does not show.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Action Buttons Position
    Function:
    Specifies the positions of the action buttons in the eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Left - The action button shows to the left in the eForm.
    • Center - The action button shows to the center in the eForm.
    • Right - The action button shows to the right in the eForm.
    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
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    URL on Submit
    Function:
    Specifies the URL to send the form user when the eForm is submitted.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid URL.
    Default Value:
    submitstatus.html
    Example:
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    URL on Cancel
    Function:
    Specifies the URL to send the form user when the eForm is cancelled.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid URL.
    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
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  5. On the Advanced tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field Name Definition

    Cell Padding (px)
    Function:
    Specifies the space, in pixels, between the cell wall and the cell content.
    Accepted Values:
    An integer between 5 and 50.
    Default Value:
    10
    Example:
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    Row Spacing (px)
    Function:
    Specifies the space, in pixels, between the rows of the eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    An integer up to 50.
    Default Value:
    0
    Example:
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    Show Header to Form User
    Function:
    Specifies if the eForm header shows when the eForm opens.
    Accepted Values:
    • Yes - Shows the header.
    • No - Does not show the header.
    Default Value:
    Yes
    Example:
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    Enable Multiple Languages on the Form
    Function:
    Specifies if the form user can select a language from a list of available languages in the eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - You can select more than one language in the eForm.
    • Deselected - You can not select more than one language in the eForm.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Allow User to Switch Form Language
    Function:
    Specifies if the form user can change the language in the eForm.
    To Open this Field:
    1. Select Enable Multiple Languages on the Form.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - Lets the form user change the language in the eForm.
    • Deselected - The language shows in the eForm based on the form user's settings.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Default Language Name
    Function:
    Specifies the default language to show on an eForm.
    To Open this Field:
    1. Select Allow User to Switch Form Language.
    Accepted Values:
    A language from the list.
    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
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    Show Validation Summary
    Function:
    Specifies whether the eForm shows all the validation messages.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - The summary of validation messages shows in the form preview or when the eForm opens.
    • Deselected - The summary of validation messages does not show.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Ask Confirmation On Submit
    Function:
    Specifies a message that asks for confirmation when a form user submits an eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - Specifies a message that asks for confirmation when a form user submits an eForm.
    • Deselected - Submits the eForm with no confirmation.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Ask Confirmation On Save
    Function:
    Specifies a message that asks for confirmation when a form user saves an eForm.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - Specify a message that asks for confirmation when a form user saves a form.
    • Deselected - Saves the eForm with no confirmation.
    Default Value:
    Deselected
    Example:
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    Submit Validation Fail Message
    Function:
    Specifies a validation message that shows when the form user submits an eForm that has validation errors.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces.
    Default Value:
    Validation Fails. Form cannot be submitted.
    Example:
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    Section Validation Fail Message (For Sections with Sequential Navigation Style)
    Function:
    Specifies a validation message that shows when the form user submits an eForm that has validation errors in the form section.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces.
    Default Value:
    Validation Fails. Cannot be navigated.
    Example:
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