Form Settings

Configures the settings for an eForm.

Background and Setup

Video: eForm Builder Interface

Video: Create Your First eForm

Examples

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open eForm Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to eForm Builder screen.


    Eform Builder screen
  2. On the eForm Builder screen, click Settings.

    Click Form Settings

General

Specifies the basic configuration for your eForm.

Figure: Form Settings General screen

Form Settings General screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Form Title
Description:
Specifies the title text for your eForm.
Allowed Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Form Title Style
Description:
Specifies the size of the title for your eForm.
Allowed Values:
  • Small
  • Medium
  • Large
  • Extra Large
Default Value:
Large
Example:
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Form Title Alignment
Description:
Specifies the position of the title for your eForm.
Allowed Values:
  • Left
  • Center
  • Right
Default Value:
Left
Example:
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Controls

Specifies the configuration for your controls on your eForm.

Figure: Form Settings Controls screen

Form Settings Controls screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Label Position
Description:
Specifies the position of the text label that shows on your form for the control.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the direction form controls are selected when a form user presses the Tab key.
Allowed 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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Appearance

Specifies the look and feel for your eForm.

Figure: Form Settings Appearance screen

Form Settings Appearance screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Font Family
Description:
Specifies the font family of the input text and label.
Allowed Values:
A font name from the list.
Default Value:
  • Modern theme - Roboto
  • Classic theme - Arial
Example:
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Font Size (px)
Description:
Specifies the size of the input text and label for your form control.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • Greater than 0
Default Value:
  • Classic theme - 12
  • Modern theme - 14
Example:
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Font Style
Description:
Specifies the style of the font for the input text and label.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the background color for your control.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the foreground color for your control.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies whether to use the global CSS file on the eForm.
Allowed 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:

Theme
Description:
Specifies the look and feel for your eForm.

For more information, refer to eForm Themes.

Allowed Values:
  • Classic
  • Modern
  • Nimbus Blue
Default Value:
Nimbus Blue
Limitations:

CSS Class
Description:
Specifies a CSS class for the container of your control.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies whether to show the eForm container background at runtime.
Allowed 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:

Width (%)
Description:
Specifies the width of the form as a percentage of the browser window width.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1-100

Represents:

  • A percentage
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Background Image Padding
Description:
Specifies the padding style of the background image of the form.
Allowed Values:
  • Visible Padding Around Form - Shows the background image covering only the form area.
  • Full Page With No Padding - Shows the background image covering the full browser page with no padding around the form.
Default Value:
Visible Padding Around Form
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Show Header
Description:
Specifies whether to show the top section of an eForm page to runtime app user.
Allowed 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
Example:
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Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Actions

Configures the action buttons on your eForm.

Figure: Form Settings Actions screen

Form Settings Actions screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Show Submit Button
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows the submit button.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows a cancel button.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows the save button.
Allowed 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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Limitations:
This field only applies to process-based apps. You can not save an eForm in a form-based app.

Show Reset Button
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows the reset button.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows the print button.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies if the eForm shows the Save as PDF button.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the positions of the action buttons in the eForm.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the URL to send the form user when the eForm is submitted.
Allowed Values:
A valid URL.
Default Value:
submitstatus.html
Example:
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URL on Cancel
Description:
Specifies the URL to send the form user when the eForm is cancelled.
Allowed Values:
A valid URL.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Advanced

Specifies advanced settings for your eForm.

Figure: Form Settings Advanced screen

Form Settings Advanced screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Cell Padding (px)
Description:
Specifies the space, in pixels, between the cell wall and the cell content.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 5-50
Default Value:
10
Example:
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Row Spacing (px)
Description:
Specifies the space, in pixels, between the rows of the eForm.
Allowed Values:
An integer.

Range:

  • 1-50
Default Value:
0
Example:
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Enable Multiple Languages on the Form
Description:
Specifies if the form user can select a language from a list of available languages in the eForm.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies if the form user can change the language in the eForm.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select Enable Multiple Languages on the Form.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies the default language to show on an eForm.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select Allow User to Switch Form Language.
Allowed Values:
A language from the list.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Excluded Language Name
Description:
Specifies a list of languages for your translation to hide on your eForm at runtime.
To Open this Field:
  1. Select Allow User to Switch Form Language.
Allowed Values:
One or more languages from the list.
Default Value:
None

Show Validation Summary
Description:
Specifies whether the eForm shows all the validation messages.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies a message that asks for confirmation when a form user submits an eForm.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies a message that asks for confirmation when a form user saves an eForm.
Allowed 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
Description:
Specifies a validation message that shows when the form user submits an eForm that has validation errors.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
Validation Fails. Form cannot be submitted.
Example:
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Section Validation Fail Message (For Sections with Sequential Navigation Style)
Description:
Specifies a validation message that shows when the form user submits an eForm that has validation errors in the form section.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
Validation Fails. Cannot be navigated.
Example:
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