Elementeigenschaften - Constraints

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Constraints

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on 25.03.2019, 12:11

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Properties

Condition

Clear or reset automatically

The constraints panel contains options to check the value of form fields, when form fields should be visible and when they can be edited. Some constraints are available only for some element, see the list of element..

Properties

A form field can be made a required field, requiring the user to enter something or select an option.

Name	Description
hidden if	Hides the form fieldm when a certain conditions is satisfied.
visible if	Makes a form field that has been hidden visible again, when a certain condition is satisfied.
read-only if	Locks a form field and disallows any input, when a certain condition is satisfied.
editable if	Make a form field that has been set to read-only editable again, when a certain condition is satisfied.
required	When this option is activated, a value must be entered for the form field. Conditions set under required if are ignored when this option is activated.
required if	Marks a form field as a required field, when a certain condition is satisfied.
required group	Available only when the form field is a required field. Specifies the required group the form field should belong to. When two or more form fields belong to the same group, at least one of these form fields needs to be filled out, all other fields may remain empty.

Condition

Any condition referring to the value of a select element uses the value of the option for testing the condition, as entered in the colum value.

You can change a form field's visibility and read-only state depending on the value of another form element. The following conditions are available for the options hidden if, visible if, read-only if, editable if, and required if:

has a value

has no value

equals

not equals

lower than

lower equal than

greater than

greater equal than

between

regular expression

You can also select elements with the element picker to the right. Click on the hand-shaped icon and then on the element you would like to use. This comes in handy when editing forms with many form fields.

Condition	Description
has a value / has no value	The conditions evaluates to true when the value of the form field is (not) empty. In particular, having a value mean the following for different form elements: for a checkbox, that the checkbox is not checked. for a selection, that some option other than Please select an option has been selected. When the selection field is displayed as a combo box, the first option will be selected by default, unless the selection is a required field, in which case the option Please select an option will be selected by default. for an input field, that at least one character has been entered.
equals	The condition evaluates to true when the value of the form field equals the given value. Comparisons are case-sensitive.
not equals	The condition evaluates to true when the value of the form field does not equal the given value. Comparisons are case-sensitive.
lower than / lower or equal than	The condition evaluates to true when the value is lower (or equal) than the specified value.
greater than / greater or equal than	The condition evaluates to true when the value is greater (or equal) than the specified value.
between	The condition evaluates to true when the value is between the specified range, inclusively. The interval must be entered with a dash (-), for example 2-10. Negative numbers must be enclosed in parentheses, eg. (-10) - (- 5).
regexp	The condition evaluates to true when the value matches the specified regexp.

Clear or reset automatically

For the properties hidden if and read-only if, you may choose whether the form field should be cleared or reset automatically when the form field ist hidden or disabled. Clearing a form field means that its value is removed, eg. deleting the entered text for an input field or unchecking all checkboxes for a select field. Resetting a form field, on the other hand, refers to changing its value back to the original or initial value it had when the form was openend. In case the form was opened for the first time and not submitted yet, the original value is the value as set in the Xima® Formcycle Designer. Otherwise, when the form was already submitted and is opened in the inbox, the original value is the most recently submitted (saved) value.

For example, consider the case of entering an address. The user can choose between a physical address and a post-office box, and only one input field is visible depending on the user's choice. When the form is submitted, a value should be send only for one of both fields. By selecting the empty automatically options, the input field post-office box will be cleared automatically when the user selects a physical address.

When an element is cleared or reset, all the elements it contains are cleared or reset as well. This applies to form elements of type page, container, and fieldset.