Any iTWO cx Form or controlled document can have additional fields that allow you to capture and categorise information.
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Options | Description |
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Code | Specify a unique code for the User Field. The code MUST be entered in UPPER CASE. The code is not normally seen by any users of the system. The code is used to sort the User Fields into an order on the form. |
Is Common | Tick this if the User Field is common to all forms. This will make the user field appear on all forms. For more information click here. |
Description | A short description of the User Field, displayed on forms. |
Prompt | Enter a hint which will pop up when a user hovers over this field on the form. |
Type | The type of user field, e.g. a text box (TEXT) or select list (SELECT) or radio buttons (RADIO BUTTONS). Always Editable - means this field will be editable by ALL. Locked after first set - means that the field is locked whether you save it as a draft or issue (submit) it. Will not be editable at all. Locked after first submit - means that if you save the form as a draft you are still able to edit it. Once you issue (submit) the form it will be locked and not editable at all. |
Size | Where the width (w) and height(h) of the field can be set. Applies to TEXT, SELECT, DATE, CONTACT. Size (w) - where the width of the select list field can be set. The width is determined by the width of the widest item in the list. Setting w = 0 will scale the field to the width of the window displaying the form. Size (h) - where the height of the select list field can be set. Setting h = 1 makes the select list a dropdown list. Setting "h" to a higher number creates a scrolling list. Setting h = 0 will scale the field to fit the window displaying the form. |
Format | Where you may specify the how field types appear on the form. For Number User Fields choose how many decimal places and whether to have 1000s separator (,). For Select, Radio and Cascading User Fields"
For Contact User Fields choose UserID to display the person's user ID or Name to display the person's name. |
Default Value | Where you can specify or choose a default value or option for this field. |
Limits | Text Type User Fields - Where a maximum (Max) and minimum (Min) number of characters the field may contain can be set. Select and Cascading User Fields - Tick the checkbox to allow users to select more than one option. |
Required | Specify that this field is required. This is also known as Mandatory. |
Disable on PDA | Specify whether the field should appear on iTWO cx Mobile. |
Update Parent when Changed? | When splitting from a form and the user field is updated, do you want the user field to be updated on the original (the form you split from). |
Is Mapping User Field | Configure a mapped contact per option in this field (Applicable only to Select, Radio, Checkbox fields). |
Do Not Automatically Populate this Field When Splitting | Specify whether the field should be automatically populated when the split/custom split/ or Status triggers are set. |
Calculation | Allows you to perform simple calculations based on the user fields on a list control. |
Tip |
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You must be a Project Admin to configure user fields. |
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