Name

Enter a name for the object. This is the name of the object as it will show in field chooser, the Browser bar and other object lists.

Caption

Caption

Enter the label text to be shown on the link object.

URL

Text or Number

Selection of this radio button enables you to enter a static text or numeric value. If the URL you want to direct the form user to will not be dynamic (based on form input or other options) then it is appropriate to enter the address here.

Value of a Field

The value of a field option pulls the URL from a field elsewhere in the form. To select the desired field, click the Select button, then navigate to the field containing the desired value.

Special

Selection of this radio button lets you choose the URL from a predefined list of form meta data that is universally available in forms. This includes special values such as Instance Name, Instance ID, URL, Current Date, etc.

Special Fields and Properties

Formula

Select this radio button then click Compose to provide a condition or formula as the URL value. Formulas can use field values, dates, button states or other special values.

Formulas

Target

Target

Select the location where the URL will be opened. Options include:

State

State

Choose from Default, Normal, Disabled or Hidden for link objects.

With field state management, you control access to individual objects on the form. You can prevent individual roles from changing, or even viewing, specific data or areas on the form. See Limiting User Access to Form Fields for more information on how to control access to fields.

Adding Workflow

The Workflow Diagram

Limiting User Access to Form Fields

Explanation of State Priority

Understanding the Default State

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit State dialog. Use this option to hide, show or disable objects depending on the user's role and/or the workflow stage.

Loading the Object States Overview

Select the font face for the text of the link object.

Fonts from the designers local machine will also be available, however if the same font is not installed on the users machine then a standard font will be used to display the data.

Choose the size and style of the font for the link object text.

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the text of the link object.

Mouse Over

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the text of the link object to change to when a form user mouses over it.

Theme

Resets the appearance options to the default settings configured on the form's Theme properties.

Applying or Resetting a Theme

Top

Displays the object's location in from the top of the form (in pixels).

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Left

Displays the object's location in from the left margin of the form (in pixels).

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Width

Shows the width of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Height

Shows the height of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Layer

Indicates the layer number this object occupies. You can drag an object so that it fully or partially covers another object. Depending on the layer number it occupies, it may be positioned underneath another other object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Tabbing

Tab Index

Indicates the order in the tabbing sequence that this object will be arrived at when the form user is using their Tab key to navigate through the form fields.

Setting or Modifying Tab Stops and Tab Order

Tooltip

Enter tooltip text to show to a form user when they hover their mouse over the object.

Accessibility

Silent

If this check box is selected, the screen reader will not read the label.

Accessibility and JAWS Compatibility

Link is Clicked

This event occurs when the form user clicks on the link object.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Link is Shown

This event occurs when the link object is shown.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered