Set Field Properties

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Main Section

The Main section contains options for selecting the field to be set, providing a value and entering summary detail for the command.

 

Field

[Field Selection]

 

Click Select to choose the field you want to use for the Set Field command.

 

To select the desired field, click the Select button, then navigate to the field you want to choose. Once a selection has been made, the value will be shown in the read-only text box to the left of the Select button.

 

 

Value

Text or Number

Selection of this radio button enables you to enter a static text or numeric value to be used when the Set Field command runs.

 

If the value you want to use for the field will not be dynamic (based on form input or other options), it is appropriate to enter the message text here.

 

 

Value of a Field

Selection of this radio button enables you to select a field from your form from which the value can be pulled.

 

To select the desired field, click the Select button, then navigate to the field containing the desired value. Once a selection has been made, the value will be shown in the read-only text box to the left of the Select button.

 

 

Special

Selection of this radio button lets you choose from a predefined list of form meta data that is universally available in forms to act as the field value. 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 field value. Formulas can use field values, dates, button states, or other special values.

 

Formulas

Summary

Auto-Summary

Auto-summary refers to the text that will be shown on the command in the Behaviors canvas. By default, this check box is selected.

 

For commands that use a condition or calculation, Auto-Summary will display the formula selected in the Condition Properties. If no condition exists, nothing will be displayed.

 

If you wish to have other summary text display, clear the Auto-summary check box and type the custom text in the list box below. Your text will be retained if you later decide to enable Auto-summary.

 

 

[Summary Text}

This is where manual summary text can be entered when the Auto-summary option is not turned on.

 

 

Updated: 06/12/2011  Page url: http://www.perfectforms.com/Documentation/manual/html/?fl_set_field.htm
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