Show Success Message

Select this check box to show a success message to the user upon data submission.

[Message Text]

If the 'Show Success Message' check box is selected, then you can enter a custom success message in this box below the check box.

If nothing is entered into this message box, the default system message: "The form was successfully submitted." will display.

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.

Close

Select this radio button to have the form immediately close after successful submission of form data.

Submitting Form Instances

Open New Instance

Select this radio button to load a new, empty instance of the form after the previous form instance has been successfully submitted and closed.

Submitting Form Instances

Re-open Same Instance

Select this radio button to reload the current form instance (known as an 'invisible submit' or save).

Submitting Form Instances

Using a Submit Button Object as a Save Button

Submitting Parent and Child Instances

Close Browser Window

Select this radio button to close the browser window upon successful submission of form data.

Submitting Form Instances

Redirect to a URL

Select this radio button to redirect the form user to a URL upon successful submission of form data. If this option is selected, you must specify URL properties in the 'Redirect URL' section of the Properties bar.

Submitting Form Instances

Redirect URL

Text or Number

Selection of this radio button enables you to enter a static text or numeric value to represent the URL.

If the URL you want to redirect the form user to will not be dynamic (based on form input or other options), it is appropriate to enter the URL address here.

Value of a Field

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

To select the desired field, click the Select button, then navigate to the field containing the URL. 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 URL. 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. Formulas can use field values, dates, button states, URLs or other special values.

Formulas

Misc

Submit as a Child Even if Parent is Not Submitted

Select this check box to allow submission of the form instance even if the corresponding parent instance has not been submitted.

Note: Any passing of data between Parent and Child will not be initiated if the Parent is not submitted.

Submitting Parent and Child Instances