Field

A field is the most basic of controls used for data entry as well as display. Based on the data type of the field, the control can take on the appearance of any of the variations listed below.

Figure 1 - Field Control

Variations

The field control has many variations, some of these variant controls are generated automatically based on the attribute type while others are separate controls and added manually.

Variant Control	Auto Generated?	Notes
Address Field	No	Used to visualize an address
Badge	Yes	Automatically generated for Not null read-only attributes of type BOOLEAN
Computed Field	No	Used for string interpolations
Currency/Measure	No	Used to display/edit a combination of value and unit
Date Range Field	No	Used to display/edit start and end dates in a single field
Date Time Picker	Yes	Automatically generated for attributes of type DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP
Drop-down List	Yes	Generated for nullable attribute of type BOOLEAN and for enumerations
Free Text	No	Used to enter and store values that do not require a check against a reference
List of Values	No	Used to display reference values
Multiline	Yes	Used to enter long text
Signature	No	Used to manually enter a signature
Static	No	Used for read-only attributes
Toggle Button	Yes	Automatically generated for Not null editable attributes of type BOOLEAN

When to use

A field can be used anywhere you need to enter or display data.

Limitations

None.

How to use

Use the field within a list, group, or selector in the client model.

field <field_name> {  
  // Properties  
  ...  

}

Keywords

None.

Properties

Below is a list of properties that can be used to customize the control.

basedate | columnexclude | columnvisible | defaulttoprevious | editable | emphasis | enumerationtrue | falselabel | fieldhint | filterlabel | format | height | initialfocus | label | lovswitch | maxlength | multiline | preserveprecision | regexp | required | searchable | showonlydate | size | sortable | truelabel | type | visible

Example

Below is a simple example of a field in use.

list ItemsList for SubConItem {  
   orderby = RevSeq, LineNo, ItemNo;  
   label = "";  
   field RevSeqRef;  
   field CalculationMethod;  
   field Objstate {  
      size = Small;  
      label = "Status";  
   }  
      field Quantity;  
   field UnitOfMeasureRef {  
      size = Small;  
   }  
   field CurrencyTypeRef {  
      size = Small;  
   }  
   field ItemRate;  
   field SubConValue;  
   field SubConValAdjusted;  
   field SubConValOverride {  
      size = Small;  
   }  
}  

Example - Field in use in a List

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