Element properties - Data field tab
Applications module
Element - Properties
Type of control
Depending on the
data type of the
data field connected here and the current element, different control types
can be selected in this dialog.
Information
Shows a short explanation of the selected control type.
Control types for string data fields
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Text
Formats the content according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Email
Can be used for data fields that contain email addresses. The content
is formatted as a link. Clicking on the link opens the standard mail
client and automatically adds the email address as the recipient's
address.
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URL
Can be used for data fields that contain URL. The content is
formatted as a link. Clicking on the link opens the default browser
and automatically loads the corresponding page.
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Phone
The content is shown as a link that can be used to send an SMS or
establish a telephone connection with automatic phone number
entry. The corresponding settings can be made on the
Options
tab.
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Web application
The content is transformed into a link to web applications. On the
Options
tab, parameters, e.g. target, can be assigned.
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Image URL
Displays the image that the URL leads to according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Color
The surface of the view field is filled with the color that is
specified as a hexidecimal in the connected data field.
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Video
This control types enables you to embed videos from the portals
Youtube, Vimeo
and myVideo based on the URL, as well as
a range of video file formats, images and typical URLs. Supported
formats for videos: swf, mp4, ogg, ogv, oga, ogx, webm,
mkv, mov. For images: jpg, jpeg, png,
gif, bmp.
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Tree path
The tree path is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
Control types for integer data fields
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Integer
The number is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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User information
Can be used with data fields that contain the user ID. The view field
displays additional user information according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Tree path
The tree path is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
Control types for double data fields
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Floating point number
The number is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Currency
The number is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
Control types for date & time data fields
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Date
The date is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Time
The time is formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
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Date & time
The date and time are formatted according to the settings made on the
Options
tab.
Information regarding control types that can only be used in view tables can be found
here.
Data field link
No link
The element is not connected to a data field.
Data field
With this option, a data field is connected to the element. Simply select the
required data field in the application structure pictured beneath.