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--- versago3:from_control [2022/10/31 12:57]
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+++ versago3:from_control [2024/05/17 12:26] (current)
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 ===== Control Types =====
+{{ :versago3:form_layout03.png?300 |}}
 ==== Section Title ====
 The **Section Title** control is used as a divider between logical sections of a form. The use of section titles is not required but they can help the user focus on groups of associated elements.
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 ==== Select Menu (Drop-down List) ====
-The **Drop-down List** (or DDL) control is used to present users with a fixed list of choices for selection. A typical use of the DDL is to allow the user to choose “Yes” or “No” as a response.
+The **Select Menu** control is used to present users with a list of choices for selection. A typical use is to allow the user to choose “Yes” or “No” as a response.
-Drop-down List controls can be used in any column of a form.
+  - **Menu Only**: the user is restricted to select one of the presented values
+  - **Combo Box**: will cause the system to accept any value entered by a user and add it to the list of valid values. Keep in mind that using this option will save incorrectly typed entries to become valid selection options
-Drop-down List controls are typically created manually using a property setting on a Text Box control that is associated with a database element. This is done by changing the Text Box’s control type property from Text Box to Drop-down List after the data element has been placed on the form.
+There are two types of Drop-down Lists available.
-{{::versago:formv2image18.png?384x164}}
-There are two types of Drop-down Lists available. The type is selected from the “Lookup List” control property. This property is only displayed when the Control Type is Drop-down List.
-{{::versago:formv2image19.png?384x141}}
 **Static** drop-down lists are the most common. In this case the report administrator manually defines the acceptable values for the list. This approach is shown below.
-  - Set the Control Type as **Drop-down List**.
-  - Select **Static** as the Lookup List type. A new text box is displayed. \\ {{::versago:formv2image20.png?384x90}}
   - Enter the list of valid values.
     - Each value is separated by a comma.
     - The selections are presented to the user in the order of the list as it is entered.
-  - The “Allow New Values” option will cause the system to accept any value entered by a user and add it to the list of valid values. Keep in mind that using this option will save incorrectly typed entries to become valid selection options.
-{{::versago:formv2image21.png?270x105}}
+**Dynamic** drop-down lists are less common but are acceptable in some cases. They use and existing data view to retrieve the list of valid values\\
+The values can be represented by a single value or by a label/value pair where the label is presented to the user and the value is saved to the database
-**Dynamic** drop-down lists are less common but are acceptable in some cases. The process of defining a Dynamic drop-down list is described in [[versago:form_configuration#dynamic_drop-down_lists|Dynamic Drop-down Lists.]]
-==== File Upload ====
-{{::versago:formv2image22.png?157x30}}
-The **File Upload** control is used to allow a user to upload external files into the SQL database as binary data.
-File Upload controls should be placed in a column that is least three (3) columns wide (see row configuration) due to the way it is presented to the user.
-{{::versago:formv2image23.png?288x142}}
-File Upload controls are always added to a form manually as part of the form layout process. They are not associated with a predefined database column. All uploaded data is captured in a single database table named TWBS_VGO_FormAttachments. This table is in the database where the form data is stored.
-<WRAP center round info>
-Generally, a form should have only one File Upload control.
-</WRAP>
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 “Date” and “Time” fields in Versago are always created as a datatype Date/Time. The Date Picker and Time Picker controls are then used to format the data capture presentation in the form.
-{{::versago:formv2image24.png?134x30}} {{::versago:formv2image25.png?135x30}}
   * The **Date Picker** control is used when you wish to capture either a date only or both date & time.
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-==== Signature ====
+==== Button ====
-{{::versago:formv2image27.png?171x30}}
+The **Button** control is used to add action buttons to a form. Actions can include calling another Versago form, initiating a Bizweaver workflow, or opening a web page.
-The **Signature** control is used to allow a user to capture a written value via a touch sensitive screen or mouse pointer and store it in the database as binary data.
+Button controls are always added to a form manually. They are not associated with a predefined database column. They only execute the actions included in them.
-{{::versago:formv2image28.png?384x72}}
+See **Button** for additional information.
-  * Signature controls can only be associated with a varchar(max) database column type.
-  * A Signature control should be placed in a column that is least three (3) columns wide (see row configuration) to allow adequate room for the user to “write” the information.
-  * Set the **Control Type** to Signature.
-  * Enter the desired **Row Span** value. This is the vertical height of the signature column. It should typically be a minimum of two (2) rows.
-==== Button ====
+==== Check Box ====
-{{::versago:formv2image29.png?120x26}}
+The **Check Box** control is used for capturing true or false data.
+  * Check Box controls can be used in any column of a form.
+  * The underlying table field must be of datatype nvarchar
-The **Button** control is used to add action buttons to a form. Actions can include calling another Versago form, initiating a Bizweaver workflow, or opening a web page.
+==== File Upload ====
-Button controls are always added to a form manually. They are not associated with a predefined database column. They only execute the actions included in them.
+The **File Upload** control is used to allow a user to upload external files into the SQL database as binary data.
-See **//[[versago:form_configuration#using_custom_form_buttons–|Using Custom Form Buttons]]//** for additional information.
+<WRAP center round important 80%>
+File Upload controls are not associated with a predefined database column. All uploaded data is captured in a single database table named TWBS_VGO_FormAttachments. This table is in the database where the form data is stored.
+</WRAP>
-====Image====
+==== Signature ====
+The **Signature** control is used to allow a user to capture a written value via a touch sensitive screen or mouse pointer and store it in the database as binary data.
+  * Signature controls can only be associated with a varchar(max) database column type.
+  * A Signature control should be placed in a column that is least three (3) columns wide (see row configuration) to allow adequate room for the user to “write” the information.
+  * Set the **Control Type** to Signature.
+  * Enter the desired **Row Span** value. This is the vertical height of the signature column. It should typically be a minimum of two (2) rows.
-{{:versago:formsv2_imagecontrol.png?80|Image Control}}
-The **Image** control is used to display an image that has previously been uploaded into the Versago database.
+====Image====
-See **//[[versago:images_in_reports|Using Images in Versago Reports and Forms]]//** for details on using images in reports and forms.
+The **Image** control is used to display an image that has previously been uploaded into the Versago database.
+----
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