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| * The **Settings** panel is always displayed on the right side of the screen and stays open as you click through the existing controls on the layout. | * The **Settings** panel is always displayed on the right side of the screen and stays open as you click through the existing controls on the layout. | ||
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| ===== Common Settings===== | ===== Common Settings===== | ||
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| * Only one field can be designated with this option. | * Only one field can be designated with this option. | ||
| - | * **Character Length** defines the maximum number of characters that can be entered in a field of the control. | + | |
| * For text fields the value can be less than the number of characters defined in the database if you wish to restrict the value entered. | * For text fields the value can be less than the number of characters defined in the database if you wish to restrict the value entered. | ||
| * For numeric fields the value should be the maximum number of digits you want to accept in the field. Because of the way data is stored this may be greater than the number of bytes defined for the column in the database. | * For numeric fields the value should be the maximum number of digits you want to accept in the field. Because of the way data is stored this may be greater than the number of bytes defined for the column in the database. | ||
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| * {UserProfile**.**$FirstName} – returns the user’s first name | * {UserProfile**.**$FirstName} – returns the user’s first name | ||
| * {UserProfile**.**$LastName} – returns the user’s last name | * {UserProfile**.**$LastName} – returns the user’s last name | ||
| - | * {UserProfile**.**$CopmpanyName} – returns the user’s Company name | + | * {UserProfile**.**$CompanyName} – returns the user’s Company name |
| * $GETDATE() - returns current date | * $GETDATE() - returns current date | ||
| * Copy header value to grid control (Header-to-row) | * Copy header value to grid control (Header-to-row) | ||
| * This process can be used to use a value from a control in the header section as the default for a control in each new row in the grid (row) section. | * This process can be used to use a value from a control in the header section as the default for a control in each new row in the grid (row) section. | ||
| - | * {formdata**.**$control_name} - where $control_name is the source control | + | * {formdata**.**$control_name} - where $control_name is the source control |
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| * **Formula** is used to provide various types of calculation operations that can be used to populate a field based on values in other fields. | * **Formula** is used to provide various types of calculation operations that can be used to populate a field based on values in other fields. | ||
| * Formulas can only be applied to numeric and date values. | * Formulas can only be applied to numeric and date values. | ||
| - | * See [[versago: | + | * **Calculation** |
| + | * **Aggregate** | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round info 80%> | ||
| + | Aggregation can only be applied to one field. A formula like SUM(X*Y) will not work. | ||
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| * **Alignment** defines how the text is displayed in the field of the control. | * **Alignment** defines how the text is displayed in the field of the control. | ||
| * Options are Left, Center, and Right. | * Options are Left, Center, and Right. | ||
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| * **Caption** is the value that is displayed to the user for this control. | * **Caption** is the value that is displayed to the user for this control. | ||
| * The value can be changed at any time. | * The value can be changed at any time. | ||
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| - On the “Control Settings” tab, select “Textbox” as the Control Type. | - On the “Control Settings” tab, select “Textbox” as the Control Type. | ||
| - Select the data view to be used from the Lookup Report menu | - Select the data view to be used from the Lookup Report menu | ||
| - | - The [ **…**] ellipsis button to the right of the Lookup | + | - The [ **…**] ellipsis button to the right of the Lookup |
| - At least one Output field must be configured. This will be the control where the lookup is being applied and should be the value to be displayed to the user. | - At least one Output field must be configured. This will be the control where the lookup is being applied and should be the value to be displayed to the user. | ||
| - | - Additional output fields may also be defined. These are typically other values associated with the lookup value. See the simple example that follows. | + | - Additional output fields may also be defined. These are typically other values associated with the lookup value. |
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| - | In this example, we use a lookup to present a list of U.S. states. We want the user to select the state by name, but we want to capture both the name and the associated code. | + | |
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| - | In this example the value “Name” is placed in the Column (control) named “Lookup1” and the associated code is placed | + | |
| - | Note that the controls that receive values do not need to be visible on the form. In this example the “Lookup2” is not displayed to the user even though the value is captured. | ||
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