Checkbox

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Form Field

Function

Field used to activate or deactivate a single option.

Default

The designer determines the default display: Depending on how the modeler adjusted the checkbox' settings in the form editor, the user will be displayed an activated or deactivated checkbox.

To select an option as default setting, click icon Edit to activate the form field’s edit mode. After successful editing, click icon Check to finish the edit mode.

Example

Name

Field name shown in the form.

ID

The read-only field contains the model ID of the element. Designers can use the ID for example in the search to link the element in other models.

Description

When a user hovers over a form element during execution, the content of the commentary field is shown as a quick info:

Hashtags

Possibility to insert your own key terms . The leading hashtag sign # (hash) will be inserted automatically. Use the spacebar to insert multiple hashtags:

One hashtag may be issued for multiple elements:

Additional CSS Classes

Enables a field-acurate layout customization.

Mandatory

The marked element must be filled or used.

Read Only

This field is write-protected.

Image (URL)

The checkbox does not necessarily have to contain text, but could also be an image tied in by its URL.

Field Name in Container

Defines the name under which the form element will be saved in the data container. If the Field Name in Container remains empty, then the field identifier (name) will be used. If two form elements share the same Field Name in Container, then both will access the same value.

The Field Name in Container is a technical identifier. It is often used for extended coding. Therefore the Field Name in Container should not contain any spaces, special characters or umlaut. For further information please visit page The Container Principle.

Save Value in Instance

If this checkbox is marked, the value entered in this field will be saved to the database during form execution.