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| Description | Use a Text Area if you want to enable the input of longer texts, for example desciptions or notes. The Text Area is an input field for character strings of all kinds including line breaks. Input is always saved as character string, even if numbers are listed. |
| Editing | Refer to Modeling Forms for further information regarding editing of form elements using the context menu. |
Configuration Options
Use the Attributes panel to edit the form element.
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| Name | Technical identifier for data processing and not visible for the end user. |
Alphanumercial characters and underscore. It is not allowed to start the name with a number.
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| Description | A commentary field for the developer. The content is invisible to users and its sole purpose is internal documentation. | Any string. | |
| Label | Field name shown in the form. | Any string. | |
| Mandatory | The element must be filled or used if the checkbox is activated. | true | Element must be filled. |
| false | Element may remain empty (default). | ||
| Read-only |
This field is write-protected. When you use the option, Read-only is added to the bottom right of the element:
| true | User cannot enter values. |
| false | User can enter values (default). | ||
| Text | In this field, you can enter text. Content added to attribute Text is shown in the element. If the user does not change the content of the field during form execution, the content of Text will be saved to the database. | Any string. | |
| Placeholder |
The content of this attribute is displayed in the element when attribute Text has not been filled. The placeholder is a sample value, it is not saved to the database. When a user overwrites the placeholder, it disappears and the user's input is saved to attribute Text. If content is added to both attributes Text and Placeholder, the content of Text is displayed in the element.
| Any string. | |
| Vertical Alignment |
The attribute is used to adjust the position of a form element in context to a bigger neighboring element. Example: The Radio Button Group Color is much bigger than the Button Next, but the button should be shown at the bottom of the form. Therefore, the button's attribute Vertical Alignment is set to Bottom.
| Top | Align the element on top of the element cell (default). |
| Center | Align the element in the middle of the element cell. | ||
| Bottom | Align the element at the bottom of the element cell. | ||
| CSS Class | Enables a field-acurate layout customization. | A valid CSS class. | |
| Symbol Type | Displays the type of the form element in read-only mode. | _ | |
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