The developer determines the contents of a Select Field. The user can later choose one of the options in the list.
Type
String
Prepopulation
This element can be prepopulated.
You can set a default value in the Attributes panel to be applied before displaying the form. Refer to Changing BPMN Element Attributes for more information.
You can overwrite these defaults dynamically in the Get Data execution of a user task. How to do this is explained on Using Forms.
Editing
Refer to Modeling Formsfor further information regarding editing of form elements using the context menu.
Configuration Options
Use the Attributes panel to edit the form element.
Attribute Name
Description
Allowed Values?
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.
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:
The attribute is used to adjust the position of a form element in context to a bigger neighboring element.
Example: The Radio Button GroupColor is much bigger than the ButtonNext, 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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Field Configuration Editor
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