Dropdown

Owned by Merve Karakuş
Last updated: May 17, 2024 by Ertan Tike
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The dropdown allows designing a list of options where the user may choose one from the list. The list is contained in a box and opens upon a click to let the user make a selection. The list closes after one option is selected or clicked somewhere out of the dropdown list, and the currently selected option is displayed on the box.

The options provided can be statically defined lists and/or retrieved from various data sources. See Data Sources for details.

Clicking on a control pops up a design actions menu with the following options:

  • Cut action cuts the control. Use the paste action to move the control to another location after cutting.
  • Copy action copies the control. Use the paste action to add the control to another location after copying.
  • Delete action deletes the control.
  • XML is used to view and edit the XML of the control.
  • Convert is used to change the content control into other control types.

Auto Select Value
This option provides the topmost value when opening the form.

Size
Large, Big, Medium, and Small options are listed. Selecting one of these will shrink or fit the dropdown into its container.
Hints

The text entered in this area pops up when you hover the field.


Required for Group

Enter any name into this area to specify a validation group for the related control. After that, when you enter this same validation group name into a Validation Group area on any action button of any task, it will be checked for validation whenever the action is selected on the form.

Dynamic Rules

The dynamic rules section allows specifying format and warning messages of any element and section. It consists of two parts, one of them is for formatting rules, and the other one is for validation rules.

  • Formatting rules allow you to change the formats (text colour, background colour, style) and visibility of control depending on a condition. 
    Further information can be found here.

  • Validation rules allow you to validate the data that the end user enters. 
    Further information can be found here.

Data

Bound XPath

XPath of the element. If set to empty, it uses the parent XPath.


Value XPath
XPath to store selection value.

Caption XPath
XPath to store selection text value.




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