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Text Field is a standard HTML Input element to collect information from the user in a form.

Figure 1: Screenshot highlighting Text Field obtained from sample Expenses Claim App

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Figure 2: Text Field Properties - Advanced Options

NameDescription
Value 

Default Value when there's no existing value found.

Hash variable is accepted here. For example, you may key the following

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#currentUser.firstName# #currentUser.lastName#

to pre-populate the field with current logged in user's name.

Max Length 
Validator 
Encryption 
Size 

Maximum character length allowed.

Validator

Attach a Validator plugin to validate the input value.

Info
titleWhen will validation takes place?

Validation will takes place whenever form is submitted except when it is submitted as "Save as Draft".

Encryption

Determines if the value should be encrypted upon saving into the database.

Size

Width of the element.

Readonly

Determines if the element is editable.

Readonly 

Display field as Label when readonly? 

Displays the value of the element as plain text when element is set to "Readonly".

Workflow Variable

If the form is part of a workflow process, upon saving of the form (by clicking on "Save as Draft" or "Complete" button). The value in this input field will be saved into the corresponding workflow variable named here.

Info
titleUsing a non-existent Workflow Variable name

You will get the following warning with the name printed out (e.g. status) in the server log if you attempt to map to a non-existent Workflow Variable.

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context attribute status does not exist in process context - adding new attributes to the process context is not allowed
Workflow Variable