Form Userview Element allows one to directly enter/view Form data without being part of a process flow.
Figure 1: Screenshot highlighting a Form in a Userview
Figure 2: Form Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Custom ID | Item link slug. Optional field. Unique field Value defined here must be unique to the rest of the Userview Menus as the first matching name will be called upon. |
| Label | Menu label. Mandatory field. |
| Form | Target form to load. Mandatory field. |
Show in popup dialog? | If checked, user will be presented in a popup dialog. |
Readonly? | All the fields in the target form will be rendered as read only when checked. |
Display field as Label when readonly? | Fields set to read only will be rendered as label/text instead of being bounded in its original input element. |
Figure 3: Form Properties - Redirection
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Message Shown After Form Submission | Message Shown After Form Submission. |
| URL Redirect After Form Submission | URL Redirect After Form Submission. |
URL Redirect on Cancellation | URL Redirect on Cancellation.
When this value is set, the Cancel button will appear at the bottom of the form. |
| Redirect Target on Cancellation |
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Field Name For URL Redirect Value Passover | Field id from the preceding form to retrieve the value from. |
Field Value Passover Method |
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Request Parameter Name | Parameter name to hold the value retrieved using "Field Name For URL Redirect Value Passover" |
Figure 4: Form Properties - UI
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Submit Button Label | Submit Button Label. Default Value: Save |
Cancel Button Label | Cancel Button Label. Default Value: Cancel
The Cancel button will only appear when "URL Redirect on Cancellation" is set. |
Custom Header | Custom Header in HTML. |
Custom Footer | Custom Footer in HTML. |
Figure 5: Form Properties - Advanced
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Userview Key Name | When set to point to a corresponding form input name, the userview key value will be set into the particular field. Example Userview Key Value: hello Userview Key Name: expenses_detail_hr_expense_new_title
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Load Data Using Userview Key? | When checked, record row will be loaded into the form using the userview key value. The "Userview Key Name" expected is "id" to facilitate record seeking using the primary key. |
You can configure the Performance settings in this Userview Element which allows one to cache existing content for improved performance and loading speed. Read more at Performance Improvement with Userview Caching.