Element properties - Data field tab

Control type

Type of control Depending on the data type of the data field connected here and the current element, different control types can be selected in this dialog.

Information

Displays a short explanation of the selected control type.

Control types for string data fields

• Text
  

  Formats the content according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Email
  

  Can be used for data fields that contain email addresses. The content is formatted as a link. Clicking on the link opens the standard mail client and automatically adds the email address as the recipient's address.

• URL
  

  Can be used for data fields that contain a URL. The content is formatted as a link. Clicking on the link opens the default browser and automatically loads the corresponding page.

• Phone
  

  The content is shown as a link that can be used to send an SMS or establish a telephone connection with automatic phone number entry. The corresponding settings can be made on the Options tab.

• Web application
  

  The content is transformed into a link to web applications. On the Options tab, parameters, e.g. target, can be assigned.

• Image URL
  

  Displays the image that the URL leads to according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Color
  

  The area of the view field is filled with the color that is specified in the connected data field.

• Video
  

  This control types enables you to embed videos from the portals YouTube, "Vimeo" and "myVideo" based on the URL, as well as a range of video file formats, images and typical URLs. Supported formats for videos: swf, mp4, ogg, ogv, oga, ogx, webm, mkv, mov. For images: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp.

Control types for integer data fields

• Integer
  

  The number is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• User information
  

  Can be used with data fields that contain the user ID. The view field displays additional user information according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Tree path
  

  The tree path is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

Control types for double data fields

• Floating point number
  

  The number is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Currency
  

  The number is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

Control types for date & time data fields

• Date
  

  The date is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Time
  

  The time is formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

• Date & time
  

  The date and time are formatted according to the settings made on the Options tab.

Information about control types that can only be used in view tables can be found here.

Data field link

No binding

The element is not connected to a data field.

Data Field

Data field With this option, a data field is connected to the element. Simply select the required data field in the application structure pictured beneath.