Page Comparison

Property

Explanation

Field type

ID

Database unique ID for the field

All

Label

Optional label to be placed either before or after the field. Use the associated dropdown to define where to show the label.

All

Tooltip

Help text that will appear as users hover over the field in the user interface

All

Enabled/Disabled by

If you want the selected field to be enabled/activated by a Yes/No field. Use the associated dropdown list to select a yes/no field available within the tab. A field can not be enabled by a Yes/No field placed in another tab.

All

Read-only

Set to read-only to lock values. Setting this option will not prevent changes from all sources (Desktop, WEB, . The field is still editable via Excel, Revit/Archicad, API etc.)

All, except Fixed text

Height

Option to overwrite default height. By default, the field will span to use available space. It’s recommended to use default behavior, but overwrite if you have special needs.

Insert height in rows vertically.

Multi line text, Formatted text

Width

Option to overwrite the default with of the field. By default, the field will span to use available space. It’s recommended to use default behavior, but overwrite if you have special needs.

Insert width in pixels horizontally.

Text, Multi line text, Formatted text, Numeric, Multiple choice, Fixed text

Text

Only available for Fixed text. This property contain the text value you want to show in the user interface.

Fixed text

Underline & Center

Only available for Fixed text. Controls underline of the text value and if text value should be center aligned or not. Default behavior is left aligned

Fixed text

Show label above

This option will place the element label, if used, above Formatted text or Multi line text fields. Making the field use more available space in the user interface and in PDF reports

Multi line text. Formatted text

Data type

Option to specify data type for numeric fields. If left blank the field will have default data type which is whole numbers

Numeric

Total number of digits

Define how many digits should be allowed in the numeric field. If left blank the default value of 7 will be used.

Numeric

Number of decimals

Define how many of the allowed digits to be decimals. If left blank the default value of 2 will be used.

Numeric

Style

Specifies the appearance of Multiple choice fields

• Combo box, not editable , provides a drop-down menu which cannot be edited directly, but where you have to select one of the predefined options.

• Combo-box, editable, provides a drop-down menu where you can enter text freely or select one of the predefined options.

• Radio group. Positions radio buttons on top of each other per option

• Radio group horizontal. Positions radio buttons one after the other in a horizontal line and not on top of each other as above.

Multiple choice

Dropdown values

In Multiple choice fields, each value represent an option in the multiple choice list. If you wish to add a blank option, make sure to select “Add empty value” (see below). The dropdown values will be sorted by their input position.

Multiple choice

Add empty value

In Multiple choice fields, this option will add an empty value so users can clear the field if needed.

Multiple choice

Days rollback

Define how many days to roll back as default. If left blank the current date will be set as default.