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Element Properties

When you edit an element in the

Details

dialog box, you can change element properties such as label, type, and default value.

The dialog box appears when you select an element. If you select a group, you can edit only the label, type, and field dependency for the group.

The following table describes the element properties:

Property	Description
Label	Required. Name of the element to display in the form. The label can be different from the ID.
Description	Textual description of the parameter. The description appears in a tooltip when you hover over the element in the form.
Mandatory	Requires users to enter a value for the element in the form.
Read Only	Defines the element as read-only and the users cannot change the element value.
Hidden	Hides the element from the form. Select this check box for workflow parameters that operators cannot edit.
Type	Type of data for the element value. Choose one of the following options: Boolean. If you select this option, the Check box representation is selected by default. Date. If you select this option, the Date picker representation is selected by default. Number. If you select this option, the Entry field representation is selected by default. Text
Representation	Type of input that users enter for the element value. Choose one of the following options: Entry field Dropdown list Radio button List Check box
Default Value	Value that appears when the form appears.
Values	A list of valid values for the parameter. If you select a list or dropdown list representation, enter one or more values. The values list is not case sensitive. If you populate list values from an external source, do not change the values in the list. The values from the external source override any manual changes you make to the list.
Minimum	Minimum valid value for the element. For string elements, the value you enter in this property determines the minimum number of characters. For number elements, the value you enter in this property determines the minimum numeric value. Available when you select a string or number element type.
Maximum	Maximum valid value for the element. For string elements, the value you enter in this property determines the maximum number of characters. For number elements, the value you enter in this property determines the maximum numeric value. Available when you select a string or number element type.
Field Dependency	Set of conditions that determines whether to link the element to another element or group in the form. For example, you can choose to enable the element only after users enters a value in a different element.

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