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Interaction Process Automation Designer Help
Edit Box
An edit box allows the user to type a value into the box. The process then passes the value to a work item or process variable.
To set properties, display the control's shortcut menu and click Edit Properties.
Edit Box Control Properties
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Property |
Description |
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Border |
Use the first list box to select the thickness in pixels of the border line around the control. Use the second list box to select the color of the border line. |
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Color |
FG: Foreground color. In the list, select a color. |
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Font |
The shortcut menu has standard buttons to set text style (such as bold), size, and font. Note: Type size is measured in points. One inch has 72 points, so 12-point type is one-sixth of an inch high, 18-point type is one-fourth of an inch high, and so on. |
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Text (format) |
The shortcut menu has standard buttons to set text format. The W button sets word wrap on or off. Other buttons align the text left, right, center, or justified. |
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Options |
Required Field: If selected, this check box requires the user to enter or select a value before proceeding. Read Only Field: If selected, this check box makes the control display a value that the user cannot change. Allow Multiple Lines: If selected, this check box lets the edit box expand to display multiple lines of text. Best used with word wrap turned on (see the Text (format) row, above). If selected, it also makes the Tab key insert tabs instead of moving the focus to the next field. To make the Tab key move the focus, the user should turn off Insert mode. Enable Spell Checking: If selected, this check box makes IPA flag potentially misspelled words the user enters in the edit box. |
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Binding(s) |
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Entered Value Data |
The variable with which the process links the control. Click the hyperlink to select or change the variable. |
Control Only: The control only displays its state. It does not send its data anywhere else or get data from anywhere else. The user can change the state of the control, but the change doesn't cause anything else to happen.
Data to Control: The control gets its value from the data item with which it is bound by the Selected Data property. It displays that data.
Control to Data: The control takes whatever value the user gives it and copies that value into the data item with which it is bound by the Entered Value Data property.