Structure, Sections & Fields

Structure

Header

• The header contains a title, a label, and an optional image.

• The title can be used to display the process name. Its text can be edited directly in the form.

• The label is used to display the current request number. Its default identifier is CURRENT_REQUEST and can be referenced in an action parameter to receive the Request.Id macro.

• The image is used to display a logo. It can be resized or realigned.

• A fixed width and height can be set for the header in the form configuration window.

Section

• The section has a title to display the section name. Its text can be edited directly on the form.

• It can have one or several fields.

• Each section must have a unique identifier.

• Sections can only be aligned vertically and reordered with a drag-and-drop.

• When inserting a section tool into the form, the new section will be placed in the last position.

• Section width will be resized automatically based on the widest field in the form whenever there is a field width change.

• A fixed width can be set for all sections.

• The section’s settings can be edited by clicking the pencil icon on the right side of the section name.

See Tools for the different types of default section.

Field

• The field has a label and an input control.

• The label is used to display the name of the field. Its text can be edited directly on the form. It can be resized and realigned.

• A fixed width can be set for all labels (General / Labels).

• The input control is where a value is captured in the form. It can be resized and realigned.

• Each field must have a unique identifier.

• Fields within the same section are prefixed with the section’s identifier following an underscore character.

• Fields within a section can be reordered vertically with a drag-and-drop.

• A field can be moved from one section to another section with a drag-and-drop.

• When inserting a field tool into the form, the new field will be placed in the last position of the selected section or the first section if no section is selected.

• By default, fields are aligned vertically on the same column.

• Two fields can be aligned horizontally on the same row using the Remove line break button ( ) to the right of the first field.
• Two fields can be aligned vertically on the same column using the Line break button ( ) to the right of the first field.
• The field’s settings can be edited edited by clicking the pencil icon ( ) to the right of the field.

See Tools for the different types of default field.

Button

• The Submit and Save as draft buttons can be renamed in the form configuration window (General / Buttons) or in the Appearance editor (see Appearance editor).

• The Save as draft button can be enabled or disabled as well.

• Their identifiers are submitButton and saveAsDraftButton, respectively.

Footer

• The footer contains a title and an optional image.

• The title can be used to display a note. Its text can be edited directly on the form.

• The image is used to display a logo. It can be resized or realigned in the form configuration window (General / Footer) or in the Appearance Editor (see Appearance Editor).

• A fixed width and height can be set for the footer.

You can also change the web form style sheet and other attributes (header image, footer, text, etc.) at runtime by adding the following .NET code to your form:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    base.Page_Load(sender, e);
    String stylePath=HttpContext.Current.Request.PhysicalApplicationPath.Replace("WfApps\\WebForms\\","App_Data\\Templates\\Forms\\En\\Default\\css");
    Page.Header.Controls.Remove(this.FindControl("StyleSheet"));
    Page.Header.Controls.Add(
        new LiteralControl(
            System.IO.File.ReadAllText(stylePath + "\\" + "metal.css")
        )
    );
    string imageUrl="http://mywebsite/mylogo.jpg"
    HeaderImage.Style["background-image"] = "url('" + imageUrl+ "')";
    HeaderTitleLabel.Text="My Title #";
    FooterTitleLabel.Text="My footer";
    imageUrl="http://mywebsite/myfooter.jpg";
    FooterImage.Style["background-image"] = "url('" + imageUrl+ "')";
}

This replaces:

• The current style sheet with the metal.css template

• The header title label

• The header image

• The footer title label

• The footer image

You should define the width and height of the images in the form configuration in the .NET code.

📌 Example:

FooterImage.Style["width"] = "200px";
FooterImage.Style["height"] = "100px";

An absolute URL is recommended because the generated form archive (HTML) could be opened in the email notification.

Sections & fields

Tools

Default and custom tools are available in the Tools drop-down list.

Name	Description
Custom – sections	List of custom section templates A custom section template can be created by using the Save a section or field as tool feature or by manually deploying it on the server with the following folder and file structures: \wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\[language]\[folder name]\sections\[section name].txt 📌 Example: \wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\En\MyCompany\sections\MySection.txt ✏️ Note: A custom section template must comply with the content structures and rules used and known by the form designer. This is aimed at advanced users.
Custom – field	List of custom field templates A custom field template can be created by using the Save a section or field as tool feature or by manually deploying it on the server with the following folder and file structures: \wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\[language]\[folder name]\fields\[field name].txt 📌 Example: \wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\En\MyCompany\fields\MyField.txt ✏️ Note: A custom field template must comply with the content structures and rules used and known by the form designer. This is intended for advanced users.
Default sections
Approval	A section that contains first name, last name, and date fields in read-only, plus an approval radio button list and comment multiline textbox
Empty	A section that has no fields
Request	A section that contains first name, last name, and date fields in read-only, plus a category drop-down list, subject textbox, and description multiline textbox
Standard	A section that contains first name, last name, and date fields in read-only
Default fields
Attachment	Attach one file
CheckBox	Single checkbox
CheckBoxList	Multiple checkboxes in horizontal alignment
CheckBoxListVertical	Multiple checkboxes in vertical alignment
Currency	Input for currency value
Date	Input for date value
DateTime	Input for date time value
DropDownListBox	List of items for a single choice selection
GridView	Dynamic table of multiple input fields; each column represents a field and each row represents a record
Label	Text displayed in read-only
ListBox	List of items for a multiple choice selection
Numeric	Input for numeric value
Password	Input for password value (the entered text will be masked)
RadioButton	Single radio button
RadioButtonList	Multiple radio buttons in horizontal alignment
RadioButtonListVertical	Multiple radio buttons in vertical alignment
ReadOnlyCurrency	Read-only currency value
ReadOnlyDate	Read-only date value
ReadOnlyDateTime	Read-only date time value
ReadOnlyNumeric	Read-only numeric value
ReadOnlyText	Read-only text value
TextArea	Multiline textbox
TextBox	Single line textbox

Save a section or field as tool

This feature allows a form designer to save an existing section or field in the current form as a custom tool template in order to be reused in other forms. To open the Save as tool panel, select a section or field, click in the right-hand corner of the toolbar, then click in the drop-down list that opens.

Field	Description
Name	Enter a unique name for the custom tool
Tools	Select an existing tool in the drop-down list for replacement

Manage custom tools

To open the Manage custom tools panel, click in the right-hand corner of the toolbar, then click in the drop-down list that opens.

Name / Icon	Description
Sections
Name	Name of the custom section tool
	Delete the current custom section tool
Fields
Name	Name of the custom field tool
	Delete the current custom field tool

Section settings

Click the icon next to the section title to open its Settings panel.

Name / Icon	Description
	Close and apply the changes to the section
	Close and cancel the changes
Validation
Section behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field... and Select an operator... drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Required	Sets the section fields to be required
Condition	The section fields are required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Read-only	Sets the section’s fields to read-only
Condition	The section fields are read-only based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the section fields to be hidden
Condition	The section fields are hidden based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"

File attachment field settings

Click the icon next to the field to open its Settings panel.

Name / Icon	Description
	Close and apply the changes to the field
	Close and cancel the changes
General
Enable advanced mode	Enables the file attachment settings listed below
Enable download link	Enables a link to open the file
Show file size	Displays the size of the uploaded file beside the download link
Upload file automatically	Automatically uploads the file; otherwise, an upload button will be displayed
Control style	Display the Modify and Delete controls as buttons or links
Image/PDF preview	Display an image or PDF preview (thumbnail)
Position	Display the image preview above (Top) or below (Bottom) the attachment filename and controls
Width / Height	Sets the width and/or height of the image preview in pixels ⚠️ Important: You should only set one of these values in order to preserve the aspect ratio of the original image as displayed in the preview; otherwise, the image will appear distorted.
Storage in form archive	Web address (URL): Stores the image in the form folder Embedded image: Embeds the image in the form archive HTML
File size limit (kB)	Defines the maximum size of the uploaded file in kilobytes
Size restriction error message	Write error that will appear if file exceeds the file size limit
Allowed extensions	Restricts the allowed file types by extension, separated by commas (e.g. txt,doc,html,xml,png)
Forbidden extensions	List of file extensions not allowed for links
Extension restriction error message	Write error message that will be displayed when file extension error occurs
Empty file error message	Write error message that will display when there is no file to link to
Add button label	Display text for the add button
Update button label	Display text for update button
Delete button label	Display text for delete button
Overwrite button label	Allows you to choose a new file
Cancel button label	Allows you to cancel request for a new file
Display mode	Sets the default display mode: Display: the field is read-only Edit: the field can be edited
Download link	Check to display a link to download the uploaded file
Validation
Field behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field... and Select an operator... drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Required	Sets the field to be required
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. To help with the capture of the condition, the list of form fields and a list of operators are displayed. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Read-only	Sets the field to be read-only
Condition	The field is read-only based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. To help with the capture of the condition, the list of form fields and a list of operators are displayed. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the field to be hidden
Condition	The field is hidden based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. To help with the capture of the condition, the list of form fields and a list of operators are displayed. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Custom attributes
Name	Any name that isn't in the list of standard reserved attribute names (id, name, class, style, title, multiple, type, value, checked, runat) Additional reserved attribute names specific to File attachment / General: accesskey, dir, lang, tabindex, xml:lang, onblur, onchange, onclick, onfocus, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onselect, enabled, visible, ondatabinding, ondisposed, oninit, onload, onprerender, onunload A list of examples of custom attributes is displayed at the beginning of the tab; you can choose one or enter a specific name.
Value	Any value
	Add a new attribute
	Remove the current attribute

CheckBox/RadioButton field settings

Click the icon next to the field to open its Settings panel.

These settings apply to CheckBoxList, CheckBoxListVertical, RadioButtonList, and RadioButtonListVertical fields as well.

Name / Icon	Description
	Add a new checkbox/radio button
	Delete the current checkbox/radio button
Items
	Drag and drop to change the order of the items
Checked	Check the default selected items in the field. The radio button field supports single selection whereas the checkbox field supports multiple selections.
Value	Value of the checkbox/radio button
Text	Display text of the checkbox/radio button
Validation
Behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field… and Select an operator... drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Required	Sets the field to be required
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World" ✏️ Note: The checkbox fields (list or single) and single radio button are not supported by this behavior.
Read-only	Sets the field to be read-only
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the field to be hidden
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Custom attributes
aslist	This property allows a radio button and checkbox field with one item to be converted as a list control (RadioButtonList / CheckBoxList) instead of a RadioButton / CheckBox control in the web form. Accepted Boolean values: true or false

TextBox field settings

Click the icon next to the field to open its Settings panel.

These settings apply to Currency, Date, DateTime, Numeric, Password, and TextArea fields.

Name / Icon	Description
	Close and apply the changes to the field
	Close and cancel the changes
Validation
Behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field... and Select an operator... drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Maximum length	The maximum number of characters that can be entered ✏️ Note: This is also available for TextArea fields.
Required	Sets the field to be required
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Read-only	Sets the field to be read-only
Condition	The field is read-only based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: TextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the field to be hidden
Condition	The field is hidden based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Regular expression
Expression	A regular expression to determine validity. 📌 Example: email address: \b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}\b A regular expression can be entered freely into the designated area. It's also possible to use regular expressions in the Select a regular expression list.
Error message	Message to display when the validated field is invalid
Range
Minimum value	Minimum value for the field being validated
Maximum value	Maximum value for the field being validated
Error message	Message to display when the validated field is invalid
Custom
OnServerValidate	Server-side C# syntax validation code; must return a Boolean value (true or false)
Validate empty text	Whether the validator validates the control when the text of the control is empty
Error message	Message to display when the validated field is invalid
Compare
Value to compare	Value to compare against
Control to compare	Select another field in the current form to compare against
Operator	Comparison operation to apply to values: Equal (=) Greater than (>) Greater than or equal to (>=) Less than (<) Less than or equal to (<=) Not equal (<>)
Error message	Message to display when the validated field is invalid
Custom attributes
timezoneconversion	Applicable to Date and DateTime textbox fields only This property allows the disabling of the default user time zone conversion behavior when the form field is in the Date or DateTime format. This option is useful if you want to capture and maintain a consistent date-only value in the form field and process data without applying the time zone conversion that sometimes changes the date value depending on the original and current user time zones. Accepted Boolean values: true or false
Additional reserved attribute names specific to validation	maxlength, requiredcondition, readonlycondition, hiddencondition, validationexpression, regularexpressionerrormessage, minimumvalue, maximumvalue, rangeerrormessage, onservervalidate, validateemptytext, customerrormessage, valuetocompare, controltocompare, operator, compareerrormessage

ListBox/DropDownListBox field settings

Click the icon next to the field to open its Settings panel.

These settings (except Items) apply to Label, ReadOnlyCurrency, ReadOnlyDate, ReadOnlyDateTime, ReadOnlyNumeric, and ReadOnlyText fields as well.

Name / Icon	Description
	Close and apply the changes to the field
	Close and cancel the changes
Items
	Drag and drop to change the order of the items
Selected	Check the default selected items in the field The DropdownListBox field supports single selection whereas the ListBox field supports multiple selections.
Value	Value of the item
Text	Displays text of the item
	Add a new item
	Delete the current item
Databind
Connection mode	Select the type of connection for databinding: Name String Global lists XML SharePoint
Connection by name
Connection name	List of connection names defined in the WorkflowGen web configuration file (<connectionStrings>) ✏️ Note: It is strongly recommended to use a connection name rather than a connection string to simplify multi-environment management. Connection names are centrally managed in the WorkflowGen web.config file.
Select command	SQL select query 📌 Examples: select column_id, column_text from table_name;
Data value field	The data field that provides the item value 📌 Example: column_id
Data text field	The data field that provides the item text 📌 Example: column_text
Append databound items	Check to append the databound items to the list. Otherwise, the data bound items will replace all the existing items in the list.
Parameters
Name	Specifies the parameter name if the Select command uses a filter with a dynamic value from a parameter in the select query 📌 Example: Name=PARAM; Select command=select column_id, column_text from table_name where column_id > @PARAM
Data type	Specifies the data type of the parameter: Boolean, Byte, Char, DateTime, DBNull, Decimal, Double, Empty, Int16, Int32, Int64, Object, SByte, Single, String, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64
Filter by field	Specifies another field in the current form where the dynamic value will be retrieved
Default filter value	Specifies the default value if the parameter field has an empty value or no value
If the value is empty	Select from one of the following: Do nothing Remove all items Filter on empty value
Connection by string
Connection string	Specifies the connection string 📌 Example: Data Source=sqlserver_name;Initial Catalog=wfgen;User ID=wfgen_user;Password=abc123!;
Provider name	List of provider names defined in the WorkflowGen web configuration file (AdministrationFormDataProviderName). It also supports custom defined third-party .NET data providers. NET FWK Data Provider for SQL Server .NET FWK Data Provider for OLE DB .NET FWK Data Provider for ODBC .NET FWK Data Provider for Oracle Oracle Data Provider for .NET
Select command, Data value field, Data text field, Append data bound items, Parameters (Name, Field, Default value and Data type)	Same as Connection by name
Connection by global lists
List name	Specifies the list name
Data value column	Select the column used for item’s value
Data text column	Select the column used for item’s label
Sort column	Select the column used to sort the list
Append data bound items	Check to append the data bound items to the list. Otherwise, the data bound items will replace all the existing items in the list.
Filter
Column	Specifies the column name used to filter data
Comparison operator	Equal (=) Not equal (<>) Greater than (>) Greater than or equal to (>=) Less than (<) Less than or equal to (>=) Contains Begins with Ends with Is null Is not null In Not In Between
Filter by field	Select the form field that contains the filter’s value
Default filter value	The default value if the field is empty
If the value is empty	Set the behavior of the filter if the value is empty
Connection by XML
URL	Specifies the file name of an XML file for data binding 📌 Examples: c:\myfile.xml http://server_name/myfile.xml http://server_name/service.asmx/getmyfilexml The XML file must be structured so that the properties of each element are expressed as attributes. If you have an XML file in which property values are expressed in a format other than attributes, you must: Create a transformation file (.xslt) that can dynamically reformat the .xml file so that it is compatible with the XmlDataSource control. Specify the path of your XSLT file in the XSL transform file parameter (see below).
XPath	Specifies an XPath expression to be applied to the XML data contained by the XML file, e.g. rss/channel/item
XSL transform file	Specifies the file name of an Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) file (.xsl) that defines an XSLT transformation to be performed on the XML file 📌 Example: c:\myfile.xsl
Data value field, Data text field, Append data bound items	Same as Connection by Name
Connection by SharePoint 2007 and 2010	✏️ Note: The settings in the config file have to be set to detect SharePoint for this option to be active.
URL	URL of the SharePoint list 📌 Example: http://www.mysitesps.com/mylists
Name of the list	Name of the SharePoint list 📌 Example: Country
Data field value	Name of the column containing the value of the item 📌 Example: Id_Country
Data text field	Name of the column containing the text of the item 📌 Example: Description
Validation
Behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field… and Select an operator… drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Maximum length	The maximum number of characters that can be entered ✏️ Note: Not available for TextArea fields.
Required	Sets the field to be required
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Read-only	Sets the field to be read-only
Condition	The field is read-only based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the field to be hidden
Condition	The field is hidden based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Custom attributes
timezoneconversion	Applicable to Date and DateTime Label fields only This property allows for the disabling of the the default user time zone conversion behavior when the form field is in Date or DateTime format. This option is useful if you want to capture and maintain a consistent date-only value in the form field and process data without applying the time zone conversion that sometimes changes the date value depending on the original and current user time zones. Accepted Boolean value: true or false
Additional reserved attribute names specific to Databind	connectionname, connectionstring, providername, xmldatasource, xpath, transformfile, selectcommand, parametername, parametercontrolid, parameterdefaultvalue, parametertype, datavaluefield, datatextfield, appenddatabounditems, spsdatasource, spsdatalist, spsdatavaluefield, spsdatatextfield

GridView field settings

Click the icon next to the field to open its Settings panel.

Name / Icon	Description
	Close and apply the changes to the field
	Close and cancel the changes
Columns
	Drag and drop to change the order of the columns
Header text	Display text on the column header
Field type	List of field types supported in the GridView: DropDownListBox ListBox Label TextArea TextBox ✏️ Notes: TextBox and TextArea fields in the GridView do not support the validation settings. The Label field in the GridView does not support the databind settings.
Footer text	Display text of the column’s footer The column’s footer text can be plain text or an expression used to filter rows, calculate the values in a column, or create an aggregate column (e.g. to calculate a summary from all the row values of the same column: =SUM). For more information, refer to DataColumn.Expression at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.datacolumn.expression(v=VS.80).aspx.
	Add a new column
	Delete the current column
Appearance
Edit button label	Display text for the edit button
Delete button label	Display text for the delete button
Update button label	Display text for the update button
Cancel button label	Display text for the cancel button
Show edit button	Check to display edit button
Show delete button	Check to display delete button
Show header	Check to display the header
Show footer	Check to display the footer
Validation
Behavior	✏️ Note: To simplify the capture of a condition, the form fields and operators are listed in the Select a field... and Select an operator... drop-down menus. You can also press Ctrl+Spaceto display a drop-down menu that lists the available variables and keywords.
Required	Sets the field to be required
Condition	The field is required based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Read-only	Sets the field to be read-only
Condition	The field is read-only based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Hidden	Sets the field to be hidden
Condition	The field is hidden based on a custom condition. If the condition is empty then it will be true. The custom condition must be server-side C# syntax code. 📌 Example: MyTextBox.Text == "Hello World"
Additional reserved attribute names specific to GridView / Appearance	edittext, deletetext, updatetext, showheader, showfooter

ASP.NET user control field tool

The Form Designer supports a custom field tool that is an ASP.NET user control. You can create this tool and manually deploy it on the server. It must have the following elements, folder and file structures:

User control field template: \wfgen\App_Data\Templates\Forms\[language]\[folder name]\fields\[user control name].txt

User control sources:

• ASCX: \wfgen\WfApps\WebForms\[user control name].ascx

• Code-behind: \wfgen\WfApps\WebForms\[user control name].ascx.cs

When you enter a tag, the user control field automatically inserts its closing tag. To collapse a code block, click the down arrow next to the line number, which will insert a double-arrow icon in place of the code. To expand the code block, click the right arrow. Press Ctrl+Space to show a drop-down menu that displays the available variables and keywords.

The user control field supports the Custom attributes settings (see File attachment field settings).

ID editing

Click in the toolbar to activate the field’s identifier edit mode. You can change the identifier of the header label, sections and fields. Identifiers are normally used to identify a form element such as a section or a field in WorkflowGen’s action parameters (e.g. FORM_FIELDS_REQUIRED) or in the form’s ASP.NET code-behind.

Rules

• Each identifier must be unique.

• It must start with a letter.

• It can only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters.

• It is case sensitive.

• Each field within a section will be automatically prefixed with the section’s identifier following an underscore character (e.g. section id=ACTION1; field id=ACTION1_MYFIELD1)

• Each field within a GridView field will be automatically prefixed with the GridView’s identifier following the underscore character (e.g. gridview id=ACTION1_MYGRIDVIEW1; field id=ACTION1_MYGRIDVIEW1_TITLE1).

  • If the field is moved from one section to another section, then the field’s identifier will be automatically prefixed with the new section’s identifier.

  • If the section’s identifier is changed then all the fields within the section will be automatically prefixed with the new section’s identifier.

A tooltip with the full/real identifier of the element will be displayed when you mouseover the identifier input field.

Tooltip editing

Click in the toolbar to activate the field’s tooltip edit mode. You can change the tooltip for the form fields only. Tooltips are normally used to display more information about the field when the user moves the mouse pointer over it.

Format editing

Click in the toolbar to activate the field’s format edit mode. You can change the format of TextBox, Currency, Date, DateTime, Numeric, Label, ReadOnlyCurrency, ReadOnlyDate, ReadOnlyDateTime, ReadOnlyNumeric and ReadOnlyText fields. Formats are normally used to specify the way to capture and display a specific type of value based on the user’s language and culture.

Format types	Description
Numeric	The value is numeric
Currency	The value is a currency
Date Time (system)	WorkflowGen's default date time
Short date	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 1/10/2024 (en-US)
Long date	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (en-US)
Short time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 1:45 PM (en-US)
Long time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 1:45:30 PM (en-US)
Full date/time (short time)	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ Wednesday, January 10, 2024 1:45 PM (en-US)
Full date/time (long time)	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ Wednesday, January 10, 2024 1:45:30 PM (en-US)
General date/time (short time)	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 1/10/2025 1:45 PM (en-US)
General date/time (long time)	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM (en-US)
Month/day	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ June 10 (en-US)
Round-trip date/time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 2024-01-10T13:45:30.0900000
RFC1123	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:45:30 GMT
Sortable date/time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 2024-01-10T13:45:30
Universal sortable date/time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ 2024-01-10 20:45:30Z
Universal full date/time	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ Wednesday, January 10, 2024 8:45:30 PM (en-US)
Year/month	1/10/2024 1:45:30 PM ➞ January, 2024 (en-US)