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Get Started

The easiest way to see how the Hidden Field works are to use the existing built-in App Expenses Claims. Here are the steps:

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1. Start the Joget Server and open the App Center.
   
   
2. Log in as admin and click on the pencil icon on the Expenses Claim to open the Design App. (see Figure 1)
   
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   Figure 1
   
   
3. Under FORMS column, click on Expense Claim New (see Figure 2)
   
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4. Hover  the mouse over the Hidden Field element on the canvas entitled status and click on  Edit  to open up the Edit Hidden Field properties. (see Figure 3)
   
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   Figure 3
   
   
5. Click on  Preview  to open up the Preview tab, and you will not be able to see the Hidden Field.

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Hidden Field Properties

Edit Hidden Field

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Name	Description	Screen (Click to view)
ID	Element ID (By declaring as "status", a corresponding database table column "c_status" will be created)	Please see Form Element for more information about defining the ID and list of reserved IDs. Chinese 元素ID（通过声明为“status”，将创建相应的数据库表列“c_status”） Thai รหัส (เมื่อประกาศชื่อ "status" แล้ว จะมีการสร้างคอลัมน์ตารางในฐานข้อมูลว่า "c_status")
Default Value	Default Value when there's no existing value found. The hash variable is accepted here. For example, you may key the following Chinese 没有找到现有值时的默认值。 这里接受哈希变量。例如，您可以键入以下内容 Thai ดีฟอลต์ค่าเริ่มต้นเมื่อไม่มีค่าใดๆ คุณอาจใช้ตัวแปร Hash variable ตามตัวอย่างต่อไปนี้ Code Block #currentUser.firstName# #currentUser.lastName# to pre-populate the field with currently logged in user's name. Chinese 预先使用当前登录用户的名称填充字段。 Thai เพื่อกำหนดชื่อผู้ใช้ที่ลงชื่อเข้าใช้อยู่ ลงในฟิลด์

Advanced Options

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Name	Description
Data Priority	Determines on which value to be taken into consideration. There are 3 options with their own data precedence to cater to different use cases.
Workflow Variable	If the form is part of a workflow process, upon saving of the form (by clicking on "Save as Draft" or "Complete" button). The value in this input field will be saved into the corresponding workflow variable named here. Info title Using a non-existent Workflow Variable name You will get the following warning with the name printed out (e.g. status) in the server log if you attempt to map to a non-existent Workflow Variable. Code Block context attribute status does not exist in process context - adding new attributes to the process context is not allowed