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Introduction

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titleDefinition

Select Box is one of the generic HTML Form input elements. In the Form Builder, one is able to define the options available to the Select Box via various means, including with the use of Form Options Binder

Get Started

The easiest way to see how the Select Box works is to create a new app.

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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)

  3. Under FORMS column, click on Expense Claim Entry (see Figure 2)

  4. Drag and drop a Select Box element on to the canvas.

  5. Hover the mouse over the Select Box element on the canvas and click on Edit to open up the Edit Select Box properties.

  6. Fill up the following fields as follows and click on OK (see Figure 3):

    1. ID: type

    2. Options (Hardcoded):

      Default Value

      Label



      LocalLocal
      InternationalInternational



  7. Click on Preview, click on the options available in the country field.

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Figure 1


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Figure 2


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Figure 3


Select Box Properties

Edit Select Box

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Figure 1: Screenshot with Select Box highlighted in sample CRM app

Screenshots taken from http://localhost:8080/jw/web/console/app/crm/1/form/builder/crm_account

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Figure 2: Select Box Properties

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IDElement ID (By declaring as "country", a corresponding database table column "c_country" will be created)

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LabelElement Label to be displayed to the end-user.
Options (Hardcoded)

Select Box options

Info

Options defined here will not be put into use if Options Binder is defined below.

Or Choose Options Binder

Options to be populated dynamically using Options Binder plugin.

Warning
titlePerformance Warning

If you have thousands of select options or sourcing them from Options Binder, this may cause a significant increase

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in page load time. Consider using Popup Select Box instead.

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 Advanced Options

Data

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Value

Default Value when there's no existing value found/selected.

Hash

A hash variable is accepted here. For example, you may key the following

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#currentUser.firstName# #currentUser.lastName#

to pre-populate the field with

current

currently logged in user's name.

You may define multiple default options by separating them using semicolons.

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titleSample
option1;option2;option3

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Multiple Selection

Toggle Multiple Selection.

Validator

Attach a Validator plugin to validate the input value.

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titleWhen will validation takes place?

Validation will

takes

take place whenever a form is submitted except when it is submitted as "Save as Draft".

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
titleUsing 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.

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Dependency

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Field ID to control available options based on Grouping

Dynamically change the available options based on the "grouping" attribute defined in the options by matching to the current value of the element ID defined.

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UI

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Size (Rows)

Determines the number of rows of selection to be shown.

This option is useful when multiple selection is selections are expected. Integer An integer value is expected here.

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Readonly

Determines if the element is editable.

Display field as Label when readonly?

Displays the value of the element as plain text when an element is set to "Readonly".

Workflow

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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
titleUsing 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.

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context attribute status does not exist in process context - adding new attributes to the process context is not allowed

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