Radio Button Group Properties

The Attributes section includes the object name.

Name	Enter a name for the object. This is the name of the object as it will show in field chooser, the Navigation panel and other object lists.

We strongly recommend that each input object and group is given a suitable and unique name that reflects the data that will be held within it. The object name will, very likely, be referred to when adding behavior and workflow logic as well as when designing reports.

The Behavior section lists possible events on the object that can prompt a behavior to run.

Group changes field data

This event occurs when an app user enters data into the radio button group object and the object is exited.

Group is clicked

This event occurs when an app user clicks inside the group..

Group is shown

This event occurs when the group is shown. This is often when the groups's page is opened.

The settings section includes the header settings, mandatory answer, positioning, tabbing, tooltip and accessibility.

Radio Button Group Settings

Object

Details

Additional Information

Show Header

Select the check box to add a title area on the group object.

Caption

Enter the text that should appear for the group object header.

Height

Enter the height of the header area in pixels.

Header Alignment

Choose the alignment of the text within the header : left, center, or right.

Mandatory

Mandatory Answer

Select the Mandatory Answer check box to make the contents of the object required in order to submit the app instance.

You may enter a custom message in the text input below the check box. This message will be displayed if some part of the object has not been completed prior to app submission.

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit Mandatory dialog. Use this matrix to make the object mandatory based on conditions of roles and stages.

Marking as Mandatory

Checking for Mandatory Fields

Position

Top

Displays the object's location in from the top of the app (in pixels).

Left

Displays the object's location in from the left margin of the app (in pixels).

Width

Shows the width of the object.

Height

Shows the height of the object.

Layer

Indicates the layer number this object occupies. You can drag an object so that it fully or partially covers another object. Depending on the layer number it occupies, it may be positioned underneath another other object.

Tabbing

Tab Index

Indicates the order in the tabbing sequence that this object will be arrived at when the app user is using their Tab key to navigate through the app fields.

Objects inside the group will have their own tab order.

Tab Index

Tab Stop

Clear this check box to exclude the object from the tab order altogether.

Tooltip

Enter tooltip text to show to an app user when they hover their mouse over the object.

Accessibility

Description

Enter text that will be read aloud or converted to Braille for JAWS users.

Accessibility and JAWS Compatibility

The Style section contains properties that control the font appearance and theme applied to the object.

Caption
Object	Details	Additional Information
	Select the font face for the header caption.	Fonts from the designers local machine will also be available provided the option to Use Custom Font has been selected in the Account Settings, however if the same font is not installed on the users machine then a standard font will be used to display the data.
	Choose the size of the font for the header caption.
	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the header caption.
	Choose the style of the font for the header caption.
Header
	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the header background.
Border
	Select the border appearance type. Choose from None or Solid.
	Choose a line weight for the border (in pixels).
	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the border.
	Select a numeric value to represent the curvature of the object's corners. The higher the number, the more curved the the edges of the object will be.
Background
	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a background color for the object.
	Select this check box to set the background as transparent.
Picture	Choose a picture as the background of the object. Only previously loaded images are shown in the drop-down.
Align	Set the orientation of the selected background picture within the group object. Options include: Center, Stretch and Tile.
	Select this check box to pre-load the picture file when the app is accessed.
Use App Theme
	Resets the appearance options to the default settings configured on the app's Theme properties.	Applying or Resetting a Theme

The Access section contains properties for field state management.

State
Object	Details	Additional Information
	Choose from Default, Normal, Read-Only, Disabled or Hidden for Radio Button Groups. With field state management, you control access to individual objects on the app. You can prevent individual roles from changing, or even viewing, specific data or areas on the app. See Limiting User Access to App Fields for more information on how to control access to fields.	Adding Workflow The Workflow Diagram Loading the Object States Overview Explanation of State Priority Understanding the Default State
	Click the ellipses button to display the Edit State dialog. Use this option to hide, show or disable objects depending on the user's role and/or the workflow stage.

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