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Each of the standard form elements is described in the following sections. The front-end examples of how the form elements will look to website visitors will not appear exactly as shown because the presentation you will see is based on your corporate style.
Text Form Element
The Text form element is a field in a form where text can be entered. Use this element to allow website visitors to enter text, for example a first or last name, city, and so forth. A mix of numbers and letters are acceptable in a Text form element. The Text form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the text input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Maximum length | Specifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. |
| Width | Specifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
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Number Form Element
The Number form element is a field in a form where numbers can be entered. As its name suggests, only integers are valid in this field. A decimal point is accepted but commas are not. If a website visitor enters text in a number field, an error message will appear indicating that the field contains invalid input. The Number form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the number input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Width | Specifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
| Minimum value | Specifies the smallest value that is acceptable as input for the Number form element. |
| Maximum value | Specifies the largest value that is acceptable as input for the Number form element. |
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Date Form Element
The Date form element allows a website visitor to select a date from a date picker. The Date form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the date field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Password Form Element
The Password form element allows website visitors to enter a password. The entry is masked for privacy. The Password form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Maximum length | Specifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. |
| Width | Specifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
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Text Area Form Element
The Textarea form element allows website visitors to enter multiple lines/paragraphs of text. The Textarea form element contains the following basic properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Maximum length | Specifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. |
| Width | Specifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
| Height | Specifies the height of the input box for the Textarea element. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
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Radio Form Element
The Radio form element allows the website visitor to choose an item from a list by selecting the radio button next to their choice — With this form element only one item can be selected. The radio form element contains the following properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Identifiers | Special identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. |
| Choice 1 | The text that will appear next to the first radio button choice. |
| Choice 2 | The text that will appear next to the second radio button choice. |
| Add item | Allows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Checkbox Form Element
The Checkbox form element allows the website visitor to select one or more items from a list. The Checkbox form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Identifiers | Special identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. |
| Option 1 | The text that will appear next to the first checkbox choice. |
| Option 2 | The text that will appear next to the checkbox radio button choice. |
| Add item | Allows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Drop-down Form Element
The Drop-down form element allows the website visitor to select an item from a drop-down list. The Drop-down form element contains the following basic properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Identifiers | Special identifiers that can be saved to the form session and in form logic (JavaScript). See Scripting in Forms for complete information on using identifiers. |
| Choice 1 | The text that will appear next to the first checkbox choice. |
| Choice 2 | The text that will appear next to the checkbox radio button choice. |
| Add item | Allows you to add additional items to the list presented to the website visitor. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Upload Form Element
The Upload form element allows a website visitor to upload a file from their local computer or network to your website. The Upload form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Accepted extensions | Specifies the file extensions that are accepted. This allows you to enforce and/or restrict which file types can be uploaded in an interactive form. |
| Accepted MIME types | Specifies the MIME types that are accepted. This allows you to enforce and/or restrict which MIME types can be uploaded in an interactive form. |
Notes to application managers:
- The directories where uploads may be stored must first be configured in the Setup Tool. By default, no valid file upload directories are configured. See file_upload_valid_directories for more information.
- By default, the Upload File element has the Check File Type and Check File Extension validations assigned to it. These cannot be removed and for security reasons, GX strongly recommends that you fill in the valid fields for these validations.
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E-mail Form Element
The E-mail form element allows a website visitor to enter their e-mail address. The E-mail form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Maximum Length | Specifies the maximum number of characters that will be accepted for the Text, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. |
| Width | Specifies the width of the input box for the Text, Number, Password, Textarea, and Email form elements. What the value represents (pixels, characters, etc.) is determined by your presentation. |
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Columns Form Element
By default, form elements appear in a step stacked one on top of the other, from top to bottom. The Columns form element allows you to place (and display) form elements side by side:
The Column form element has the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
To add form elements to a column, you must first add the elements to the form and the use drag and drop to place them in the Columns form element.
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Section Form Element
The Section form element is a container into which you can place two or more elements. This makes it possible to create groupings of form elements that you can easily move from one part of a step to another in one action. The idea is similar to a Form Section except that it cannot be reused in more than one step or form.
The Section form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Form Section Element
Use the Form Section element to insert a form section into a form. A form section is a sub-form that you can reuse in two or more forms. This is especially useful when you have several forms that differ slightly from each other but still contain an identical group of form elements. Creating and managing form sections is described in the section Form sections. The Section form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
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| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Repeat Form Element
The Repeat form element repeats a form section the number of times selected by a website visitor. This is useful for a form that requests repeated information. The Repeat form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Select Form Section | A drop-down list from which you can select the repeating form section. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
| Maximum number of repeats | For the Repeat form element, specify the maximum number of times the specified form section can be repeated. |
| Prefix for repeat | The text that will be prefixed to each repeat. This text will be visible for the website visitor. |
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Next Button Form Element
The Next Button form element navigates website visitors to the following step in a form. If the Next Button is on the final step in a form, it essentially functions as a "Finish" button.
By default the Next Button will navigate to the next Form Step as defined in the form. If the routing should be different, then this can be configured through "Handlers and Routers" (see Routers).
The Next Button form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Back Button Form Element
The Back Button form element navigates a website visitor to the step he was on before he entered the current step.
Note: if the last step in the form has the purpose of thanking the visitor for completing the form, then do not place a "Back" button on this last step. For each visitor, Interactive Forms keeps track of the visited steps, but will clean up this information when showing the last step of a form. If the visitor clicks a "Back" button on the last step, then he will be routed back to step 1 because at that point the history of visited steps is not available anymore.
The "Back" button form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Paragraph Form Element
The Paragraph form element allows you to enter text in a form step. The text you enter can be instructional or provide other types of information regarding the interactive form the website visitor is filling in. The Paragraph form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the text input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Required field | Specifies whether the field is required. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| Help text | In this field you can enter text that displays next to the form element in the form in order to provide useful information on what input is requested/expected. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your presentation. |
| Extra text | This is extra text that you can show by a form element to provide extra guidance regarding what is expected input. How/whether this text appears in the form is controlled by your design template. |
| Prefilling | Prefilling determines the initial value of this form element for the website visitor. Prefilling is further described in the section and Prefilling a Form Element. |
| Validations | Select one or more validator(s) to evaluate the input received by a form element in order to ensure that it conforms to the constraints you indicate. See the section Form Element Validations. for complete information on using the validators. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Overview Form Element
The Overview form element summarizes in a table the form elements that appear in a step and the names of the subsequent steps. The Overview form element contains the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | The text that appears next to the password input field in the step pane and in the form on the frontend. |
| Show title | Specifies whether to show the title of the form element in the step pane and in the form on the front-end. |
| Design template | Specifies the design template to use to render the form element on the frontend. This property will only be available if there are two or more design template for the form element. |
| Identifier | The unique identifier to use for this form element. The unique identifier is used in expressions for (pre)filling and (pre)conditions. Click here for information about renaming an identifier. Note: GX highly recommends that all form fragment identifiers be unique. |
| Precondition | The precondition decides in what situations the form element will show for to the website visitor. The precondition is further described in the section Form Element Precondition. |
| CSS classname | Specifies the CSS class to use for rendering the form element. This option allows you to alter the how selected form elements appear in the form without globally altering the presentation. |
| Fragment Tag | A unique tag to identify the form fragment. This tag is rendered in the form element presentation as a custom data attribute of the form element itself. The attribute name is data-fragment-tag. When filling out this property for a form element, the attribute is added to the presentation and can be used by external applications like GX Software's BlueConic. |
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Using the Form Element Clipboard
You can copy one or more form elements to the Interactive Forms Clipboard and then paste them in the current form or in another form/form section. To use the Interactive Forms Clipboard, follow these steps:
- Hover the mouse over the "copy" icon in the upper right corner of a form element:
- Click the ‘Copy to Clipboard’ icon. In Internet Explorer, the Clipboard icon will fade out and in and will be presented in an ‘enabled’ state. In Firefox, an animation showing a copy of the form element being moved to the Clipboard plays. For example:
A copy of the form element is now stored in the Clipboard. - To place a form element from the Clipboard in a step in a form, click the Clipboard icon. Notice that as you hover the mouse over the Clipboard icon, a tool tip appears that informs you how many elements are currently on the Clipboard:
After you click the Clipboard icon, the contents of the Clipboard and the Clipboard menu display. For example:
- Select the form element from the menu that you want to paste in the form. The form element will be placed after the last form element in the current step.
- To paste all elements, select Place all elements from the menu.
- To empty the Clipboard, select Empty clipboard from the menu.