Sources for checkbox, select and radio

Form elements offer two types of data selection: checkbox/multiselect and radiobutton/select. These can get the possible values is 3 manners: Manual, Database, and Database relation options

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Screenshot of the checkbox element showing the source selector

See Create a new form for details on these elements. They to configure data in these elements is the same for all 3. The following methods are supported:

Manual

This is the default. In this case you define the options a user can choose from directly in the properties window.

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The checkbox configuration window - manual data entry

Items can be added by clicking the ‘'+” button and entering:

  • A key: this is a technical key that needs to be entered and needs to be unique.

  • This is the label that will be shown to the actor. The label cannot be translated.

Database

See Databases for background info on how to create a database.

Once the database table is created, a table can be selected here. The values that are shown to the operator are taken from that table. If a value is added to the database it will be added here as well.

If a value needs to be selected by default, this has to be configured in this section.

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The checkbox configuration window - database entry

Database relation

See Databases for background info on how to create a database and relations.

The objective of a database relation is to present options based on a value selected in an earlier field. The result can be seen in the video bellow:

Conditions in forms demo

The database relation can be selected from the relation dropdown:

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Only relations that are based on a database element that was used in the form will be shown here.