AMPLUS Forms

Basic Properties

Data Name

This is the name of the field that should be referenced in any form logic or API calls. Users will not see this name on the form.

Data names cannot contain spaces or any special characters other than an underscore and must begin with a letter. They are case-sensitive and must be referred to precisely whenever they are referenced.

Title Text

This is the name of the field that will be displayed to users on the app. This property is completely optional; while a field must contain a data name, a field title is optional.

The text color may be chosen with a hex code. The text may be also formatted as Bold or Italic and given a relative size -- Small, Medium (the default) or Large.

Hint Text

This optional field can be used to show secondary information to the user in the app. Consider using this to provide instruction or clarification to the user as they fill out the field.

Formatting options for this property are the same as those given available for the Title Text property.

Number Type

The choice made in this dropdown determines the type of number accepted for the field, either Integer or Decimal.

Note that if this field is bound to a data source (see related item later in this article), the number type chosen in this property should match the format of the number from the data source column.

Decimal Places

The choice made in this dropdown determines the number of decimal places this field accepts and displays. For currency amounts, use "2" or "3" to display as "99.90" or '99.900."

Note that "Any" means that up to 15 decimals will be accepted, with any trailing zeros not being displayed.

Also note that if this field is bound to a data source (see related item later in this article), the number of decimal places chosen in this property should match the decimals of the number from the data source column.

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Layout & Styling

Field Layout

This drop-down determines how this field is shown on the screen.

Background Color

The color chosen in the hex code field here will apply to the section field. The Transparent box can also be chosen instead for making this transparent instead of a solid color.

Placeholder Text

Text entered into this property defines the hint text shown inside the field's answer box. If this is left blank, then defaults to "Enter number..."

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Validation & Behavior

Required

Checking this box will enforce validation against this field to make the field required, disallowing the user from progressing to the next page or submitting the form if it is left blank. If the user tries, they will be prompted with an error to return to the field and enter a value. When this validation occurs is determined by the "Validation Property" chosen on the page level; please see this article for more detail on this.

This property can also be made conditional based on a formula. To enable this, click "add condition" below the checkbox and enter a formula into the field that populates. The formula serves as the basic of the required-ness of this field. 

Please see this article for more information on conditionally-required fields.

Visibility

The contents of this field will determine whether the field will be visible to the user. For more detail on visibility rules, please see this article.

Dynamic Value

This property is used to define a calculation/formula that will populate the field's value. Often this is used in conjunction with the "Read Only" property (see below) so that the field will calculate and display to the user without the possibility of manual edits. This article is recommended as a starting point for more reading on this.

Please see this article for details on the relationship between Default Value and Dynamic Value.

Read Only

If this checkbox is checked, users will be able to see the contents of the field but will be unable to make edits.

Similar to the Required property, the Read Only property also includes the ability to define a conditional formula determining whether the read-only property is enabled. Click "add condition" to define such a formula.

Custom Validation

Add your own custom formula to this property for validating numbers entered into this field by users. The formula is only applied when the field has an answer. Enforcement will be done according to the "Validation Property" chosen on the page level; please see this article for more detail on this.

Validation Message

The contents of this property will serve as a custom message to display to the user if their input fails validation.

Restrict to Range

Checking this box enforces validation of user input against the range of numbers defined in the two boxes below the checkbox. The numbers entered by the user must fall within the range specified.

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Advanced Options

Default Value

The value entered in this property serves as the initial value of the field prior to manual input. Please see this article for details on the relationship between Default Value and Dynamic Value.

Bind to Data Source Column

This property allows for the binding of the contents of the field to a data source that is linked to either a choices field or data field on the form. For details, please see the screenshot below:

• The data source can be selected with this dropdown. More than one will be available if multiple data source control fields (choices fields or data fields) have been added to the form.
• The data source control field can be selected from this dropdown. More than one will be available if multiple data source control fields for the same data source have been added to the form.
• The column on the data source to be bound can be selected from this dropdown.

Data Source binding allows you to create forms that can load data from, and update data to, any given data source. This opens up amazing opportunities to have dynamic data that is updated on the move (e.g., adding contacts or clients). For more information, please see this article.

Bind to Global Value

Global Values are a local key/value store that is available to any Screen on the app. Use this property to allow the user to view and save defaults for use across the app (e.g., a default project or customer). Please see this article for more information.

Exclude from Export/Display

By default, every field is displayed on Form entries in the Data area, and is included in non-templated exports (e.g., generic pdf, CSV, spreadsheet, database connectors). Use this property to prevent this field from showing on all such display and exports.

Is Personal Data

Indicates that data captured in this field may contain personal or sensitive data, which in turn can be anonymized when exported from the platform when then the "Anonymize Personal Data" option is checked on a form connector. Please see this article for more on this. 

NOTE: Use of this option does not grant or imply additional security, protection and privacy of data.