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  3. Setting up and designing Anywhere mobility studio
  4. Design application configuration
  5. Design form controls

Check box

You can add a control of type Checkbox to a form.

For a check box, you can also define the control event procedure. A control event procedure has one or more actions that are done when the check box is cleared or selected.
If your company uses different types of mobile devices, controls can require a different layout for each device.


Designer Designer Start Start Create form control: Check box Create form control: Check box You can add a control of type Check box to a form. Procedure 1. Click Mobility design. 2. Click the Forms tab. 3. In the list, find and select the desired record. 4. Click Edit. 5. If you add a control, it is positioned before the selected control on the form. On the preview, select the desired control. Note: If the control list is shown instead of the preview, in the list, find and select the desired control. 6. On the Properties tab, click Add. 7. Click Check box. 8. Sub-task: Define control properties. 9. In the Control field, type the check box control name. Note: Only use letters and numbers, no spaces. 10. In the Label field, enter or select a value. 11. In the Text field, type a value. 12. If the check box must be selected by default, select Yes in the Default value field. 13. If you want to hide the check box on the form, select No in the Visible field. 14. By default, the check box can be used on the form. If the check box must be unavailable on the form, select Yes in the Read-only field Note: If the check box is read-only, it appears dimmed. 15. If the next control must be positioned on a new line, select Yes in the Append new line field. 16. To link a form variable, in the Linked variable form field, enter or select the current form. 17. You can link an application variable or a form variable to the check box. In the Linked variable name field, enter or select a value. Note: Make sure, the extended data type of the variable has the same type as the control. In this case, it must be a check box. 18. If you want to use the label of the extended data type, select Yes in the Get caption from extended data type field. 19. In the Documentation section, write the check box control documentation. For example, describe the purpose and characteristics of the check box control. 20. To show the added control on the preview, on the Design tab, click Refresh. Notes In general, if you add a form control, it is positioned before the selected control on the form.Where the control is exactly positioned on the preview, also depends on:The Append new line property of the previous control and of the added control.The preview style sheet.You can use the Up and Down buttons on the Properties tab to move a form control to another position on the form. Is a  control event  procedure  required? Is a  control event  procedure  required? Design control event procedure

Design control event procedure - Check box

For a check box, you can also define the control event procedure. A control event procedure has one or more actions that are done when the check box is cleared or selected.

 Is a  device-specific control layout required? Is a  device-specific control layout required? Make control layout device-specific Make control layout device-specific If your company uses different types of mobile devices, controls can require a different layout. For example, longer labels do not fit properly on a smaller screen. So, you can define a smaller version of such a label for these small-screen mobile devices. Procedure 1. Click Mobility design. 2. Click the Forms tab. 3. In the list, find and select the desired record. 4. Click Edit. 5. On the preview, click the desired control. Note: If the control list is shown instead of the preview, in the list, find and select the desired control. 6. Click the Device/localized specific tab. 7. Click Add and fill in the fields. 8. Close the page. End End Yes No Yes No

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Create form control: Check box

Designer

 		You can add a control of type Check box to a form.

Design control event procedure

Designer

 		For a check box, you can also define the control event procedure. A control event procedure has one or more actions that are done when the check box is cleared or selected.

Make control layout device-specific

Designer

 		If your company uses different types of mobile devices, controls can require a different layout. For example, longer labels do not fit properly on a smaller screen. So, you can define a smaller version of such a label for these small-screen mobile devices.

Design check box event procedure

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