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Label

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

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 - Label Create form control - Label You can add a control of type Label to a form. A label is piece of text or a variable value to appear on the application as shown on the mobile device. 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 Label. 8. Sub-task: Define control properties. 9. In the Control field, type the label 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 you want a colon shown behind the label text, select Yes in the Append colon field. 13. If you want to hide the label on the form, select No in the Visible field. 14. If you want the variable value to be cleared when the form is loaded, select Yes in the Clear on load field. 15. If you want the variable value to be cleared when the form is reactivated, select Yes in the Clear on reactivate field. 16. If the next control must be positioned on a new line, select Yes in the Append new line field. 17. To link a form variable, in the Linked variable form field, enter or select the current form. 18. You can link an application variable or a form variable to the label. In the Linked variable name field, enter or select a value. Note: If you use a Linked variable name, do not define a Label ID or Text. 19. If you want to use the label of the extended data type, select Yes in the Get caption from extended data type field. 20. In the Preview value field, type a value. 21. In the Documentation section, write the label control documentation. For example, describe the purpose and characteristics of the label control. 22. 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 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

Activities

Name Responsible Description

Create form control - Label

Designer
You can add a control of type Label to a form. A label is piece of text or a variable value to appear on the application as shown on the mobile device.

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.

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