Section Setting

Each Section must have its related Section Setting where the setup and configuration determine the functionality and the appearance of the section.

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All scripting fields are of script editor type. They support the code intelligence autocomplete. They format your script in standard syntax as you type.

At any time,  you can validate your code against the supported ETQScript and Pythonscript syntax to avoid formulas run time errors by clicking Validate on your script field editor.

Display Name

Fill in the Name that will be shown for the section in the Display Name field.

Color

Use the color picker to customize the section header border and background color.

Setting the Section as Optional

To set a section as an optional section, select the Optional Section option within the Section Setting and add the ETQ$OPTIONAL_SECTIONS system field to the form. In this case, the visibility of this section will depend on selecting/deselecting the Optional Section system field when the parent form is being used.

Selecting the Optional Section option without adding ETQ$OPTIONAL_SECTIONS system field will make the related section hidden when the parent form is used.

This option does not apply on sections related to Workflow form because; in this case, sections visibility is determined using Phase Settings of related Workflows Phases.

Define Keyboard Shortcuts

You can configure a keyboard shortcut to set the focus on the first editable field of this section using the Keyboard Shortcuts section in the Section Setting > Basic tab by following the steps below.

  1. Select at least one of the Complex Shortcut options: Ctrl, Alt, Shift.
  2. Select one key from the keyboard keys listed in the Hot Key field, including (0 – 9), (A – Z), and (F1 – F12).
  3. Click Apply button.

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You can't set the Complex Shortcut Options without setting a Hot Key, except for when a Hot Key is set to any of the (F1-F12), you must set it without Complex Shortcut Options.

The system will prevent you from configuring the same keyboard shortcut for another section, action, subform, or section of the parent form or any phase of the form's related workflows.

 

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Limitations:

When the section is not editable or is not in the currently opened tab, the keyboard shortcut will not function.

Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts are not supported for inner sections.

Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts are not supported for system sections.

The system cannot detect if the used browser reserves the configured combination; therefore, the browser shortcuts will override the configured shortcut.

Setting the Section’s as Editable or Read-Only 

If this Section belongs to a "No Workflow" form, then it is Read and Edit attributes must be set in the following fields Advanced tab.

When to make editable (EtQScript): Click on the [EtQScript Editor] icon and enter an EtQScript formula that includes certain conditions so that when these conditions are met, the section will open in Edit mode. This field will default to print "true" if the section is added to a "No Workflow" form.

When to make read-only (EtQScript):  Click on the [EtQScript Editor] icon and enter an EtQScript formula that includes certain conditions so that when these conditions are met, the section will open in read mode.

If a section's parent form is related to a workflow, the section's edit/ read status is affected by the Phase Setting.

Section Setting Properties

The Properties tab of a Section Setting includes the main properties of the section setting such as the Setting ID and the Design Name, which is automatically set based on the Display Name of the Section when the Section Setting is saved.

When adding a section inside Form Builder, the parent form is automatically set in the new section’s Parent Application(s) field.