Dataform Fields

Each entry in a dataform activity consists of a set of content elements of one or more types depending on the purpose of the activity. These content elements are called fields and are the means for adding and viewing content in the activity.

Fields management

In the Manage -> Fields tab you can add new fields or edit/set up existing fields.

Dataform views list

Add a field

Edit a field

Action button for editing the field settings.

Field visibility

The Visible setting determines who can see the field content. A field can be visible to everyone, to entry owner and managers, or to managers only. This can be set either from the field form or by clicking the eye icon of the field, each click moves the setting to the next mode.

Field locking

Editable: The Editable setting determines whether the entry owner can edit the field content. When the field is locked the entry owner cannot edit the field content when editing the entry. Users with manageentries capability can edit the field regardless of this setting.

Duplicate fields

Action button for duplicating one or more fields. To duplicate more than one field select the desired fields by ticking their checkboxes and click the duplicate button in the table header row.

Delete fields

Action button for deleting one or more fields. To delete more than one field select the desired fields by ticking their checkboxes and click the delete button in the table header row.

Field settings

See Dataform Field Types for settings of particular field types.

Field patterns

Built-in patterns

The Dataform offers several field-like built-in patterns that may be used in views in a similar way to type-specific patterns and allow for displaying entry actions and information, such as the entry author and group info. These patterns are typically enclosed in double hash characters as in ##tag-name##.