An Editable Text Block Question has the following properties:
Fields...
In some properties you can use fields as (part of the) value. You can use the button Fields... to insert Fields into the property value.
Note
This feature is only available when the project containing the Form is configured with ITP/Create Model Package version 3.2.19 or up.
Question text
This is the question as it is shown to the end user. You can HTML instructions to lay out this text.
Read-only
Check this box to make the question read-only. When the Form is filled out, the default answer is shown and the user cannot change this value.
Note
This feature is only available when the project containing the Form is configured with ITP/Create Model Package version 3.5.0 or up.
Answer field
Answers to questions are stored in an answer field. This field can be used in the model document. Select the answer field into which the answer to this particular question will be stored. For the Editable Text Block Question the answer is a reference to a Text Block containing the content the end user has just entered or altered. Refer to Answer fields for more information.
Help text
Help text can be added to a question to provide additional information to the end user. By default, a question mark will be shown next to the question. If the end user hovers over this question mark the help text is shown. Use HTML instructions to lay out this text.
Default answer
The default answer to an Editable Text Block Question can be:
- None; the end user will be asked to enter an entirely new text content.
- Text Block; you have to select a Text Block from the list of available Text Blocks. You can use the option Show preview to enable or disable a preview pane showing the content of the selected Text Block. The end user will be asked to edit the content of the selected Text Block.
- From Field; you have to select a Field. This field should contain a reference to an existing Text Block. This Field can also contain the answer to a previous Editable Text Block Question. The end user will be asked to edit the content of the referenced existing Text Block.
The changes the end user makes will only be available during the same ITP Model run, they will not be stored. For information on how to store the user-entered content of Editable Text Block Questions, refer to the function import_text_block in the ITP Model language Help.
Available Field Sets
When a default Text Block has been set, the end user can enter Fields from a list with available Field Sets during a model run. These are the same Field Sets that are available when the Text Block is edited in the ITP/MDK Repository.
When no default Text Block has been set, no Field Sets are available. If you wish to have Field Sets available for an empty Text Block, create an empty Text Block in the ITP/MDK Repository and use this as default.
Advanced
This feature is for advanced users only. Do not enter or change IDs on this tab if you do not understand the implications.
Every question in a Form is associated with a unique identifier (ID). If Question IDs are not present in a Form, they are automatically generated when a Form is saved. You can change such an ID manually on this tab. For more information, refer to the ITP/Server Manual chapter Integrating, section Form and Question IDs.