A Text 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 use HTML instructions to layout this text.
Read-only (not available in QForms)
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.
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. Refer to Answer fields for more information.
Help text
You can add Help text 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 the help text.
Max answer length
Add a number to limit the number of characters of which the answer may exist. In the example above, the maximum answer may consist of 50 characters.
Default answer
If a default answer has been defined, the end user will see the default answer in the answer field. If a default answer is plain text, you can check the radio button Text and fill out the text of the default answer in the field next to Text. It is also possible to show the content of another (answer) field as the default text. In that case the option From field needs to be checked and the appropriate field needs to be selected.
Validation
Forms
When the Validation is checked as "None" the answer to the question is not checked.
When "A non-empty answer is required" is checked, the answer to the question needs to be filled in by the end user. Otherwise, an error will occur. You can add the value of a Field to the Error message text.
QForms
For QForms the option "A non-empty answer is required" is checked by default to ensure that the end user fills in an answer. Otherwise, an error will occur for which the message can be specified in the "Error message text". You can add the value from a Field to the Error message text. If it is not desired to validate if the user has filled in an answer, the option None can be selected.
Note
- The validation tab is only shown from version 3.2.19 or up of the ITP/Create Model Package.
- The option to select None as validation on questions requires a ITP/Create Model Package 3.5.0c or higher. In a ITP/MDK Repository version lower than 3.5.0c the validation option None is not active.
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.
Note
The feature Reference is not available for QForms. Refer to Distinctions between Forms and QForms for more information.