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'Advanced' Properties in AppBuilder Designer
'Advanced' Properties in AppBuilder Designer

This article helps you understand the 'Advanced' Properties in AppBuilder Designer.

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'Advanced' Property 1 - Tooltip

To enter a message to be displayed as a tooltip for the selected field.
Controls where applicable - 'Textbox', 'Text-Area', 'Dropdown', 'Multiselect Dropdown', 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker', 'Button', 'Site Location', 'Toggle Button', 'Associate Files', 'Associate Apps'


'Advanced' Property 2 - Tabindex

To enter a value to define where the mouse cursor will land when hitting the 'Tab' key from within this field. Refer below example to understand how to enter the 'Tabindex' value.


If a form has 4 fields and their tab index values are set as below:
Skyfall Building Code (Textbox field) - 3
Skyfall Project Code (Textbox Field) - 4
Priority Level (Dropdown field) - 1
Remarks (Textarea field) - 2

In this case, if the end-user is selecting a priority level from the dropdown options as per field number 3 and then hits the 'Tab' key, the mouse cursor would direct them back to the Skyfall building code which is field number 1.
Controls where applicable - 'Textbox', 'Text-Area', 'RichText-Area', 'Dropdown', 'Multiselect Dropdown', 'Checkbox', 'Radio', 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker', 'Button', 'Site Location', 'Toggle Button', 'Rating', 'Associate Files', 'Associate Apps'


'Advanced' Property 3 - Validate

To apply a validation for the data to be entered by the end user. Data can be validated to ensure that it is either an integer / a decimal / only letters and numbers / only letters / an email address.
Controls where applicable - 'Textbox', 'Text-Area'


'Advanced' Property 4 - Searchable

To make the selected field searchable for end users.
Controls where applicable - 'Calculated Value', 'Hyperlink', 'Textbox', 'Text-Area', 'RichText-Area', 'Dropdown', 'Multiselect Dropdown', 'Checkbox', 'Radio', 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker', 'Map', 'Toggle Button', 'Rating'


'Advanced' Property 5 - Reportable

To make the selected field accessible from Asite reports.
Controls where applicable - 'Calculated Value', 'Hyperlink', 'Textbox', 'Text-Area', 'RichText-Area', 'Dropdown', 'Multiselect Dropdown', 'Checkbox', 'Radio', 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker', 'Map', 'Toggle Button', 'Rating', 'Associate Files', 'Associate Apps', 'View Associations'


'Advanced' Property 6 - Custom columns

To make the selected field available as a custom column in the forms listing.
Controls where applicable - 'Calculated Value', 'Hyperlink', 'Textbox', 'Text-Area', 'RichText-Area', 'Dropdown', 'Multiselect Dropdown', 'Checkbox', 'Radio', 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker', 'Map', 'Toggle Button', 'Rating'


'Advanced' Property 7 - Enable Form Status Sync

To enable synchronization of form status between your form and the Asite platform.
Controls where applicable - 'Dropdown'


'Advanced' Property 8 - Enable Close Due Date Sync

To enable synchronization of the close due date between your form and the Asite platform.
Controls where applicable - 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker'



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