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

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

Updated over a month ago

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'Advanced' Property 1 - Tooltip

To enter a message to be displayed as 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 'Tab' key from within this field. Refer below example to understand how to enter the 'Tabindex' value.


If an form has 4 fields and their tabindex 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 'Tab' key, the mouse cursor would direct them back to 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 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 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 close due date between your form and the Asite platform.
Controls where applicable - 'Datepicker', 'Timepicker'



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