Text Boxes in Web Forms

You can use the Designer to create basic HTML forms with text boxes.

Standard Text Box Properties

You can create a standard text box.

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies a unique identifier that is displayed in a workflow's Form activity. You can then bind properties associated with the selected form field.
Label	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies descriptive text on the form control that is displayed to the operator.
Actual Tool Type: Text	User-defined	Specifies the format of the text box that appears in the form.
Required	Boolean	Select one of the following options: True, to ensure the operator enters a value in the form. If no value is entered, the form cannot be submitted. False, to give the operator the option to enter a value in the form. If no value is entered, there is no effect on form submission.
Value	User-defined	Optional; Specifies a predefined text value inside the form field that is visible to operators during run time.
Maximum Characters	User-defined numeric value	Optional; Specifies the number of character spaces available in the form field.

You can create text boxes that contain numeric values.

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies a unique identifier that is displayed in a workflow's Form activity. You can then bind properties associated with the selected form field.
Label	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies descriptive text on the form control that is displayed to the operator.
Type: Number	User-defined	Specifies the format of the text box that appears in the form.
Required	Boolean	Select one of the following options: True, to ensure the operator enters a value in the form. If no value is entered, the form cannot be submitted. False, to give the operator the option to enter a value in the form. If no value is entered, there is no effect on form submission.
Value	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Optional; Specifies the number of character spaces available in the form field.
Minimum Value	User-defined numeric value	Optional; Specifies the fewest number of characters allowed in the text box. You can choose to set this value on its own, with the Maximum Value field, or not at all.
Maximum Value	User-defined numeric value	Optional; Specifies the greatest number of characters allowed in the text box. You can choose to set this value on its own, with the Minimum Value field, or not at all.

You can create text boxes that are used to allow operators to input passwords in forms.

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies a unique identifier that is displayed in a workflow's Form activity. You can then bind properties associated with the selected form field.
Label	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies descriptive text on the form control that is displayed to the operator.
Type: Password	User-defined	Specifies the format of the text box that appears in the form.
Required	Boolean	Select one of the following options: True, to ensure the operator enters a value in the form. If no value is entered, the form cannot be submitted. False, to give the operator the option to enter a value in the form. If no value is entered, there is no effect on form submission.
Maximum Characters	User-defined numeric value	Optional; Specifies the number of character spaces available in the form field.

You can create text boxes that are used for a form's system functions and are not visible to operators.

Attribute	Value	Description
Name	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies a unique identifier that is displayed in a workflow's Form activity. You can then bind properties associated with the selected form field.
Label	User-defined alphanumeric string (A-Z, a-z, 0-9)	Specifies descriptive text on the form control that is displayed to the operator.
Type: Hidden	User-defined	Specifies the format of the text box that appears in the form.
Value	Required; User-defined up to 50 characters	Optional; Specifies a predefined text value inside the form field that is visible to operators during run time.