Number Fields
Field settings
To edit a number field
- Select the field on the canvas, and the options will appear in the right pane.
- Under Field label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the label.
- Under Variable, specify a name for the field variable associated with this field. If you do not specify a variable name, Laserfiche will automatically assign a variable name based on the field label.
- Type additional text above and below the field in Text above field and Text below field. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the text.
- Specify additional details about the field in Display Options.
- Select Required to ensure the user completes the field. If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required.
- Select Read-only to ensure the user cannot modify the field. They can still view the field unless you hide it using custom JavaScript.
- Select the Accept barcode scan option to allow Laserfiche App devices to automatically insert a value into the field by scanning a barcode.
- Under Default value, enter the value that will appear in the field by default. If this option is blank, the field will appear empty by default.
- To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
- Under Range Limiting, specify the minimum and maximum accepted values.
- In Decimals, specify the number of decimal places that will be shown on the form. You can store up to 30 places in a variable. 0 is the default.
- Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the text.
- Under CSS class, specify a CSS class to assign to this field.
- Click Save to save your changes.
Note: The labels, tooltip, text above, and text below settings support the use of simple HTML markup for formatting purposes.
- Select the field on the canvas and click Edit.
- Under Field label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the label.
- Under Variable, specify a name for the field variable associated with this field. If you do not specify a variable name, Laserfiche will automatically assign a variable name based on the field label.
- Specify additional details about the field in Field options.
- Select Required to ensure the user completes the field. If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required.
- Select Read-only to ensure the user cannot modify the field. They can still view the field unless you hide it using custom JavaScript.
- Type additional text above and below the field in Text above field and Text below field. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the text.
- Specify the width of the field on the page in Field width.
- Under Range allowed, specify the minimum and maximum accepted values.
- In Decimals, specify the number of decimal places that will be shown on the form. You can store up to 30 places in a variable. 0 is the default.
- Under Number display, select the checkbox to separate every three digits with a comma, as in "1,000" and "1,000,000".
- Under Default value, enter the value that will appear in the field by default. If this option is blank, the field will appear empty by default.
- To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
- Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field. Click the Insert variables button to insert a variable into the text.
- Under CSS class, specify a CSS class to assign to this field.
- Click Done to save your changes.