Single Line Fields

1. Select the field on the canvas, and the options will appear in the right pane.
2. Under Field Label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable in the label.
3. 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 the field one based on its label.
4. Under Text Above Field and Text Below Field, you can enter any additional text that should appear with the field. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable with this text.
5. Under Display Options, select Required if users must fill in this field before submitting the form. Select Read-only if users should not be allowed to modify this field. Select Accept barcode scan if you want to allow Laserfiche app users to fill the field by scanning a barcode.

Example: Sue has a "Case ID" field that is auto-populated from the company database using a lookup rule. To ensure nobody can change the case ID on the form, Sue makes this field read-only.

Note: If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required. A required field is only required when it appears on the form.

6. Under Placeholder Text, enter the value that will appear in the field by default. This text will not be saved in a submission and is for disply-only to assist the user. Click the Insert Variables button to use a variable as part of the placeholder text.
7. 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. Click the Insert Variables button to use a variable as a default value.
8. To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
• Under Calculation, specify a formula that will populate the contents of this field. Learn more.
• Under Character limit, enter the maximum number of characters the field will accept. By default, this number is 20,000.
• Under Auto suggestions, enter any suggestions that should appear as users fill in this field.
• Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable with this text.
• Under CSS classes, specify one or more CSS classes to assign to this field.
• Under Perform Custom Input Validation, select either to Use a regular expression or Use an input mask to limit the values that this field will accept. Learn more about regular expressions.
•  If enabled for your account, click the question mark icon to access the Regular Expression Builder.
  • Select Write a regular expression that validates and describe what you want to validate in the field. For example, "a telephone number" or "a phrase in title case." The definition can be as specific as necessary. Click Write Expression to generate an expression and full description of how it works. Click Use Expression to close the dialog and save the expression for field.
  • Select Troubleshoot regular expression to test or learn more about how the expression is evaluating an input.

    Note: The Regular Expression Builder is subject to service limits and may be disabled by account administrators.

• If using an input mask, create the mask using the characters defined on the Field Masks page.
9. Your changes will be applied automatically.

Note: The labels, tooltip, text above, and text below settings support the use of simple HTML markup for formatting purposes.

1. Select the field on the canvas and click Edit.
2. Under Field label, enter the field label that will appear next to the field on the form. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable in the label.
3. 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 the field one based on its label.
4. Under Field options, select Required if users must fill in this field before submitting the form. Select Read-only if users should not be allowed to modify this field. Select Accept barcode scan if you want to allow Laserfiche app users to fill the field by scanning a barcode.

Example: Sue has a "Case ID" field that is auto-populated from the company database using a lookup rule. To ensure nobody can change the case ID on the form, Sue makes this field read-only.

Note: If a required field is hidden with a field rule, it is no longer required. A required field is only required when it appears on the form.

5. Under Text above field and Text below field, you can enter any additional text that should appear with the field. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable with this text.
6. Under Field width, select whether the field should be Small, Medium, Large, or X-Large in width.
7. Under Character limit, enter the maximum number of characters the field will accept. By default, this number is 20,000.
8. 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. Click the Insert Variables button to use a variable as a default value.
9. To configure advanced options, click the Advanced tab.
• Under Calculation, specify a formula that will populate the contents of this field. Learn more.
• Under Tooltip, specify the help text that will appear when users hover over the field. Click the Insert Variables button to include a variable with this text.
• Under Auto suggestions, enter any suggestions that should appear as users fill in this field.
• Under Regular expression for validation, specify a regular expression to limit the values that this field will accept. Learn more about regular expressions.
• Under CSS class, specify a CSS class to assign this field.
10. When you have finished editing the field settings, click Done. Your changes will be saved automatically.