To have a field on a form where the user can select a number, you must add a numeric field to the template and then customize it in the Field properties dialog box.
Before you begin
Procedure
- In the fields toolbar, click the Numeric field () button, then click the area of the form where you would like to add it.
- Click the edit () button beside the field.
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In the Field properties dialog box, customize the field:
- Name
- Enter a name for the field.
- Format
- Select whether you would like to display the date, time, or both.
- Color and border
- Choose colors to fill the field and for the border of the field, as well as the thickness of the border.
- Size and position
- Indicates the size of field, and its location on the form.
- Searchable
- Select whether the form can be searched for by a numeric field in the Dynamic Log Book report task in Security Desk.
- Mandatory
- Select whether the field must be completed by the Security Desk operator.
- Close the dialog box.
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Click Apply.
Tip: Add a label beside the field to indicate what the numeric field is for.
Parent topic: Designing the body of a form template