Add a Text Box Prompt

To add a Text Box Prompt field to a data entry form, use this procedure.

Tip: For most on-demand data entry, a Prompt field is recommended. However, a Text Box Prompt field is appropriate for situations in which Data Providers are expected to retrieve lengthy data from a database and then manipulate the data retrieved.

1. From the Controls group in the Insert tab, click and drag Text Box Prompt to the Form view or form. A Form Prompt and a Text Box Prompt are added. A Data Entry data source is added to the label template.
2. In the Properties panel, enter a name for the Text Box Prompt in the Name property. This is shared by the Form Prompt and the Text Box Prompt.

   Note: A Name, Data Ref, or Input Data Ref can include letters and numbers. Additionally, the following characters are permitted but cannot begin the name: hyphens, underscores, and periods.

3. For the Prompt property, enter text to be displayed next to the Text Box Prompt field
4. From the Entry Type property, select Optional or Mandatory.

Configure Functionality

You can configure more functionality for the control, such as running data source queries or rules, dynamically displaying or hiding the control, dynamically enabling or disabling the control, and associating the control with data.

• Dynamically Manage If a Control Is Displayed
• Dynamically Manage If a Control Is Enabled
• Dynamically Manage the Tab Order of a Control
• Associate the Control Output with a Field in a Label

Best Practice

Save the label template or form immediately after configuring a control.