Technical Details of Form Steps
  • 03 May 2023
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Technical Details of Form Steps


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Warning

As of r234, Form steps have been disabled for all new Tulip Instances.

The guide to Form Steps gives a full overview of the various ways that you can customize a form in Tulip.

This article will list out all the different ways that you can customize each of the 6 form widgets.

If you would like to know how to customize Triggers in Form Steps, please review this resource

Boolean Widget

Default Value: Choose whether the value should be default "Yes" or "No"

Default: Choose an option that should be selected by default.

Show As Buttons: List options on the screen rather than forcing the operator to open the dropdown

Dropdown Options: Add a new option to the dropdown list, or add a group within the list.

You can add a new option via the "Enter" key. You can also paste a list of options, as long as they are separated into individual lines in a text editor (ie Word or a notes app).

Multiselect Widget

Multiselect Options: Add a new option to the list, or add a group within the list.

Default(s): Choose an option that should be selected by default

Columns: If the list of options is long, allow it to be broken into multiple columns

The Multiselect Form Widget stores all choices as text values in a variable.

Text Widget

Multiline Input: Turn a single line into a multiline input to encourage longer responses

Default Value: Add a default value for the widget

Number Widget

Default Value: Add a default number for the widget

Required Range: Do not allow the form to be submitted unless it falls within a certain range

Hide +/- Controls: Hide the + and - buttons from the widget

Photo Widget

Photo Input Options: Choose whether operators can add a photo via camera, Image upload from the local computer, or both.


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