Control Description

The Checkbox control adds a checkbox from which the Request participant can select or deselect an option. Multiple Checkbox controls can be grouped together to function as one set of options whereby separate Checkbox controls with the same name maintain the same selected or deselected state.

Add the Control to a ProcessMaker Screen

Follow these steps to add this control to the ProcessMaker Screen:

1. ​Create a new ProcessMaker Screen or click the Edit iconto edit the selected Screen. The ProcessMaker Screen is in Design mode.

2. View the ProcessMaker Screen page to which to add the control.

3. Locate the Checkbox iconin the panel to the left of the Screen Builder canvas.

4. Drag the Checkbox icon into the Screen Builder canvas. Existing controls on the Screen Builder canvas adjust positioning based on where you drag the control.

5. Place into the Screen Builder canvas where you want the control to display on the ProcessMaker Screen.

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6. Configure the Checkbox control. See Settings.

7. Validate that the control is configured correctly. See Validate Your Screen.

Below are two Checkbox controls in Preview mode.

Move the Control on the Page

After adding a control to a ProcessMaker Screen page, you may move it to another location on that page such that it is above or below other controls placed on that page. A control cannot be moved to another ProcessMaker Screen page.

Follow these steps to move a control to another location on that ProcessMaker Screen page:

1. Place your cursor anywhere on the control not displaying the Duplicate Controlor Delete Controlbuttons.

2. Hold your cursor, then drag the control above or below other controls on that ProcessMaker Screen page. Screen Builder previews where the control would display on the page based on how you position the control above or below other controls. If the control cannot be placed in a location because your cursor is above an existing control or too far to the left or right of the page, theicon displays in the preview.

3. Place the control at the location on the page you want it. The other control(s) on the page automatically adjust position.

Copy the Control with its Settings

Copying a control also copies the current settings of that control. The copied control displays below other controls placed on that ProcessMaker Screen page.

Follow these steps to copy a control:

1. Select the control to be copied.

2. Click the Duplicate Control button. The control copies with its current settings, and then displays below other controls placed on that page.

Delete the Control from a ProcessMaker Screen

Follow these steps to delete a control from a ProcessMaker Screen page:

1. Select the control to be deleted.

2. Click the Delete button. The control deletes. Other controls on that ProcessMaker Screen page adjust their locations automatically.

Settings

The Checkbox control has the following panels that contain settings:

• ​Variable panel​

• ​Configuration panel​

• ​Design panel​

• ​Advanced panel​

Variable Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Variable panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below are settings for the Checkbox control in the Variable panel:

• ​Variable Name​

• ​Label​

• ​Validation Rules​

• ​Checked by Default​

• ​Read Only​

Variable Name

Edit the default Variable Name setting value for this control if necessary. The Variable Name setting value represents data in this control during Requests. Ensure that the Variable Name setting value is a unique name from other controls in this ProcessMaker Screen and contains at least one letter. This is a required setting.

Use the Variable Name setting value in the following ways:

• Reference this control by its Variable Name setting's value. The Data Preview panel in Preview mode represents the state of the Checkbox control using its Variable Name value in the Request's JSON data model in the following ways:

  • The Checkbox control is selected: The key's value is true (shown below).

  • The Checkbox control is not selected: The key's value is false.

• Reference this control's value in a different Screen Builder control. To do so, use mustache syntax and reference this control's Variable Name value in the target control. Example: {{ CheckboxControl }}.

• Reference this value in Visibility Rule setting expressions.

Label

Edit the default label that displays for this control if necessary. New Checkbox is the default value.

Validation Rules

Enter the validation rule(s) the Request participant must comply with to properly enter a valid value into this control. This setting has no default value. If there are no configured validation rules the following message displays: No validation rule(s). See Validation Rules for "Validation" Control Settings.

Follow these steps to add a validation rule to this control:

1. Access the Variable panel for this control while in Design mode, and then locate the Validation Rules setting.

2. Click the Add Rule button. The Select drop-down menu displays.

3. Select the rule that this control validates against.

4. Click Save. Parameters for the selected rule display. Parameter settings display which ones are required to properly configure the rule.

5. Enter the parameter settings that this control uses to validate against. See Validation Rule Settings, and then locate the validation rule for its parameters.

Follow these steps to edit a validation rule for this control:

1. Access the Variable panel for this control while in Design mode, and then locate the Validation Rules setting.

2. Click the Edit iconfor the validation rule to edit if that rule can be edited. Validation rules that do not have parameters cannot be edited. The parameter settings for that validation rule displays.

3. Edit the parameter settings that this control uses to validate against. See Validation Rule Settings, and then locate the validation rule for its parameters.

Follow these steps to delete a validation rule for this control:

1. Access the Variable panel for this control while in Design mode, and then locate the Validation Rules setting.

2. Click the Delete iconfor the validation rule to delete. A message displays to confirm deletion of the validation rule.

3. Click Delete.

Checked by Default

Select to indicate that this control is selected by default such that its key's value is true. This option is not selected by default.

Read Only

Select to indicate that this control cannot be edited. This option is not selected by default.

Configuration Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Configuration panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below is the setting for the Checkbox control in the Configuration panel:

• ​Helper Text​

Helper Text

Enter text that provides additional guidance on this control's use. This setting has no default value.

Design Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Design panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below are settings for the Checkbox control in the Design panel:

• ​Text Color​

• ​Background Color​

• ​Toggle Style​

Text Color

Select the text color that displays for this control. Optionally, click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.

Background Color

Select the background color that displays for this control. Optionally, click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.

Toggle Style

Select to display a toggle key control instead of a checkbox control for each checkbox option.

Advanced Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Advanced panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below are settings for the Checkbox control in the Advanced panel:

• ​Visibility Rule​

• ​CSS Selector Name​

Visibility Rule

Specify an expression that indicates the condition(s) under which this control displays. See Expression Syntax Components for "Visibility Rule" Control Settings. If this setting does not have an expression, then this control displays by default.

CSS Selector Name

Enter the value to represent this control in custom CSS syntax when in Custom CSS mode. As a best practice, use the same CSS Selector Name value on different controls of the same type to apply the same custom CSS style to all those controls.

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