Line Input Control Settings

Control Description
The Line Input control is a text field that the Request participant can enter information. Configure the Line Input control to accept one of the following data types:
Text: The control only accepts alphanumeric characters.
Integer: The control only accepts integers. 
Currency: The control only accepts a currency value.
Percentage: The control only accepts a percentage value.
Decimal: The control only accepts any number, both positive and negative.
Datetime: The control only accepts a datetime, which is includes both date and time components.
Date: The control only accepts a date.
Password: The control accepts a password. Entered text is hidden.
As a best practice when a Vocabulary validates the JSON in a Screen for a datetime value, use a Date Picker control instead of a Line Input control.
Permissions Required
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to design a Screen unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:
Screens: Edit Screens
Screens: View Screens
See the Screens permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.
Add the Control to a ProcessMaker Screen
Permissions Required
​Permissions are required to do this.
Design Best Practice
​Avoid designing with more than 25 controls in one Screen.
Follow these steps to add this control to the Screen:
1.​Create a new Screen or click the Edit icon
to edit the selected Screen. The Screen is in Design mode.
2.View the Screen page to which to add the control.
3.Locate the Line Input icon
in the panel to the left of the Screen Builder canvas.
4.Drag the Line Input 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 Screen.  
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6.Configure the Line Input control. See Settings.
7.Validate that the control is configured correctly. See Validate Your Screen.
Below is a Line Input control in Preview mode.
Line Input control in Preview mode
Move the Control on the Page
After adding a control to a 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 Screen page.
​Permissions are required to do this.
Follow these steps to move a control to another location on that Screen page:
1.Place your cursor anywhere on the control not displaying the Duplicate Control
or Delete Control
buttons.
2.Hold your cursor, then drag the control above or below other controls on that 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, the
icon 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 Screen page.
​Permissions are required to do this.
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.
As a best practice, after copying a control, change the Variable Name setting value for the copied control to its own unique variable value. Otherwise, in-progress Requests that use this Screen read from and send data to both controls.
Delete the Control from a ProcessMaker Screen
​Permissions are required to do this.
Deleting a control also deletes configuration for that control. If you add another control, it will have default settings.
Follow these steps to delete a control from a Screen page:
1.Select the control to be deleted.
2.Click the Delete button
. The control deletes. Other controls on that Screen page adjust their locations automatically.
Settings
​Permissions are required to do this.
The Line Input 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 Line Input control in the Variable panel:
​Variable Name​
​Label​
​Data Type​
​Validation Rules​
​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 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 corresponds the Line Input control's textual content with that Line Input control's Variable Name value. In the example below, LineInputControl is the Variable Name setting's value.
 
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: {{ LineInputControl }}.
Reference this value in Visibility Rule setting expressions.
See best practices when editing a Request variable name.
Label
Edit the default label that displays for this control if necessary. New Input is the default value.
 
Ensure that all Line Input controls implemented in a Conversational-type Screen contain Label setting values. See Controls in Conversational-Type Screens Require Labels.
Data Type
Select one of the following data type options this control accepts when the Request participant enters content into this control:
Text: The control only accepts alphanumeric characters. Text is the default setting.
Integer: The control only accepts integers. 
Currency: The control only accepts a currency value.
Percentage: The control only accepts a percentage value.
Decimal: The control only accepts any number, both positive and negative.
Datetime: The control only accepts a datetime, which is includes both date and time components.
Date: The control only accepts a date.
Password: The control accepts a password. Entered text is hidden.
For the Currency and the Percentage data types, data formatting is not saved in the Request variable linked to the Line Input control. As a result, the formatting is not available if the variable is used elsewhere in that Request. For example, instead of $50.00, the Request variable only saves the value 50.
This is a required setting.
 
The following message displays below the control if the Request participant enters content that does not comply with this control's data type: The format is invalid..
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 icon
for 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 icon
for the validation rule to delete. A message displays to confirm deletion of the validation rule.
3.Click Delete.
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 are settings for the Line Input control in the Configuration panel:
​Placeholder Text​
​Helper Text​
Placeholder Text
Enter the placeholder text that displays in this control when no value has been provided. This setting has no default value.
 
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 Line Input control in the Design panel:
​Text Color​
​Background Color​
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.
 
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 Line Input control in the Advanced panel:
​Default Value​
​Visibility Rule​
​Custom Format String​
​CSS Selector Name​
​Aria Label​
​Tab Order​
Default Value
Enter the default value this control displays. The default value can be assigned as a Request variable, text or JavaScript. When the Screen submits, the Request uses this control's default value unless the Request participant changes it. When using a Request variable in the Default Value setting, consider the following:
If the Request variable is empty, the control does not display any value by default.
When the Request variable is assigned a value for the first time, this value becomes the permanent default value of the control.
Any further changes to the Request variable do not affect the default value of the control.
The Default Value setting supports using Request variables in mustache syntax. For example, if the Default Value setting is {{ FirstName }} {{ LastName }} from which a Request participant entered her first name and last name in separate controls (respectively) earlier in that Request, this control displays the contents of those controls by default during the Request.
There are two ways to enter the default value this control displays.
Enter the default value as text (default)
Enter the default value as JavaScript
Enter the default value as text or use a Request variable in mustache syntax.
 
Enter the default value as JavaScript, especially if a Calculated Property might change this default value setting. Ensure to use the this. JavaScript keyword preceding the Screen control reference. Example: this.FullName when FullName is the Variable Value setting value for the control to set its default value.
 
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.
 
Note the following regarding how to use visibility rules:
To make this control hidden until another control contains a value, enter the Variable Name setting value of that control to this control's Visibility Rule setting.
​Visibility rules override custom CSS settings.
Custom Format String
Enter a mask pattern to require a custom input format. If this setting does not have a mask pattern, then this control adds plain text without formatting.
 
Date, SSN and Phone mask pattern display as examples.
Use the following mask components to compose your mask pattern:
Token
Pattern
#
Positive integer values [0-9]
X
[0-9, a-z, A-Z]
S
[a-z, A-Z]
A
All text convert to upper case
a
All text convert to lower case
!
Set undefined value
Examples
Set the Social Security Number (SSN) using the mask pattern ###-##-####. Then, the Line Input control only allows numeric values with that pattern.
 
Additionally, to ensure that users enter the correct number of digits, use Validation Rules to set Max Length and Min Length of this control to 9.
Set a US phone number using the mask pattern +1 (###) ###-####. Then, the Line Input control only allows numeric values preceding the US telephone code by default.
 
Additionally, use the Min Length and Max Length Validation Rules to define character length boundaries for this control.  
Set a car license plate that complies with the format for a specific US state, such as AAA ###. Then, the Line Input control only allows upper case alphabetic characters followed by numeric values.
 
Additionally, use the Min Length and Max Length Validation Rules to define character length boundaries for this control.
The Data Preview panel displays the entered text without the mask patterns.
 
This custom format input overrides any other formatting set by default, including the one described when using scripts.
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.
 
See the following best practices regarding custom CSS in Screens:
​Editing a CSS name to represent this control in custom CSS syntax​
​Visibility rules override custom CSS settings​
Aria Label
Enter the string that provides a text alternative to this control for the following purposes:
Assistive technology, such as screen readers, read the Aria Label setting value.
This control has a visual indication of its purpose, such as a button that uses a graphic instead of text, but still needs to clarify that purpose for anyone who cannot access the visual indication.
The Aria Label setting value replaces the Label setting value. For example, if a Submit Button control has both a Label setting value and an Aria Label setting value, assistive technology only uses the Aria Label setting value.
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Tab Order
Tab order determines the sequential navigation order to navigate a Screen's controls using a keyboard interface. Assistive technology users often use a keyboard for navigation.
​See best practices for setting the tab order for a Screen's controls.
Enter the number for the sequential keyboard navigation order that this control takes focus amongst other controls in this Screen.
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