Customization → View Designer → Attributes
An attribute is a single work item that is used to store, present, report on, or track information that is used by team members as they work on their tasks. Some common attributes include Actual Work, Name, and Cost.
The Attributes box lists the attributes available for use in the on the selected form. These attributes are populated from the attributes defined in the System Settings module. Every attribute shares a common set of properties, as listed below.
| Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| DataKey | The DataKey property is used to specify an attribute by referring to its System Name value. |
| Height | The Height property is used to specify the height (in pixels) of an attribute, control, or widget. |
| Left | The Left property is used to set the number of pixels from the left side of a page that an attribute, control, or widget is positioned. Use this property to align the attributes, controls, and widgets on a page. |
| ID | Read only. The ID property is used to show the unique ID of the design control. |
| IsMultiLine | The IsMultiLine property is used to indicate whether text that is displayed in an attribute, control, or widget should wrap. Setting this property to True will cause the text to wrap at the end of lines. For small, single line text fields, set this property to False. |
| IsRichEditor | The IsRichEditor property is used to indicate whether text that is displayed in an attribute, control, or widget should be saved and rendered as rich text with HTML style formatting. Setting this property to True will cause the text to be saved as rich text. For plain text, set this property to False. |
| Max Value | The Max Value property is used to set a maximum number of characters that a user can enter in a field placed on a Summary tab. |
| Min Value | The Min Value property is used to set a minimum number of characters a user can enter in a field placed on a Summary tab. |
| Name | The Name property is used to specify the name of a control or widget. |
| PESNativeType | The PESNativeType property is used to specify the native database type that will be associated with an attribute. |
| Read Only | The Read Only property is used to indicate whether the information for an attribute is read-only. Values in a read-only field cannot be changed by a user. |
| Required | The Required property is used to indicate whether an attribute is a required field that forces a user to input information into the field. If the Required property is set to True, the user must enter data. If you want to prevent users from entering data in a required field, set this property to False and the Property property to True. |
| Top | The Top property is used to set the number of pixels from the top of a page that an attribute, control, or widget is positioned. Use this property to align the attributes, controls, and widgets on a page. |
| Type | Read only. The Type property is used to show the control type. For example, linklabel, button, hr, and so on. |
| Width | The Width property is used to specify the width (in pixels) of an attribute, control, or widget. |
| Z-Index | The Z-Index property is used to set the order by which attributes, controls, and widgets are layered on a page. For example, you can layer a form on top of an image. |
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