Text settings

A text attribute contains a text field.
Table 1. Text attribute settings
Setting Name Description
Value Default Value The value that the text attribute has when an element is added. Before the element is saved, you can edit this value.
Text Tag The text tag specifies the value that you can insert in the text attribute by clicking the icon next to the text field. This icon is displayed where the attribute can be edited. If a text tag value is not specified or is invalid, the icon is hidden. To preview your text tag, click the icon next to the text field. You can also use text tags as the default value.
Note: The date and number format settings for the user affect how the E and M tags are displayed.
Visual Formatting If this check box is selected, a formatting panel for rich text editing opens above the text field. The formatting panel is available only when 2 or more rows exist. For more information, see “Formatting characters.” If this check box is cleared, formatting is available only by using tags:
  • [B] for bold
  • [I] for italics
  • [U] for underlined
  • [S] for strike-through
  • [OL] for numbered list
  • [UL] for bullet list
  • [URL] for links
Note:
  • The tags must be in uppercase.
  • Formatting with rich text is supported for the Internet Explorer browser only. In all other browsers, use tags to format the text.
  • You can format many attributes in a module, but can display a maximum of 30 simultaneously. Do not use more than 30 rich text attributes in each module.
Number of Rows The number of rows to display when the link attribute is being edited. For a small text field, use 5 rows; for a normal text field, use 10-15 rows; for a large text field, use 15 or more rows.
Number of Columns The width of the text field to display when the link attribute is being edited. For a larger text field, enter a greater number of columns.
Prefix The text to be displayed before the text value
Suffix The text to be displayed after the text value
Truncate Text After you enter a specified number of characters, the text in the text field is truncated. To display the entire text, expand the attributeClick the icon next to the attribute name to view the text.
Allow Group By If this check box is selected, you can use the text attribute to group elements in tree structures in Display views.
Mandatory
Note: Mandatory settings do not apply when you add folders.
Mandatory To make sure that users enter a value for this attribute, select this check box. Mandatory attributes are displayed with an asterisk.
Feedback Text The text to display when the user does not enter a value for the mandatory attribute.
Tip: You can use the mandatory feature for a text attribute to require that users enter a title or a description for an element.
Change Log Log Changes If this check box is selected, history logs are created for each change of the attribute value.
Copy Default Value To All Elements Click this button to copy the default values of the attribute to all the elements in the module that contain the attribute. The former values of this attribute are lost. If your mail settings are configured, you receive a report about this change.

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