Input field

The input field enables you to manually enter values in order to filter other widgets.

The following widget options are available.

General options

Description

Name

Optional widget name.

More options

Displays additional options.

Container

Hide header: Hides the header as well as the title of the widget , and resizes the content of the container. Click the icon again to display the header.

Hide border: Hides the outline of the widget container. Click the icon again to display the outline.

Container style

Selects the style type of the container. The container styles available in the drop-down menu are part of the style template selected for the current dashboard. By default, the Default widget style is preselected.

Style

Selects the style type of the widget . The widget styles available in the drop-down menu are part of the style template selected for the current dashboard. By default, the Default widget style is preselected.

Auto refresh

Sets the automatic data retrieval of the widget.

Show menu

Enables the widget menu in view mode. In view mode, you can display the widget menu by clicking the Show menu Menu icon in the widget header. In the widget menu, you can, for example, clear a selection, refresh the data displayed, or save the component widget in a CSV file.

Specific input field options

Description

Data type

Data type of the user input. The user can insert only values of the selected data type.

Text Text

Number Number

Date Date

If the input field data type is set to DATE, a Date calendar icon that you can use to open a date piker is shown in the input field.

Date format

Format of the user input. The user can insert only values that comply with the selected format.

The option is available only for data type Date.

Prompt text

Displays a prompt text in the input field.

Initial value

Initial value is displayed in the input field and used as preset value.

Optional

Current date/time

Uses the current date as the value that is preset by default.

The widget always uses the current date and time of the dashboard at runtime. The option is available only for data type Date. The value displayed depends on the format selected.

Submit button text

Alternative text for the submit button. The default text is Ok.

Show submit button

Displays the submit button in the input field.

Submit value with each keystroke

Immediately submits the entered values with each keystroke.

The input field only submits valid date or number values for Date and Number.