The mandatory option is now enabled for the particular field.įor example, the sample script shown below indicates the user that the field value is mandatory and requires data to be entered in the field.Īlert "Please enter the value for the field".
Enter the code and click on "Save script " button.Click on the Form Actions -> On validate from the workflow tab.To make a field mandatory through script, To make a field mandatory through GUI, please refer the following link. Setting a field to Mandatory, forces the user to fill a value for the particular form field. Users can select the relevant checkboxes. When you Access the application, the Checkbox field will be displayed in your form with the specified choices.You can edit the field configurations or add field action scripts, in the field properties.Refer the link Field Configurations to learn more about each configuration. If you want the drop-down choices to be displayed in alphabetical order, select the checkbox Alphabetical order.In the Choices text area, enter the choices to be listed for this field, one per line.In the Field Name textbox, enter the Field Label name that will be displayed in the form.To customize your Multi Select field, Click on Field Properties. Users can open the list and make the required selection.ĭrag-n-drop the Multi Select field type to the editor area as shown below.The Multi Select field type can either be Checkbox or Drop Down button. When you Access the application, the drop-down field will be displayed in your form with the specified choices.
If you want the drop-down choices to be displayed in alphabetical order, checkmark the option Alphabetical order under Field Properties.To arrange them in two or three columns, select the required option from the Field Layout list box. By default the Checkbox will be arranged as one columnar layouts.In the Field Name textbox, enter the Field name that will be displayed in the form. The Deluge name of the field will be same as the field name with underscore instead of white spaces, and will be assigned automatically by Zoho Creator. This name is used to refer to the field in script mode.Drag-n-drop the Checkbox field type to the editor area.Screen-shot of a sample form with Checkbox and Multi Select fields A Multi Select list takes two or more clicks (to open the list, scroll, and select) to make the selections. It allows the user to choose one or more than one option from the list of choices. Multi Select: A Multi Select list provides the user with many choices in a limited space.Sure, they take up more space, but in Forms where maximizing space is not an issue, but visibility of available options is, then check boxes would be a better UI choice for selecting multiple options. They are easier to read and require fewer interactions/clicks to use. Checkbox: Checkbox fields allow the user to choose one or more options from a list of choices displayed.Zoho Creator supports the following types of Multi Select fields: Multi Select fields allow users to select one or more entry from a list of pre-set choices, instead of typing them.