Question Properties

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When first adding a question Designers must select an Answer Box type
Based on the selection the form then displays the appropriate properties to be completed

Tab 1 - Question Details

Definition of Answer Box Type

See section entitled Answer Box Type Properties

Definition of Question Display Name

This is the Question Name displayed in the web form to the End User
Each Form must have a Display Name, however it can contain a single space if the Designer doesn't want it to appear

Definition of Database Column Name

The Database Column Name is the name used to create the Kontinuum database structure
This Name is never shown to the End User
This Name cannot contain spaces

Definition of Pop Up Description

The Pop Up Description allows Designers to provide help to the User in answering this question
The Pop Up Description is an optional field when creating a new Question
If text entered into this field the Question Display Name will appear as a hyperlink
When the End User clicks on the Question Display Name a small html page will pop up filled with this longer description or help

Definition of Primary Key

The Primary Key checkbox should be checked if this particular question is going to be the Primary Key (or part of a super key) for all the tasks in the Workflow
The Primary Key must always be unique
There can be up to 9 Primary Keys in a Workflow
All Primary Keys must be contained within the first Form and the 1st Subform that appears in the Workflow

Definition of Show in Task List

The Show in Task List checkbox should be ticked if the Designer wants to Search and Filter by this question in the Task and Items List
By default all Primary Keys are shown in both the Task and the Items List

Definition of Question Order

The order of a question determines where is appears on the web form
The Question Order is a required field
The Question Order defaults to the next highest Question Order for that Subform +1
If two Questions have the same order then they are displayed side by side in the same column

Definition of Appear Column

The Appear Column allows the Designer to position the Question on the web form
Appear Columns display the Question from left to right where the Question with the lowest Question Order appearing on the left
The Appear Column is a required field
By default all Questions appear in Column 1
Questions can appear in Columns 1 - 10

Definition of Data Type

The Data Type defines how the information collected from a Question is stored in the database
The Data Type can only have the following values:  BIT, DATETIME, REAL, INT, MONEY, VARCHAR
The Data Type is a required field

Definition of Size

The Size field is only editable if the Data Type is VARCHAR it is otherwise disabled
The Size field accepts values between 1 and 8000

Definition of Input Mask

An Input Mask is a way the Designer can specify the exact format the question is to be answer
The Input Mask is a list of all the available Input Masks within Kontinuum
This Input Mask is only a required field if the Answer Box Type is Input Mask
For example:  The Time Input Mask collects information in the following format 00:00, the End User can only enter 2 numbers then 2 numbers.  No characters can be entered into either field
See Section entitled Input Masks for further assistance

Definition of Needs Approval

The Needs Approval question can be checked when the particular question requires approval
The Needs Approval question should only be displayed as an Approval question if it is contained in a Form that requires Approval
The Needs Approval Question is an optional field

Definition of Background Details

When the Background Details question is checked a button will appear on every form within the process called 'Background Details'
When the Background Details button is clicked from within the Form it displays a pop up window with all the answers to the questions that have had the Background Details question checked
For example:  Questions - First Name: Angela Surname: Brown Employee Number: 124334 all of this information will be displayed in the pop up window on each form in the Workflow

Definition of Use in Calendar Pop Up

The question that has this option selected will appear in the Calendar
It is only associated with Important Dates
When the End User mouses over the Item in the Calendar a pop up window is shown with the information specified in this question
See Section entitled Calendar for further information

Definition of Java Events

In the Java Events property of a question Designers can set how an Answer Box would respond to different Java events
For example:  If you have a Text box with the javaEvent property being: on Click=”Alert(‘Hello World’)” then clicking on the Text Box will popup the alert window with the text 'Hello World'

Definition of BUTTON PIXELS FROM LEFT

This value represents the horizontal location where the question will appear on the form
Requires the pixels from top value to be filled out in order for this value to have an effect
This overrides the appear column and question order

Definition of BUTTON PIXELS FROM TOP

This value represents the vertical location where the question will appear on the form
Requires the pixels from left value to be filled out in order for this value to have an effect
This overrides the appear column and question order

Tab 2 - Question Rules

See Section entitled Business Rules applied to Questions

Tab 3 - Datacube Permissions

See Section entitled Data Cube Permissions


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