Text Question
A Text Question is used to add a question to a Form. The end user filling out the form can add any text as an answer to this question. When you add the Text Question, the Add item - Text Question panel appears, prompting to specify two required properties: Question text and Answer field. Only after filling out these required fields, you can edit the question further.
In some properties, such as Question text, Help text, or Default answer, you can also use Fields as part of the value. The Add field option is available when you create a new answer or edit an existing one. Answers containing a Field cannot be used to show or hide groups.
The Text Question has the following properties:
Question text
A Question text is a required field, which displays the question to the end user. You can use HTML syntax to format this text.
Read-only
Select this option to make the question read-only. When the form is filled out, the default answer is displayed, and the user cannot change this value.
This option can be used in Forms only.
Answer field
An Answer field is a required field that stores answers to questions. This field can be used in the Master Template document. Click Select to select the location to save the answer to this particular question. The available answer fields are shown in a drop-down list. The list of available Answer fields can be configured in KCM Repository with the assistance of Field Sets.
Max answer length
To set a limit of characters in the answer field, use the Max answer length attribute.
Help text
You can add Help text to a question to provide additional information to the end user. By default, an info icon is displayed next to the question. If the end user moves the pointer over this info icon, the help text appears. Use HTML syntax to format the help text.
Default answer
If a default answer is defined, the end user can see the default answer in the answer field. If a default answer is plain text, you can select the radio button Text and fill out the text of the default answer in the field next to Text. It is also possible to show the content of another answer field as the default text. In that case, the option From field needs to be selected and the appropriate field needs to be cleared.
Validation
Forms
When None is selected on the Validation tab, the answer to the question is not validated.
When A non-empty answer is required is selected, the end user is prompted to fill in the answer to the question. Otherwise, an error appears.
QForms
When None is selected on the Validation tab, the answer to the question is not validated.
In QForms, the option A non-empty answer is required is selected by default to ensure that the end user fills in an answer. Otherwise, an error occurs.
Error message text
You can specify the message of the error displaying to the end user in the Error message text field and format this text by using HTML syntax. In addition, you can add the value from a Field.
Advanced
This feature is for advanced users only. We recommend that you do not enter or change IDs on this tab unless you are aware of the implications.
Every question in a Form is associated with a unique identifier (ID). If Question IDs are not present in a Form, they are automatically generated when a Form is saved. You can change such an ID manually on this tab. For more information, see the "Integration" chapter in the Kofax Communications Manager Core Developer's Guide.