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Add columns to a Table

  1. On the Extended Properties page of a Table, click Columns.
  2. Enter a Display Name to appear as the column header at runtime, for example, Customer Name.
  3. Enter a Name to identify the column header during mapping, for example, Name.
    Note The name and display name can be the same.
  4. Select a Data Type for a column.
  5. On the ColumnType list, select the control to add to the column.

    The column type list displays the controls based on the selected data type. The following controls are available in the Column Type list.

    • Text

    • Drop-down

    • CheckBox

    • Calender

    • Hyperlink

    • Image

    • Action List

  6. Set the alignment for column content. (Default: left-aligned)
  7. Change the column width as needed. (Default: 50)
  8. Set the visibility of the column to display the column at runtime. (Default: visible)
    Note If any fields in a table on a Capture form are set as hidden\read-only (Validation form>Table>Extended Properties>Column), then it can possibly prevent a user from completing a Validation activity. The reason is that when a user adds a row to a table, all the cells in that new row are marked invalid (including any hidden or read-only cells). As a result, all the visible cells in the table do not mark the table as valid and the user is not able to complete the Validation activity.

    If you want to hide fields from one user but visible to others, you either define the hidden field as ‘Always Valid’. See Configure validation for document fields or define validation rules that run during the ‘Add Table Row’ event that will set the valid flag as ‘true’ for hidden and read-only cells. See Add field validation for document fields.

  9. Change the order of columns in a table using the Up/Down buttons.
  10. Add controls to the table column. See Add controls to a table column.
  11. Click Save.