Cell Properties

By default each attribute on the auto-generated form section will be displayed according to the presentation information specified for the attribute (see Adding/Editing Attributes). It is possible, however, to override the default presentation of the attribute when it is displayed on a particular form section. To do this, click on the cell that contains the attribute and the cell properties will be displayed in the Selection Properties window. You can then specify the presentation properties of the attribute as described in the Adding/Editing Attributes section.

These properties can only be defined for a cell and is not available in the presentation properties of the attribute

Type of the cell:

1. Attribute - displays a control to hold the value of an attribute
2. Google Map - the cell contains a Google Map.
3. Gauge - the cell contains a Gauge
4. Button/Link - the cell represents a button or an HTML link
5. HTML - the cell has HTML code
6. QR Code - the cell represents a QR Code
7. Barcode - the cell represents a barcode
8. Separator - the cell marks the beginning of a separator
9. Separator End - the cell marks the end of the separator
10. Empty - the cell has no content

If this checkbox is ticked the label for the cell is not displayed and the real estate it normally occupies becomes available

This property can be used to assign a unique id to the cell. This id can then be used by scripts to perform operations with the cell when the form is displayed.

This property can be used to specify how the cell will behave as far as form traversal using a TAB key is concerned. Using this property for all cells you can define exactly the traversal order of the form if you don't want to use the default order.

If the cell represents HTML code, this property stores the actual HTML code.

If the cell represents a Google Map, a Gauge, a QR Code or a Barcode, this property allows defining specific settings of the map, gauge, QR code or barcoe.

You can attach a CSS class or style of the cell.

Generation of forms in Aware IM is row-based. This means that the form will look smooth only if each cell has the same height. If a cell has a “tall” control like Text Area, Photo or a map, gaps may become visible in the form. One solution to this problem is “absolute positioning” - ticking this property for a tall control can get rid of the gaps. However, you need to be careful with this property, as it breaks the normal sequence of controls on the form and you may need to move the controls around to make sure that the form looks good. The pictures below show the form where a text area is displayed in the second column of the form. In the first form “absolute positioning of the cell with the text area is off - you can see gaps between controls in the first column. In the second picture “absolute positioning” for the text area is on and there are no gaps in the first column.