SPECIAL TOPIC WEBINAR:
COOKING WITH ZERION
SHARING OUR FAVORITE
FORM BUILDING SOLUTIONS
December 21, 2016
Host: Berit Johannessen
[email protected]
Presenter: Jonathan Hsu
[email protected]
Meet the Team
Penny Lau
Berit Johannessen
Jonathan Hsu
Nalut "Tak" Sangtakraw
Ben Ray
Recipe List
Aggregating subforms nested in another subform
Using key values or labels for option list smart controls
Using required labels for client validation
Clearing a date element
Checking for an empty text field
PENNY'S RECIPE
Aggregating subforms nested in another
subform
Recipe Overview
Challenge: Using the built-in iformbuilder.math.sum() function with a grandchild element. It is difficult to understand the syntax for referencing a subform
element as the parent to the aggregation element.
Solution: When referencing a subform element, use the following structure:
parentFormName.subformDCN[index]. This tree structure is further modified
depending on if the subform is a single or multiple paging element.
Penny Lau
BERIT'S RECIPE
Using key values or labels for option list smart
controls
Recipe Overview
Challenge: In the past, we have always instructed users to use the Sort Order/
Index Value and Binary Values for Smart Control statements. If the form builder
changes the order of the options, the statement then breaks.
Solution: Use ZCDisplayValue or ZCDisplayKey in Smart Control Statements to
allow for option list order to change at anytime without breaking the functionality
by matching the key value or label. The match must be exact and is casesensitive.
Berit Johannessen
JON'S RECIPE
Using required labels for client validation
Recipe Overview
Challenge: Data collector does not get immediate feedback on failed client
validation as well as occasional inconsistencies in using the Client Validation field.
Solution: Use a label element that has been set to required. Since the label
element does not have a "required" property by default, you have to begin by
creating a text element that will be set as required. Then afterwards change the
element type to a label and the required property will persist.
Jonathan Hsu
TAK'S RECIPE
Clearing a date element
Recipe Overview
Challenge: Once a Date or Time element is populated, there is no way to clear its
value.
Solution: Add a Select element to trigger the Dynamic Value of the Date
element and delete its value. When the Select element is toggled, the Dynamic
Value of the Date element will be updated.
Nalut "Tak" Sangtakraw
BEN'S RECIPE
Checking for an empty text field
Recipe Overview
Challenge: Checking for an empty string "" or null value will not always validate
a blank text field. Also, if the text field only has spaces, it should not be considered
as populated.
Solution: Add a second element and use the .trim().length JavaScript
Dynamic Value to determine if a text field has any input. The command first
removes any leading and trailing white space. Next, the string length is
calculated which is used to determine if there is any input in the field.
Ben Ray
Support & Resources
Customer Success Center
Release
Notes
Webinars
White Papers
Case Studies
Online/On-site
Training
Community
THANK YOU
[email protected]
In the next 48 hours, you will receive an email with access to:
• Recording Of Session
• Session PDF
• Form Packages