Form fields govern how data is collected and reported on in Apricot. A diverse selection of fields is available in the Form Designer to tailor your forms to your organization's data entry needs.
In the Field Choices palette, fields are organized by category or in alphabetical order within the "All" section. Once you've found the field you want to add to your form, you can drag and drop the name of the field into the main body of the form section.
Continue reading below to learn how to utilize the fields available in the Numeric category.
Note: Due to how values of zero are stored on the back-end, numeric fields marked as Required will not be able to save a value of zero. It is recommended that you utilize form logic to require a field in order to ensure the value won't be zero.
Numeric
Numeric can be used to collect whole number or integer values only. The largest number this field can hold is 2,147,483,647. The record will not save unless a smaller number is entered in this field.
Properties
Special Properties include:
Default Value: Allows you to set a particular value as the default option.
Minimum or Maximum Value: If either property is set, a record will not be saved until the number entered meets the criteria.
Hint: Allows you to display text within the field for users, but does not save any data in the record unless a value is entered.
Decimal
Decimal collects numeric data and can be used to track values that may not be a whole number, such as time in hours or weight. This field can store up to two decimal places; if a third decimal place is entered, Apricot will round the number up or down to two decimal places.
Properties
Special Properties include:
Default Value: Allows you to set a particular value as the default option.
Minimum or Maximum Value: If either property is set, a record will not be saved until the number entered meets the criteria.
Hint: Allows you to display text within the field for users, but does not save any data in the record unless a value is entered.
Currency
Currency can collect data in dollars ($) or pounds (£). Users will only see the currency symbol associated with the format selected when submitting a record.
Properties
Special Properties include:
Default Value: Allows you to set a particular value as the default option.
Minimum or Maximum Value: If either property is set, a record will not be saved until the number entered meets the criteria.
Hint: Allows you to display text within the field for users, but does not save any data in the record unless a value is entered.
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