Selecting a control mode (editable, read-only)
When you create a new control, you configure how the control can be edited.
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On the
Control
tab of the Control form, select one of the
following
Control Modes
options:
- Editable/Read-Only – Select this option to configure the associated property for both edit and read-only modes. You can configure user interface elements such as Text Input controls or Address Map controls.
- Read-Only – Select this option to make the control display as non-editable text. The Editable column does not appear.
- Action
– Select this option to set the UI Element to one of
the following settings:
- Button
- Icon
- Link
Only one column of settings appears, which applies to both editable and read-only control modes as defined in other parameter settings in this form.
The Control Modes field is not displayed in the Parameters dialog box when you customize the control in a section.
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