RefName

RefName of the component.

REQUIRED.

For rules about the use of RefNames, see RefNames

UUID

String that uniquely identifies the component across all databases, trials, and machines.

Note that the InForm Architect application automatically capitalizes UUID strings that contain lower-case characters.

Optional, not needed for pulldown controls.

Caption

Specifies the text of the caption that appears on the screen with the component.

OPTIONAL.

Caption Alignment

Specifies the position of the caption relative to the controls that make up the component. You can specify Left (the default), Right, Top, or Bottom.

OPTIONAL.

Elements

Specifies the items to include in the pulldown control. If the list items you want to include have not yet been defined, you must first define them before you can include them in the pulldown control. For more information, see Defining element components.

At least one is REQUIRED.

Units

Specifies the unit type. Select the unit from the pull-down list.

For information on how to create a new unit type, see Defining units.

OPTIONAL.

Unit Display Type

Element, indicating that the selected unit will be displayed as a label.

OPTIONAL.

Design Note

Free-form text, with a maximum of 255 characters, containing any information you want to capture about the design of the component. This information is for documentation only.

OPTIONAL.

Selection Value

Visible only when the control is added as a child control in a radio group or checkbox group. Specifies the value of the child control stored when a user selects the control.

OPTIONAL.

If you do not specify a selection value, when a user selects the control in the radio group or checkbox group, the value stored in the database is a string consisting of the characters !pf! and the DBUID path of the selected control.