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Defining simple control properties

To define the properties of a simple control, select the simple control icon in the Form definition window and edit the simple control’s properties in the Properties window:

Property

Description

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 necessary for simple controls.

Element

Specifies the element to include in the simple control. If the element you want to include has not yet been defined, you must first define it before you can include it in the simple control. For more information, see Defining element components.

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.

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