Settings Tab

Use the Settings tab to configure the presentation of data elements in run-time applications.

Field	Use
Display Name	Enter the field label that appears for the data element in the run-time application. Design Studio supports multiple languages for this field. The adjacent field displays your language. You can define a value for any language you select from the list. If your preferences are set up to work in one language only, the system displays only the [default] option. See "Defining Language Preferences" for more information.
Tool Tip	Enter the text that appears for a data element when a user mouses over the corresponding field in a run-time application. Design Studio supports multiple languages for this field. The adjacent field displays your language. You can define a value for any language you select from the list. If your preferences are set up to work in one language only, the system displays only the [default] option. See "Defining Language Preferences" for more information.
Control Type	Specify the manner in which run-time application users interact with the corresponding data element. The values that are available in this field depend on the Primitive Type value defined for the data element on the "Details Tab or Attributes Tab". Additionally, the value that you select in this field determines the subsequent options that appear. Select Text to enable the user to enter alphanumeric text into this field. Select Numeric to enable the user to enter numeric characters (integers) into this field. Select Calendar if you intend for the user to select a date and time for this field. Select DropDown if you intend the user to select from a list of enumerations. Select CheckBox to indicate that the field is a Boolean option. Select URL to indicate that the field is a uniform resource locator.
Default Value	Enter a value to populate the data element with a default setting in a run-time application.
Required	Select if a user must enter information in this field when working in a run-time application.
Secret	Select to protect the contents of a text or numeric data element that contains sensitive information. For example, select this option for fields that are used as password fields. When you select this option, the Default Value, Edit Mask, and Display Mask fields are disabled. Default values and masks are not supported for passwords. If the data element is marked as Sensitive on the Details subtab or on the Attributes subtab, the Secret option is not available. See "Details Tab or Attributes Tab" for more information.
Read Only	Select to make the data element a read-only field in the run-time environment.
Display Mask	Enter a mask to control how text in read-only fields is formatted and displayed in a run-time environment. You use Java regular expressions to define display masks.
Edit Mask	Enter a mask to control how text in editable fields is formatted and displayed in a run-time environment. You use Java regular expressions to define masks.
Case	Select the display format for text when the element appears in the run-time environment. You can format the text using all uppercase, all lowercase, or mixed case.
Numeric Range	Define a range of values (for example, 1-9) that a user can enter in the field. Select Unbounded to specify no limitations on the Upper value. This option appears only when you select Numeric in the Control Type field.
Date Range	Select a date range between which the field values are valid. This option appears only when you select Calendar in the Control Type field.
Sort	Select to sort the enumerations list by alphanumeric characters (strings) or by numeric characters (integers). This option appears only when you select DropDown in the Control Type field.
Enable Search	Select to provide a browse option in the run-time environment, which opens a pop-up window. You can customize the pop-up window as per the requirement. See UIM Developer's Guide for more information on customizing the user interface of pop-up window.