Objects

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Adding Objects to your Edit Form will allow you to display and edit a record's data.

Each type of Object has a different purpose.

You can use Arrange Objects to rearrange Objects and their tabbing order on the Form.


There are 3 ways to add an Object to a Form.

  1. When using the Form Builder.
  2. By cloning an existing Object.
  3. Or you can create a new Object the long way by:
    1. Clicking the Object Button on the Setup Tab of the Home Page.
    2. Clicking the Add Button at the top of its Browse Form.
    3. Filling out your new Objects' properties (see below).
    4. Clicking the Save Button at the top of its Edit Form.


The All Properties Tab contains the information required by any Objects (with a few exceptions).

The Custom Code Tab allows Javascript events to be added to any Objects (with a few exceptions).


All other Tabs relate specifically to the Object of the same name.


Tab - All Properties

Form Tab

Select a Form's Tab to add this Object to.

Type

Choose one of the following.

  • Calc - A number field that recalculates after each change made on the current Edit Form.
  • Display - A read only field that will display the first field of the first record from a SQL Select statement.
  • HTML - A read only area that can be used to display html.
  • Image - A read only area that will display an image.
  • Input - Generally used for entering text, it can also be used for other HTML5 Input types, along with some types exclusive to nuBuilder Forte.
  • Lookup - A lookup allowing the selection of a value from another table.
  • Run - Does 1 of 2 things.
  1. Creates a Button to allow the user to run another Form, Report or Procedure.
  2. Creates an iFrame on an Edit Form in which a Form, Report or Procedure is displayed.
  • Select - Allows the selection of one or more values from a list.
  • Subform - Can contain rows (Subform Forms) that relate to the Edit Form.
  • Textarea - Allows for text with carriage returns.
  • Word - A read only object that simply creates a phrase in Bold.

Label

Description of Object.

ID

A valid HTML element id that is unique to this Edit Form.

Top

Value in pixels.

Left

Value in pixels.

Width

Value in pixels.

Height

Value in pixels.

Cloneable

Yes or No.

If set to No on an invoice number Object.

It would mean that the whole record is cloned but its invoice number is not.

Used by...

  • Calc
  • Input
  • Lookup
  • Select
  • Textarea

Align

Left, Right or Center.

Used by...

  • Calc
  • Display
  • Input
  • Textarea
  • Word

Validation

None, No Blanks or No Duplicates.

Used by...

  • Input
  • Lookup
  • Select
  • Textarea

Access

Editable, Readonly or Hidden.

Tab - Run

This Object will either...

  • Create a Button that will open a Form, Report or Procedure in a new Breadcrumb.
  • Display a Form, Report or Procedure, inside an iFrame on the Edit Form.

Run

Choose Form, Report or Procedure to run.

Filter

A string that will be used like the Search field to filter Browse records.

Hash Cookies can be used in this string.

Record ID

Entering a Record ID will make the record with the matching ID display in an Edit Form (skipping the Browse Form)

Method

Choose Button or iFrame.

Button will create a button that will take you to the Form, Report or Procedure.

iFrame will mash an iFrame into the existing Edit Form that will display the Form, Report or Procedure.

Tab - Display

SQL

A valid SQL query that will display the first field of the first record from its result.

If you want any help building SQL, the SQL Button will direct you to nuBuilder's SQL Builder.

Hash Cookies can be used within the SQL statement.

eg. <source lang='sql'> SELECT cus_name FROM customer WHERE customer_id = '#RECORD_ID#' </source>

Tab - Select

Multiple

Choosing Yes will allow for more than 1 selection from a visible list. Choosing No will allow for only 1 selection from a dropdown list.

SQL or List

The resulting list for this Object can be created 1 of 2 ways.

  1. SQL - A valid SQL query that returns 2 columns - If you want any help building SQL, the SQL Button will direct you to nuBuilder's SQL Builder.
  2. List - A list delimited by a |         eg. 0|No|1|Yes

Tab - Lookup

A Lookup Object can find and display a record selected from another Browse Form.

Form

Select a previously created nuBuilder Form.

Code

Scroll through to choose the Field to display as the lookup able Code from the list of possible fields.

Description

Scroll through to choose the Field to display as the Description from the list of possible fields.

Width

The width of the Description field in pixels.

After Browse (Button)

Allows PHP to be run after a record is selected.

AB in the flowchart below.

Javascript

Allows Javascript to be run after a record is selected.

LUJS in the flowchart below.


Click to view larger

Tab - Subform

A subform is scrolling instances of another Form.

With each having a Delete checkbox on it's right - that will delete that record if ticked when the main Edit Form is saved. (if Deleteable)

Invisibly linked by a Foreign Key to the main Edit Form.


This Form can appear in 2 different ways.

  1. As an Edit Form - as normal.
  2. In a Grid format - all Objects in a horizontal row.

Form

Select a previously created nuBuilder Form that will scroll inside this Subform.

Foreign Key

Scroll though to choose the Foreign Key from the list of possible fields.

A Foreign Key is a field that is used to link to another table's Primary Key.


ite_invoice_id is a Foreign Key


If the Form used in this Subform has an Object with the same ID as the name of the Subform's Foreign Key. Subform records cannot not save.

Addable

Select Yes or No

If Yes, there will always be a blank Form at the scrolling list. So that a new record can be added.

Deleteable

Select Yes or No

If Yes, each Form will have a Delete checkbox on it's right - that will delete that record if ticked, when the main Edit Form is saved.

Type

Select Grid or Form.


Inside a Subform, records are repeated either as a

  • Form which displays the same as an Edit Form.

OR

  • A Grid where each Object is placed in order side by side, making the height of each Form shorter.

Tab - Image

The Image Object is an easy way to display a specific image stored in nuBuilder Files.

Image

Choose from previously saved images.

Tab - Input

A nuBuilder Input allows for most HTML5 input types as well as 4 types just available in nuBulder Forte.

Each of these 4 Objects requires extra information and will display an extra Object when selected.

nuDate

nuDate is a nuBuilder Input field that will display a calendar as it receives focus and will format data entry or calendar selection, once edited.

It requires Format - A list of customisable Formats.

nuAutoNumber

nuAutoNumber is a read-only nuBuilder Input field that will be populated once the Edit Form it is on, is saved for the first time.

It will be populated with an incrementing number.

It requires Next Number - The number this Autonumber will start from.

nuNumber

nuNumber is a nuBuilder Input field that will format data entry once edited.

It requires Format - A list of customisable Formats.

Do not enter more than 20 characters.

nuScroll

nuScroll is a nuBuilder Input field that will allow the user to scroll through a list using keyboard up and down arrows but also allows for adding text, not in the list.

It requires a Javascript Array.

Other HTML5 types

  • Button
  • Checkbox
  • Color
  • Datetime-Local
  • Email
  • File
  • Hidden
  • Image
  • Month
  • Number
  • Password
  • Radio
  • Range
  • Reset
  • Search
  • Telephone
  • Text
  • Time
  • URL
  • Week

Tab - HTML

This Object can be used for displaying custom HTML or a Google Chart.

Chart

Chart Type

  • Pie Graph
  • Line Graph
  • Bar Graph
  • Bar Graph - Stacked
  • Bar Graph - Horizontal
  • Bar Graph - Horizontal and Stacked

Javascript Array

This could be a hardcoded array, 

  [
     ['Month', 'Shane', 'Dave', 'Adam', 'Paul', 'Chris'],
     ['2004', 100, 200, 300, 400, 500],
     ['2005', 165, 238, 322, 498, 550],
     ['2006', 165, 938, 522, 998, 450],
     ['2007', 135, 1120, 599, 1268, 288]
  ];

or a Javascript function that returns an array like ... 

  nuSubformObject('items').chartData

(Also see nuSubformObject)

Title

Appears at the top of the Chart.

Vertical Label

Appears at the left of the Chart.

Horizontal Label

Appears at the bottom of the Chart.

HTML

HTML

This will display any HTML that can be put in a DIV.

It can also contain Hash Cookies and can be used to change the HTML before it is run.

Tab - Calc

A Calc Object is a numeric field that will be recalculated after any Object's onchange event.

Format

Choose from a list of customisable Formats

Formula

The Formula for this calculation is simply created by clicking a combination of Objects and Operators.


Objects is a list of available Input:Number and Input:nuNumber Objects on the Edit Form.

Options containing a . refer to the Subform Name and the Input Name on that Subform. And will total up all values for that Object eg. invoice_item_sf.ite_total

Options not containing a . refer to an Object on the Edit Form eg.inv_total

Tab - Custom Code

If an Object has a Javascript event, the Custom Code Tab will be in bold.


These events are standard HTML5 events such as onclick or onchange.

The exception to this is a Subform Object which has only 2 events.

  • beforeinsertrow
  • afterinsertrow

Javascript (Subform)

Event

A valid event name.

Javascript

An Input Object (text field) containing Javascript code.

To edit this, double click on the Textarea and you will open Ace Editor in a full screen.

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