Form elements: QBL v0.7

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This article contains information about a QBL (Quickbase language) object. QBL objects are the supported Quickbase schema elements you see textually represented in the YAML file generated by Quickbase when you export a solution. Each object has associated properties. Supported schema may differ by QBL version.

The following table lists information about the properties of this object. 

Form

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

Name

False

""

Any string

DisplayPagesAs

False

Tabs

One of: Tabs, Steps

ShouldAutoAddFields

False

False

true or false

ShouldShowBuiltInFieldsFooter

False

False

true or false

AlwaysTabsForViewRecord

False

False

true or false

AllowedSaveActions

False

[]

Array of items of type: One of: SaveAndNew, SaveAndNext, SaveAndKeepWorking, SaveAndView

Column

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

Title

False

""

Any string

LayoutWidth

True

 

Any integer

BackgroundColor

False

""

Any string

ShowBackgroundColor

False

False

true or false

OnlyBorderColor

False

False

true or false

Element

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

LabelOverride

False

""

Any string

LabelMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Custom, Hidden

Element field

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

LabelOverride

False

""

Any string

LabelMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Custom, Hidden

Field

True

 

 

ForceRequireOnForm

True

 

true or false

ForceReadOnlyOnForm

True

 

true or false

Width

False

""

Any string

HelpText

False

""

Any string

ModesToShowIn

False

 

Array of items of type: One of: View, Edit, Create

FilterChoicesBy

False

Default

References:

  • Field - Scope: QB::Table

  • Report - Scope: Solution

  • Report - Scope: QB::Table

  • Chart - Scope: Solution

  • Chart - Scope: QB::Table

One of: Default, UnselectedReport, UnselectedField

HideMap

True

 

true or false

EntryMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Coordinates

ShouldValidate

False

False

true or false

NumberOfLines

False

0

Any integer

MultipleChoiceDisplayAs

False

Dropdown

One of: Dropdown, RadioButtonsVertical, RadioButtonsHorizontal, SegmentedControl

Form element group

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

LabelOverride

False

""

Any string

LabelMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Custom, Hidden

Form element report

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

LabelOverride

False

""

Any string

LabelMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Custom, Hidden

Width

False

""

Any string

Height

False

""

Any string

Report

False

""

References:

  • Report - Scope: QB::Table

  • Report - Scope: solution

  • Chart - Scope: QB::Table

  • Chart - Scope: solution

Any string

ModesToShowIn

False

 

Array of items of type: One of: View, Edit, Create

ShouldOpenInEmbedded

False

False

true or false

HideToolbar

False

False

true or false

AllowCreateRecords

False

True

true or false

SubForm

False

Default

References:

  • QB::FormV2 - Scope: QB::Table

  • QB::FormV2 - Scope: solution

One of: Default

ReportLinkField

True

 

References:

  • Field - Scope: QB::Table

One of: UnselectedField

Form element rich text

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

LabelOverride

False

""

Any string

LabelMode

False

Default

One of: Default, Custom, Hidden

ModesToShowIn

False

 

Array of items of type: One of: View, Edit, Create

Width

False

""

Any string

Content

False

""

Any string

ShowBackgroundColor

False

False

true or false

BackgroundColor

False

""

Any string

Page

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

Name

False

""

Any string

Color

False

""

Any string

Section

Property Name

Required

Default

Allowed Values

Title

False

""

Any string

ModesToShowIn

False

 

Array of items of type: One of: View, Edit, Create

IsCollapsible

False

True

true or false

IsCollapsedByDefault

False

False

true or false

ShowColumnDividers

False

True

true or false