System Defined Controls

System-defined controls are automatically created by the system when a new form is created. If the properties of system-defined fields are modified, then those changes will be reflected in the database. For Example: If the label field is changed from ID to ID_Incident then the database gets updated automatically with new label name as ID_Incident.

The System Defined Fields under the Fields section will be non-editable in the case when a new table is created which is extended from an existing table.

There are 6 system defined controls available, by default on a form creation as shown in the following screenshot.

Figure: System Defined Controls

Let's explore the following use-case.

Configure System Defined Controls

Perform the following steps to configure the system defined controls:

1. Navigate to General tab of Form Designer. Enter all mandatory details required for the form.
2. In Design Form tab, from the left pane select Controls > Form Controls > System Defined Controls. It displays all available system defined controls. Drag and drop this control on form designer canvas for configuration. There are following types of system defined controls:
   • ID
   • Auto ID
   • Created On
   • Created By
   • Updated On
   • Updated By
3. Click Settings iconto configure the properties.

You can view the following tabs for ID control:

• Properties
• Appearance

Properties

This section contains the list of properties using which the Administrator can configure the respective control's name, subtitles etc. To know more about the fields that are available under the Properties section, see Field Description given below.

Figure: Properties

Field Description
This table contains the list of fields and their descriptions that are available under the Properties section: 

Appearance

This section contains the list of validation setups using which the Administrator can configure the visual appearance and style of the respective system defined field control. To know more about the fields that are available under the Appearance section, see Field Description given below.

Figure: Appearance

Field Description

This table contains the list of fields and their descriptions that are available under the Appearance section:

Field Name	Description
Label	The Label section allows you to configure the font type, color, size and style of the label as shown in the following screenshot: Figure: Appearance - Label
Font Type	Select the type of the font for the label of ID field from the drop-down list of available options of font type.
Font Color	Select the type of the font color for the label of ID field from the color widget from the provided set of color options. Click option to select the required color from the displayed color widget. A sample screenshot is shown below:
Font Size	Select the size of the font for the label of ID field from the drop-down list of available options of font type using upwards or downwards arrows. A sample screenshot is shown below:Figure: Font Size Drop-down You can also use a horizontal slider to increase or decrease the font size. A sample screenshot is shown below: Figure: Font Size Slider
Font Style	Select the required font style for the label of ID field. Available options are as follows: B - Select it to make the heading bold. I - Select it to make the heading italics. U - Select it to make the heading underlined.
Value	The Value section allows you to configure the font type, color, size and style of the value as shown in the following screenshot: Figure: Appearance - Value
Font Type	Select the type of the font for the value of ID field from the drop-down list of available options of font type.
Font Color	Select the type of the font color for the value of ID field from the color widget from the provided set of color options. Click option to select the required color from the displayed color widget. A sample screenshot is shown below: Figure: Color Widget
Font Size	Select the size of the font for the value of ID field from the drop-down list of available options of font type using upwards or downwards arrows. A sample screenshot is shown below:Figure: Font Size Drop-down You can also use a horizontal slider to increase or decrease the font size. A sample screenshot is shown below: Figure: Font Size Slider
Font Style	Select the required font style for the value of ID field. Available options are as follows: B - Select it to make the heading bold. I - Select it to make the heading italics. U - Select it to make the heading underlined.