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Adding attributes to entities

An attribute is a property or descriptor of an entity. Each entity must have at least one attribute. Each entity also must have a unique attribute.

The following describes the attribute screen fields.



Name

General name for the attribute, single word, no spaces, all lower case. Underscores and dashes allowed.

Label

User friendly name for your attribute. It will appear on the EDIT page of the entity.

Description

Instructions or help-text related to your attribute.

Required for Submit

Makes the attribute required so it can not be blank when entering data.

Required for Search (WPAS 2.2)

Makes the attribute required so it can not be blank when searching data.

Unique (WPAS 2.0)

An identifier which is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose. Exp; VIN of a car uniquely identifies a car among other cars. A unique identifier is used in forms as a searchable dropdown to link related entities.

Filterable

Makes the attribute filterable in admin list page of the entity.

Default Value

Sets the default value(s) for an attribute, separated by a semicolon. Multiple default values can only be set for select with multiple option and checkbox list types.

Type

Defines the attribute display and validation type.

Formula (WPAS 4.6.0)

Enter the formula to be used in the calculations. Make sure to use only attributes available and functions supported defined by their parameters. You do not need to wrap strings with quotes.

Return Type (WPAS 4.6.0)

Enter the data type which will be returned as a result of the formula above.


Some of the attribute types are below;



Email
Makes the element require a valid email.

URL
Makes the element require a valid url.

Decimal
Makes the element require a decimal number.

Digits Only
Makes the element require digits only.

Credit Card
Makes the element require a creditcard number.

Phone US
Makes the element require a valid US phone number.

Phone UK
Makes the element require a valid UK phone number.

Mobile UK
Makes the element require a valid UK mobile phone number.

Letters with Punct
Makes the element require letters with punctuation.

AlphaNumeric
Makes the element require alphanumeric characters.

Letters Only
Makes the element require letters only.

No WhiteSpace
Makes the element require no whitespace.

Zipcode US
Makes the element require a valid US Zipcode.

Postal Code UK
Makes the element require a valid UK Postal Code.

Integer
Makes the element require an Integer number.

VIN Number US
Makes the element require a valid US VIN number.

IP Address V4
Makes the element require a valid IP Address V4.

IP Address V6
Makes the element require a valid IP Address V6.

Date
Makes the element require a date and displays a calendar.

DateTime
Makes the element require a date and a time and displays a date and time entry box.

Time
Makes the element require a time. and displays a time entry box.

Text
Displays a textbox. You can make the element require minimum or maximum characters in the content.

Text Area
Displays a textarea. You can make the element require minimum or maximum characters in the content.

Wysiwyg Editor
Displays a Wysiwyg Editor.

File
Displays a file uploader

Image
Displays an image file uploader

Plupload Image
Displays an image file uploader with drag and drop functionality.

Thickbox Image
Displays a Thickbox image file uploader.

Color Picker
Displays a color picker.

Hidden
Enables a hidden attribute.

Password
Displays a Password entry field.

Checkbox
Displays a checkbox.

Radio Button
Displays a radio button.

Map(WPAS 4.5.0)
Displays a map with additional attributes.

Calculated(WPAS 4.6.0)
Displays a calculated attribute defined by its formula.

Select
Displays a dropdown. You can enter the initial values in the studio.

Select Advanced
Displays a dropdown with advanced funtionality such search. You can enter the initial values in the studio.

Multi Select
Displays a multi select dropdown. You can enter the initial values in the studio.

Checkbox List
Displays a checkbox list. You can enter the initial values in the studio.

Allow HTML (WPAS 4.0)
Allows html tags to be entered. When unchecked html tags are escaped.

To create an entity attribute


  1. While you are in Edit Application screen, click on the Entities tab.

  2. Click on the List All Entities link, click on the entity you want to add attribute to.

  3. Click Add Attribute link. To view All Entity Attributes click on any entity's name on the list.

  4. Fill in name, label, and description fields.

  5. Check Required checkbox if the attribute must have a value.

  6. Check Filterable checkbox if the attribute can be used in the filter dropdown of entity list.

  7. If there is a default value for the attribute, enter the value in the default value box.

  8. Select your attribute type and fill in the associated validation method fields.

  9. Fill in the attribute type specific configuration parameters; refer to the tooltip for definitions or help.

  10. Click Save button.


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