File Upload Control Settings
Add a control to which the Request participant can upload a file from a local computer.
Control Description
The File Upload control adds an area in the Screen to which the Request participant can upload one or more files from a local computer or accessible network location. The Request participant can drag and place the file(s) on the control or select a button from which to locate the file(s) for upload. The uploaded file(s) can be referenced in a later step in a Request.
When a file is uploaded to a Screen during an in-progress Request, then submitted, that file can be downloaded from the Files tab in that Request's summary. The file remains available from that Request's summary regardless of that Request's status.
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The File Upload control is not available in Preview mode.
Control Availability
This control is only available for Form-type Screens. See Screen Types.
Multiple File Upload Example
Need a solution to upload multiple files to a Screen that limits the number of files that maybe uploaded to a File Upload control? See how to use a Loop control to limit how many files may be uploaded to a Screen.
Permissions Required
Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to design a Screen unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:
Screens: Edit Screens
Screens: View Screens
See the Screens permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.
Add the Control to a Screen
Follow these steps to add this control to the Screen:
View the Screen page to which to add the control.
Drag the File Upload icon into the Screen Builder canvas. Existing controls on the Screen Builder canvas adjust positioning based on where you drag the control.
Place into the Screen Builder canvas where you want the control to display on the Screen.
Configure the File Upload control. See Settings.
Below is a File Upload control in Preview mode.
Move the Control on the Page
After adding a control to a Screen page, you may move it to another location on that page such that it is above or below other controls placed on that page. A control cannot be moved to another Screen page.
Follow these steps to move a control to another location on that Screen page:
Place the control at the location on the page you want it. The other control(s) on the page automatically adjust position.
Copy the Control with its Settings
Copying a control also copies the current settings of that control. The copied control displays below other controls placed on that Screen page.
Follow these steps to copy a control:
Select the control to be copied.
As a best practice, after copying a control, change the Variable Name setting value for the copied control to its own unique variable value. Otherwise, in-progress Requests that use this Screen read from and send data to both controls.
Delete the Control from a Screen
Deleting a control also deletes configuration for that control. If you add another control, it will have default settings.
Follow these steps to delete a control from a Screen page:
Select the control to be deleted.
Settings
The File Upload control has the following panels that contain settings:
Variable Panel Settings
Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Variable panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.
Below are settings for the File Upload control in the Variable panel:
Name
Label
Upload Multiple Files
Select the Upload multiple files setting to allow the Screen user to upload multiple files at once using this File Upload control.
Required
Configuration Panel Settings
Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Configuration panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.
Below is the setting for the File Upload control in the Configuration panel:
File Accepted
Separate multiple file types with commas (,
). One space after each comma is acceptable. Example: application/msword, image/gif, image/jpeg, application/pdf, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/vnd.ms-excel, text/plain
Advanced Panel Settings
Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Advanced panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.
Below are settings for the File Upload control in the Advanced panel:
Visibility Rule
Note the following regarding how to use visibility rules:
To make this control hidden until another control contains a value, enter the Variable Name setting value of that control to this control's Visibility Rule setting.
CSS Selector Name
See the following best practices regarding custom CSS in Screens:
Aria Label
Enter the string that provides a text alternative to this control for the following purposes:
Assistive technology, such as screen readers, read the Aria Label setting value.
This control has a visual indication of its purpose, such as a button that uses a graphic instead of text, but still needs to clarify that purpose for anyone who cannot access the visual indication.
The Aria Label setting value replaces the Label setting value. For example, if a Submit Button control has both a Label setting value and an Aria Label setting value, assistive technology only uses the Aria Label setting value.
Tab Order
Tab order determines the sequential navigation order to navigate a Screen's controls using a keyboard interface. Assistive technology users often use a keyboard for navigation.
Enter the number for the sequential keyboard navigation order that this control takes focus amongst other controls in this Screen.
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