Add a control from which the Request participant can select or deselect an option.
Control Description
The Checkbox control adds a checkbox from which the Request participant can select or deselect an option. Multiple Checkbox controls can be grouped together to function as one set of options whereby separate Checkbox controls with the same name maintain the same selected or deselected state.
This control is only available for Form-type Screens. See Screen Types.
Watch the following product tour to learn how to use a Checkbox control.
See an example of using a check box control in a screen.
Add the Control to a Screen
Permissions
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.
Follow these steps to add this control to a Screen:
Expand the Variable panel from the Properties Panel on the right to configure the following properties:
Variable Name
The Variable Name setting is used to reference control data during Requests. Ensure that the Variable Name setting value is a unique name in this Screen and contains at least one letter. This is a required setting.
Use the Variable Name setting value in the following ways:
Reference this control by its Variable Name setting's value. The Data Preview panel in Preview mode represents the state of the Checkbox control using its Variable Name value in the Request's JSON data model in the following ways:
The Checkbox control is selected: The key's value is true.
The Checkbox control is not selected: The key's value is false.
Reference this control's value in a different Screen Builder control. To do so, use mustache syntax and reference this control's Variable Name value in the target control. Example: {{ CheckboxControl }}.
See best practices when editing a Request variable name.
Label
Validation Rules
Follow these steps to add a validation rule to this control:
Click the Add Rule button.
Select the rule that this control validates against.
Click Save. Parameters for the selected rule display. Parameter settings display which ones are required to properly configure the rule.
Enter the parameter settings that this control uses to validate against. See Validation Rule Settings, and then locate the validation rule for its parameters.
Follow these steps to edit a validation rule for this control:
Edit the parameter settings that this control uses to validate against. See Validation Rule Settings, and then locate the validation rule for its parameters.
Follow these steps to delete a validation rule for this control:
Expand the Configuration panel from the Properties Panel on the right to configure the following properties:
Helper Text
Enter text that provides additional guidance on this control's use. This setting has no default value.
For example, if you enter Approve total investment, the checkbox displays as follows:
Design Panel Settings
Expand the Design panel from the Properties Panel on the right to configure the following properties:
Text Color
Background Color
Toggle Style
For instance, the checkbox field Working from home? has a success text color, a primary background hue, and a toggle design.
Advanced Panel Settings
Expand the Advanced panel from the Properties Panel on the right to configure the following properties:
Visibility Rule
Specify an expression that indicates the condition(s) under which this control displays. See Expression Syntax Components. If this setting does not have an expression, then this control displays by default.
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.
Select on which device types this control displays:
Desktop: The control displays only on desktop devices. Enable the Show for Desktop toggle key.
Mobile: The control displays only on mobile devices. Enable the Show for Mobile toggle key.
CSS Selector Name
Enter the value to represent this control in custom CSS syntax when in Custom CSS mode. As a best practice, use the same CSS Selector Name value on different controls of the same type to apply the same custom CSS style to all those controls.
Then, use this name in the Custom CSS feature to apply CSS styling to this control as follows:
[selector='Submit Form'] {color:blueviolet;}
See the following best practices regarding custom CSS in Screens:
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 control 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 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.
From the Controls Menu on the left, expand the Fields category, and then locate the Checkbox control .
The Label property displays on the top of the control in the screen. Use it to explain the purpose of the control.
Enter the validation rule(s) the Request participant must comply with to properly enter a valid value into this control. This setting has no default value. If there are no configured validation rules the following message displays: No validation rule(s).
See Validation Rules for "Validation" Control Settings for details on how to use validation rules.
Click the Edit icon for the validation rule to edit if that rule can be edited. Validation rules that do not have parameters cannot be edited. The parameter settings for that validation rule displays.
Click the Delete iconfor the validation rule to delete. A message displays to confirm deletion of the validation rule.
Select to indicate that this control is required. This option is not selected by default. This is a quick way to add the Required validation rule.
If you submit the Screen without selecting this required Checkbox, this control displays Field is required in red-colored text.
Select to indicate that this control is selected by default such that its value is true. This option is not selected by default.
Select to indicate that this control cannot be edited. This option is not selected by default.
Select the text color that displays for this control. Click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.
Select the background color that displays for this control. Click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.
Select to display a toggle key control instead of a checkbox control for each checkbox option. See a design example.
Both: The control displays on both desktop and mobile devices. Both toggle keys are enabled by default.