Multicolumn / Table Control Settings

Add a control to display a container of two or more columns from which other controls display.

Control Description

The Multicolumn / Table control adds a layout element with two or more columns. Drag and place other controls into any of the columns to display them to the width of the Multicolumn / Table control column.

Specify the width of each column in colspan HTML attribute settings. The total of all colspan attribute settings must be divisible by 12. The control contains two columns of six (6) colspan HTML attribute setting each by default. See a design example.

This control is only available for the following Screen types:

• Display type

• Form type

See Screen Types.

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

Permissions Required

Permissions are required to do this.

Design Best Practice

Avoid designing with more than 25 controls in one Screen.

Follow these steps to add this control to the Screen:

1. View the Screen page to which to add the control.

2. Locate the Multicolumn / Table iconin the panel to the left of the Screen Builder canvas.
3. Drag the Multicolumn / Table icon into the Screen Builder canvas. Existing controls on the Screens Builder canvas adjust positioning based on where you drag the control.

4. Place into the Screen Builder canvas where you want the control to display on the Screen.

5. Configure the Multicolumn / Table control. See Settings.

6. Drag and place others controls into a column. Configure and validate each control's settings.

Below is a Multicolumn / Table control in Preview mode.

Multicolumn / Table control that contains other controls 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. Consider when moving this control that it contains other controls. A control cannot be moved to another Screen page.

Permissions are required to do this.

Follow these steps to move a control to another location on that Screen page:

1. Place your cursor anywhere on the control not displaying the Duplicate Controlor Delete Controlbuttons.
2. Hold your cursor, then drag the control above or below other controls on that Screen page. Screen Builder previews where the control would display on the page based on how you position the control above or below other controls. If the control cannot be placed in a location because your cursor is above an existing control or too far to the left or right of the page, theicon displays in the preview.
3. 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.

Permissions are required to do this.

Follow these steps to copy a control:

1. Select the control to be copied.

2. Click the Duplicate Control button. The control copies with its current settings, and then displays below other controls placed on that page.

Delete the Control from a Screen

Permissions are required to do this.

Deleting a control deletes configuration for that control as well as any controls placed into the Multicolumn / Table control. If you add another control, it will have default settings.

Follow these steps to delete a control from a Screen page:

1. Select the control to be deleted.

2. Click the Delete button. The control deletes. Other controls on that Screen page adjust their locations automatically.

Settings

Permissions are required to do this.

The Multicolumn / Table control has the following panels that contain settings:

• Configuration panel

• Design panel

• Advanced panel

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 Multicolumn / Table control in the Configuration panel:

• Column Width

Column Width

Specify the column width for each column in the control. Add each column and its width specification in the order they are to display from left to right in the control. Specify the width of each column in colspan HTML attribute settings. The total of all colspan attribute settings must be divisible by 12. The control contains two columns of six (6) colspan HTML attribute setting each by default. See a design example.

Use the Show in Json Format toggle to display these settings in JSON.

Each option has the following settings:

• Column: Column is the internal designation for the column that only the form designer views at design time.

• Colspan: Colspan is the width of the column in colspan HTML attribute settings.

• Remove: Click the Removeicon to remove the column.

Follow these steps to add a column and specify its width:

1. Click Add Column from below the Column Width setting. The Add New Column screen displays.

   
2. In the Column Width setting, enter the width of the column (as described above).

3. Click OK. The column displays below the existing columns in Column Width.

Design Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Design panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below are settings for the Multicolumn / Table control in the Design panel:

• Text Color

• Background Color

Text Color

Select the text color that displays for this control. Optionally, click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.

Background Color

Select the background color that displays for this control. Optionally, click the Clear Color Selection option to remove the selected color.

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 Multicolumn / Table control in the Advanced panel:

• Visibility Rule

• Device Visibility

• CSS Selector Name

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.

• Visibility rules override custom CSS settings.

Device Visibility

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.

• Both: The control displays on both desktop and mobile devices. Both toggle keys are enabled by default.

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.

See the following best practices regarding custom CSS in Screens:

• Editing a CSS name to represent this control in custom CSS syntax

• Visibility rules override custom CSS settings

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