User defined settings are the global settings defined in transform Studio and can be accessed through transform app.
Default User Defined Settings
There are a few settings which are already added when you create an app:
smtp
This setting is used to email PDF output of the data collected via forms.
embeHtmlInEmail
This is a flag setting. When turned on, the HTML of forms will be embedded in the body of emailed PDFs. Otherwise, you can put a custom message in the email body using the Email PDF trigger.
htmlTemplate
This is an HTML template that contains the formatting of PDFs. You can override this template by using custom PDF templates.
Additional Pre-Defined Settings
There are other predefined settings which can be included in transform app.
maxPageImages
This setting defines the maximum number of images you can attach with a form.
| Fields | Values |
|---|---|
| Key | maxPageImages |
| Domain | Client |
| Type | Simple |
| Section | Images [Or Any] |
| Settings | 10 |
| Display Text | Maximum Image Attachments |
| Value Type | Picker/Autocomplete/Textbox |
| Datasource | max_images |
maxImageResolution
This setting defines which resolution Image Picker images will be resized to match when saving and submitting forms.
| Fields | Values |
|---|---|
| Key | maxImageResolution |
| Domain | Client |
| Type | Simple |
| Section | Images [Or Any] |
| Settings | Any |
| Display Text | Maximum Image Resolution |
| Value Type | Picker/Autocomplete/Textbox |
| Datasource | max_resolution |
Creating New Settings of Your Own
You can create new settings of your own in transform Studio. In the process, you will come across the following fields.
Key
This is the key to access an app setting in any form. An example of this is AppSettings["embeHtmlInEmail"].Value.
Domain
This determines whether a setting is accessible on the server or client.
Type
This determines whether a setting has a single value or multiple key pair values.
Section
This determines the section heading under which the setting will be shown on the mobile app.
Settings
This is the pre-defined or default value(s) for a setting.
Under the Advanced Section, you will find the following fields.
Display Text
This is the label of the setting shown in the mobile app.
Value Type
Settings can have different types of selection or input values like Picker, Autocomplete, Label, or Textbox.
Datasource
In the case of Picker or Autocomplete controls, settings can have multiple options which can be defined here. Datasource can be string lines or an expression bound to any entity or variable.
Display Expression
When using a Picker or Autocomplete control where the data source is expression-based, you can define which field of the data source will be shown through this setting.
Value Expression
When using a Picker or Autocomplete control where the data source is expression-based, you can define which field of the data source will be used for the value.
Watch How It's Done
This video tutorial explains how to configure settings for Mobile App.
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