A date field. In use a date selection dialog will appear when the field is selected.
| The default look of the Date component |
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Date Popup Widget
When the user clicks into the entry field a widget pops up. Once a date is chosen you simply need to click anywhere outside the popup and it will close. The date will have been entered into the field.
The date popup widget will appear in any place within the application where the user or App Designer needs to enter a date: Such as setting the default date..
Date Field Properties
| Setting | Description |
| Basic Tab / General Settings | |
| Display Name Default Value Field Help Text Required | See General Field Features |
| Basic Tab / Validation Section | |
| Earliest Allowed Date | The earliest date the field will consider valid. Dates before this in the calendar are not valid. “Disabled’ by default, which means there will be no restriction on how early a date can be used. |
| – Exact Earliest Date | The earliest date is set to a specific fixed value. Select the desired date using the date-picker. |
| – Relative Earliest Date | The earliest date is set to a value calculated by an offset from the system date when the record was created. The desired offset is specified by setting a positive or negative number of days, months and years for the current date, such as today, today plus 7 days, or today minus one year. |
| – Field Earliest Date | The earliest date is set to a value calculated by an offset from the date stored in a selected field on the form. The desired offset is specified by setting a positive or negative number of days, such as the value in the Due Date field minus 3 days. |
| Latest Allowed Date | The latest date the field will consider valid. Dates after this in the calendar are not valid. “Disabled’ by default, which means there will be no restriction on how far into the future a date can be. |
| – Exact Latest Date | The latest date is set to a specific fixed value. Select the desired date using the date-picker. |
| – Relative Latest Date | The latest date is set to a value calculated by an offset from the system date when the record was created. The desired offset is specified by setting a positive or negative number of days, months and years for the current date, such as today, today minus 4 days, or today plus 3 years. |
| – Field Latest Date | The latest date is set to a value calculated by an offset from the date stored in a selected field on the form. The desired offset is specified by setting a positive or negative number of days, such as the value in the Due Date field plus 24 days. |
| Advanced Tab / Conditional Visibility – See Conditional Visibility |
Date Field Usage Example
| Date Usage Example |
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