Index of features
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The purpose of this page is to index features, their documentation and in a central location so that you can get an idea of what Orbeon Forms offers at a glance.
As of 2016-04-19 this page is still being updated.
Security features
Protecting against attacks:
Content-Security-Policy header: ,
Field-level encryption:
Inserting and reordering grid rows:
Repeated grids and sections
Repeat settings:
Repeated grids: ,
Repeated sections:
Options for new repeat repetitions:
Minimal appearances of repeated grids and sections:
Frozen repetitions
Section Templates:
main feature:
merging:
Singleton forms:
Versioning of form definitions: , ,
overwriting of existing version:
associating a comment with a given form version: ,
simple data migration: ,
Viewing data revision history:
Form field validation: ,
required fields (also via formula, see )
whitespace trimming: ,
data types such as string, number, date, etc.
multiple constraints with formulas
common constraints: ,
minimum/maximum length
positive, positive or zero, negative or zero, or negative value
maximum fractional digits
attachment sizes and file types
errors, warnings, and informational validations
custom alert messages per validation
Access control
Owner / group permissions: ,
Organizations:
Persistence (databases)
persistence API:
persistence implementations:
relational database support: ,
Datasets: ,
Multitenancy:
User menu:
Toolbox:
General Settings
HTML form description
Control Settings
View Options
PDF Options
About this Form
control name
Summary page options
custom CSS classes
help text (plain text and rich text)
whether section is collapsible
whether section is initially collapsed
Services and actions
setting URL parameters
Simple Actions: doc
Basic keyboard shortcuts
Standard look & feel
search
Detail Page
Review mode (printable)
highlighting of sections in error/accessible sections
buttons appearing only on the wizard's last page
status information for each section
subsection navigation
optional separate table of contents
Export
Excel export
XML export
Automatic
multiple PDF templates
Validation
as-you-type validation
Sending emails
Grids
Services and APIs
Text controls
Text field
Plain text area
Formatted text area
Password field
Utility controls
Explanatory text
Calculated value
Typed controls
Number
control rounding when formatting/capturing data
left/right alignment
Email address
Currency
US phone number
US state
Date and time controls
Date, time, date and time
date picker
Dropdown date
Fields date
Dropdown menu
Radio buttons
Checkboxes
Scrollable checkboxes
Dynamic data dropdown
Autocomplete
Attachments
File attachment
Image attachment
Static image
Static video
Buttons
Button
Link button
Other
Namespaced jQuery to avoid conflicts with other jQuery versions
12-column layout: ,
Drag & drop of cell boundaries:
Summary page:
features:
configurability:
XBL components:
undo and redo: ,
cut, copy and paste:
Form Settings:
Form Options:
Singleton forms:
Wizard view:
Control Settings:
easy switching of control appearances:
validation:
formulas:
appearance of help messages:
Choices editor:
Hints for checkboxes and radio buttons:
Section Settings:
Publishing a form definition:
Explanation text:
Extension API:
Access control for editing forms:
Internationalization (i18n) / localization (l10n):
HTTP Services:
JSON support (for reading only):
Database Services:
XML Schema Support:
Source code editor: whether section is collapsible
Extension API:
Cut/Copy/Paste:
Undo/Redo:
Save button:
Automatic calculations dependencies: ,
Custom XBL components:
Summary Page:
Responsive design for mobile devices such as smartphones: ,
show numeric keypad/numbers and punctuation" keyboard pane when possible: ,
Wizard view: ,
validated mode: ,
File scan API:
Forms Admin Page: ,
Published Forms Page: ,
Landing page:
Excel and XML Import:
Excel and XML Export:
Buttons and Processes: ,
Autosave: ,
Production:
Template-based:
Automatic highlighting of links
Customizable file name:
TIFF production:
Ability to send to services:
explicit validation:
centralized error summary showing currently relevant errors: ,
controlling which attachments are included: ,
controlling To, Cc, Bcc, From: ,
Email templates: ,
Captcha: , ,
Appearance of repeated sections: ,
Appearance of repeated grids: ,
Function library: ,
Repeated content synchronization:
HTML tables-free layout: )
Hidden field: ,
option to exclude dates from the date picker:
date control:
time control:
Selection controls
Radio buttons with "Other":
Yes/No answer:
Single checkbox:
Handwritten signature:
Image annotation:
Control maximum size and file types:
Character counter:
Custom components:
support JavaScript Companion Classes:
Database support:
SQL Server support in Orbeon Forms:
PostgreSQL support in Orbeon Forms:
Session heartbeat:
Browser back/forward button support:
Server side Embedding: , ,
Liferay proxy portlet:
Liferay full portlet:
Limiter filter to limit the number of concurrent form requests:
Internal service requests:
Loading indicator and spinners:
Run modes: ,