Form settings
Last updated
Last updated
Some settings apply to the entire form definition. You access these settings with the "Form Settings" wrench icon on the top right of Form Builder. The General Settings also show initially when creating a new form definition.
General settings allow you to set the following form definition metadata:
Application name
Form name
Form title in the current language
Form description in the current language
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2020.1]
The description can optionally use rich text.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2016.2]
Form options include options which apply to the entire form definition.
Singleton Form
Enable or disable singleton form behavior.
See Singleton Form
Allow use as form template
When this is checked, this form can be used as a template for new forms.
The default is unchecked.
For details, see Form templates.
Simple Data Migration
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.2]
For details, see Simple data migration.
Grid Tab Order
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.grid.tab-order property
For details, see Grid Tab Order in the Grid Settings dialog.
Maximum Attachment Size per File
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2017.1]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.attachment.max-size-per-file property
Other: the maximum size allowed in bytes
Maximum Aggregate Attachment Size
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2017.1]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.attachment.max-size-aggregate-per-form property
Other: the maximum size allowed in bytes
Maximum Number of Files
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2025.1]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.attachment.max-files-per-control property
Other: the maximum number of files allowed per multiple file attachment control
Allowed File Types
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2017.1]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.attachment.mediatypes property
Other: a space-separated list of mediatypes or wildcard mediatypes
Use Automatic Hints
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.hint.automatic.*.* property
Yes/No: show or don't show the automatic hints for all controls on this form
For details, see Automatic hints
Here is how hints appear depending on the type of control they are associated with:
See Time Window.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.2]
This tab shows settings for specific controls. Those settings apply to all control on the form except when they are overridden by individual settings in the "Control Settings" dialog.
For example, you can set a "Digits After Decimal" setting global to the form, and then override it on specific number controls as needed.
See also the blog post.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.1] These options are now in a separate tab.
Browser page layout
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2019.2]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.html-page-layout property
Fixed width: the form sections and grids take a fixed and predefined width of approximately 940px for large displays (the layout becomes responsive for smaller displays sizes).
Fluid width: the form sections and grids take the entire web browser's viewport size.
Density
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.density property
Sets the spacing between elements in the interface, Compact being the most compact (default) and Roomy being the most spacious.
Appearance of Control Labels
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.label.appearance property
Inline: labels show inline above the control
Use Placeholder for Text Fields and Text Areas
Labels show inline above the control for most fields.
For text, date, and time input fields, labels show as an HTML placeholder within the field when the field is empty.
For text areas, labels show as an HTML placeholder within the field when the field is empty. [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2017.1]
Appearance of Control Hints
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.hint.appearance property
Inline: hints show inline below the control
Tooltips: hints show as tooltips upon mouseover
Use Placeholder for Text Fields and Text Areas
Hints show inline or as tooltips upon mouseover.
For text, date, and time input fields, hints show as an HTML placeholder within the field when the field is empty.
For text areas, hints show as an HTML placeholder within the field when the field is empty. [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2017.1]
See also:
Blog post: New layout choices for PDF and browser views
Here is how the same form layout looks with the three different form density settings. First, the default "Compact" setting:
Second, the "Comfortable" setting. Notice how the controls are spaced out more:
Finally, the "Roomy" setting:
See also:
Blog post: Form Density Setting
For details, see Wizard View.
Wizard View:
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.view.appearance property
Always or Never: enable or disable the wizard view for this form definition, no matter how the property is configured.
Wizard Navigation Validation Mode
Form Builder setting [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.1]
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.wizard.validate property
Free, Lax or Strict: use the given validation mode for this form definition, no matter how the property is configured.
Wizard Subsections Navigation
Form Builder setting [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.1]
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.wizard.subsections-nav property
Always or Never: enable or disable subsection navigation for this form definition, no matter how the property is configured.
Wizard Subsections Table of Contents
Form Builder setting [SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.1]
Use property: use the oxf.xforms.xbl.fr.wizard.subsections-toc property
"Show subsections for the active section only", "Show subsections for all sections", "Don't show subsections": use the given setting for this form definition, no matter how the property is configured.
Wizard Separate Table of Contents
Always Show Wizard Section Status
See also the blog post.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2019.2]
PDF page orientation
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.rendered-page-orientation property
Portrait: use the portrait (vertical) orientation.
Landscape: use the landscape (horizontal) orientation.
PDF page size
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.rendered-page-size property
Letter: US letter size.
A4: standard A4 size.
Legal: US legal size.
See also the blog post.
Calculations in Read-Only Modes (Review, PDF)
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2021.1]
Use property: use the oxf.fr.detail.readonly.disable-calculate property
the property defaults to false, which means that Calculated Value formulas run in readonly modes
Enable: Calculated Value formulas run in readonly modes.
Disable: Calculated Value formulas do not run in readonly modes.
Sometimes calculations should not run in readonly modes, such as the View page. This can now be configured at the form level.
Read-Only
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2020.1]
Boolean expression specifying whether the entire form is read-only (not editable).
If this field is left blank, then the form is editable.
Otherwise, it is editable only if the result of the Boolean expression is false().
Automatic Calculations Dependencies
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.1]
For details, see Automatic calculations dependencies.
[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2018.2]
This area shows relevant Orbeon Forms versions:
"Created with Version": version with which this form definition was created.
NOTE: This is blank for forms created prior to Orbeon Forms 2018.1.
"Updated with Versions": versions with which this form definition was updated This is updated:
when saving the form definition
when upgrading the form definition from the Form Runner Home page.
"Current Version": the current Orbeon Forms version.
Form statistics show counts of various form elements.
