Mapping Form Fields to Keyword Types - E-Forms - English - Foundation 22.1 - OnBase - Premier - external - Standard - Premier - Standard

E-Forms

Platform
OnBase
Product
E-Forms
Release
Foundation 22.1
License
Premier
Standard

Form fields such as text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, and multiple select boxes can be mapped to Keyword Types. There are two ways to map form fields to Keyword Types:

  1. Map the form field to a Keyword Type Number.
  2. Map the form field to a Keyword Type Name.

In most cases, mapping to a Keyword Type Number is recommended. When Keyword Type Names are used, the renaming of keywords (without a subsequent adjustment to E-Forms) can cause E-Forms to malfunction. Keyword Number mapping is effective when Keyword Type names contain characters that are not accepted by HTML.

Mapping to a Keyword Type Name is recommended only if forms must be imported into multiple databases. Keyword Numbers cannot be changed in the system. If a form that uses Keyword Numbers is imported into multiple databases, all form field properties must be changed to map to the Keyword Numbers in the new database. Additionally, if the Keyword Type name contains a character that cannot be used in an HTML attribute without being escaped, the Keyword Type number should be used instead.