Input Box

Input Type: This defines the way user will enter parameter value(s) on IPF:

• EditText: User will type the parameter value in text box.

• Dropdown:

  • Multiple values selection: Check Multi Select Values will be listed in a dropdown box.  You need to click a value to select it.  To select multiple values, press and hold down Ctrl key and click the values.

  • Single value selection: Values will be listed in a dropdown box.  You need to click a value to select it.

• Option:

  • Multiple values selection: Check Multi Select Values will be listed in a box as checkboxes.  You need to check values to select.

  • Single value selection: Values will be listed in a box in the form of radio buttons.   You need to click the radio button to select that option.

• Slider: A parameter input type to enable end user to select a single value or a range of consecutive values on IPF. This is supported in case of Number and Date data types.

Input type for Boolean type parameters

Boolean type parameter is displayed as a checkbox.  It has only two states: Checked and Unchecked.

To setup a Boolean type parameter,

1. Select data type as Boolean.

2. Within the Values section, for Checked, specify value to be passed when checked.

3. For Unchecked, specify value to be passed when unchecked.

At run time, Boolean type parameter will be displayed on IPF as a checkbox, which user will check or uncheck as desired.

Dropdown Source: This is applicable when input type for the parameter is Dropdown or Option. Values that should appear can be pre-defined or fetched dynamically from database using an SQL. Refer Dropdown section for more information on setting Dropdown source.