What is the keyword to use?
In order to create an option button type control, please use one of the following keywords:
Description | Keyword to Use |
Custom option button | optionbutton |
Legacy option buttons |
Why use this keyword?
With this control, you will be able to:
Get offered multiple choices, depending on the variant keyword used
Can only pick one option at a time
Picking the other option will remove the selection of the first
Multiple variants are at your disposition, depending on your need at the moment
Numeric choices are considered as text; they can not be used for calculations
How to use this keyword?
As a FIELD
Using columns A, B and C in the Excel spreadsheet, you can create a field.
Column A will be used for the TITLE
The title will be displayed to add a description regarding your input
Column B will be used for the KEYWORD
The keyword defines what the field will be used for
Column C will be used for the VALIDATION RULE(S)
Optionally, you can add the validation rules to:
specify a limit
add formulas
automate a targeted field, such as making it display a certain value
change the state of a field
Here are examples:
If you use the custom option button:
If you use a legacy variant of the option button:
Here is how it displays in the application:
If you use the custom option button:
If you use a legacy variant of the option button:
As a COLUMN
Using three consecutive rows (or as we refer to it, 123) in the Excel spreadsheet, you can create a column.
Row 1 will be used for the TITLE
The title will be displayed to add a description regarding your input
Row 2 will be used for the KEYWORD
The keyword defines what the column will be used for
Row 3 will be used for the VALIDATION RULE(S)
Optionally, you can add the validation rules to:
specify a limit
add formulas
automate a targeted column, such as making it display a certain value
change the state of a column
Here is an example:
Here is how it displays in the application:
Custom option button restrictions
In order to use the custom option button properly, there are some guidelines to follow and some limitations:
The options will be displayed in circles only if the number of characters for all the options are between 1 and 3.
The options will be displayed as flat text if the number of characters exceeds 3 for any of the options.
The option button will not work and be displayed a text editor if:
There is only one programmed option button.
There are more than 10 programmed option buttons.
The number of characters for one of the options exceeds 15.
Available validation rules for this keyword
STATE CHANGE
INVALIDITY (LIMITS)
AUTOMATION
FORMULAS
None.
Legacy option buttons (all variants)
-#-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
-/+ |  |
-+na |  |
+/- |  |
+-na |  |
-A-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
a+abc |
|
a+abcd |  |
a+abcdna |
|
a+abcna |
|
ab |  |
abc |
|
abcd |
|
ac |
|
acceptableunacceptable |  |
acceptableunacceptablena |  |
acceptedrefused |  |
acceptedrefusedna |  |
acre |  |
activateddeactivated |
|
ampm |  |
arrivalbeforepurchase |  |
AU |  |
AUNA |  |
-B-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
bd |
|
beforeafter |
|
-C-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
celciusfahrenheit |  |
checkx |
|
choice01234 |  |
choice012345 |  |
choice012na |  |
choice12 |  |
choice123 |  |
choice1234 |  |
choice12345 |  |
choice123456 |  |
choice1234567 |  |
choice12345678 |  |
choice123456789 |  |
choice12345678910 |  |
choice1234568 |  |
choice123459 |  |
choice12345910 |  |
choice12na |  |
choice123na |  |
choice1234na |  |
choice12345na |  |
choice1259 |
|
choice34567 |  |
choice359 |  |
CNC |  |
CNCNA |  |
CNCNO |
|
CNCNONA |
|
CNCOFI |  |
CNCOFINA |
|
correctincorrect |
|
-D-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
dayafternoonmidnight |  |
dayevening |  |
dayeveningnight |  |
-F-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
freshfrozen |  |
freshfrozenboth |  |
fritosun |
|
-G-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
gkg |  |
goodbad |
|
greengraypurple |  |
greenyellowred |  |
-I-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
internalexternal |
|
-L-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
leftright |  |
-M-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
malefemale |
|
mggkg |  |
minormajorcritical |  |
montofri |  |
montothu |
|
-N-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
negativepositive |  |
negativepositivena |  |
-O-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
onoff |  |
openclosed |  |
-P-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
passfail |  |
passfailna |  |
positivenegative |  |
positivenegativena |  |
potatotes |  |
-R-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
receivingshipping |  |
redyellowgreen |  |
-S-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
smiley |  |
SMU |  |
SMUNA |  |
startend |  |
startinprogressend |  |
SU |  |
SUAO |  |
SUNA |  |
SUNAAO |  |
SUNANP |  |
SUNO |
|
SUNONA |
|
SUNP |  |
suntosat |  |
SUOFI |  |
SUOFINA |
|
-T-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
truefalse |  |
tuetofri |
|
-Y-
Keyword to Use | Buttons in Paperless |
yesna |  |
yesno |  |
yesnomaybe |  |
yesnona |  |
More details
Here you can find a description for some of the abbreviated buttons.
Button | Description |
A/U | Acceptable/Unacceptable |
C/NC | Compliant/Non compliant |
AO | Already observed |
M | Marginal |
NA | Non applicable |
NO | Not observed |
OFI | Opportunity for improvement |
NP | No production |
S/U | Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory |