Rich Text Area Field
Overview
A Rich Text Area is an advanced input element that allows users to enter and format text with a variety of styling options, similar to a word processor.
Unlike a standard Text Area, which only accepts plain text, a Rich Text Area supports formatting features like bold, italics, underline, font styles, colors, bullet points, numbered lists, hyperlinks, and even embedded images or media
Rich Text Areas enhance the user experience by providing tools to customize the appearance and structure of the text, making it more visually appealing and organized
Attributes of Rich Text Area Field
Basic:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Component Size |
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Display as | Display As allows you to select data type options to define how the field will be display. For example, if you have a text field and choose to display it as a picklist, the data will be stored as text but displayed as a picklist. |
Label | A Label is the name shown to users and can come from various sources. Reference: Label Source Type |
Place holder | This is a hint or example text displayed in an input field before the user enters their own data. |
Field Type | Here you can choose different field types. |
Dest Types | This attribute specifies whether the user wants to store a value in a variable or a model. Model: Here, the user can select the model and specify the field where the value will be stored. |
Dest Var | Here you can choose the variable option from variable list. |
Dest Model | Here you can choose the model from list. or it provide option for new model creation. |
Base UI:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Margin Location | "Margin Location" refers to the spacing around the outside edge of an element |
Margin Size | "Margin Size" refers to the amount of space around the outside edges of an element, |
Style |
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Classes |
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Hide Space | After marking this checkbox as true, it will crop the extra corners of the fields. |
UI State:
Visibility Type:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Visibility Type | It determines whether a component is visible on the layout. It offers the following visibility types:
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Read Only:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Read Only Type | It specifies whether a component can be edited by users. It offers the following options:
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Disability Type:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Disability Type | It determines whether a component is disable on the layout. It offers the following visibility types:
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Validations:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Required Type | Here, users can apply validation based on filter conditions.
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Required Error | Enter the error message you want to display for required fields. |
UI:
Attribute Name | Description |
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Layout | Field Layout allows you to arrange fields on the form. |
Help Text | Provides additional guidance or information about a field or element to assist users in understanding how to complete it or what data is expected. |
Field Layout:
Attributes | Description |
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None | In the None layout, only the input/output field is visible, with no label displayed. |
Stacked | In a stacked layout, the input/output field is placed below the field label, with a small margin around the label. |
Horizontal | In a horizontal arrangement, the input/output field is placed before the field label, with a small margin around the label. |
Single Column | In a Single Column layout, the input/output field is larger than the field label, and displayed in single column grid. |
No Label | In the No Label layout, only the input/output field is visible, without the label. |
Label Source Type:
Attribute | Description |
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Model (Salesforce Object) | From this source, users can select a Model (Salesforce Object) field to be displayed as the label name. |
Variable | Here, users can select the label name from variables such as Record ID, Is Disabled, Is Read only, or Is Visible. |
Cookie Key | Choose the available cookie key whose value you want to include from your browser. |
Local Storage Key | Select the available Local Storage Key whose value you want to include from your browser. |
User | Here, you can choose the label from user fields such as First Name, Last Name, Email, Name, Phone, or Session ID. |
Merge Field Expression | Merge Field Expression displays the value selected from the chosen value source. |
Message Body | Inside the message body, user also can add the values manually. |
Events:
Events are essentially the automation of invoking the component's actions.
Here, we have onload event, click, double click actions are available for this components.
Icon Events | Description |
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onload | This event action is triggered when the Field component is loaded. |
change | This event action is triggered when the field is changed.. |
blur | This event action is triggered when the field is unfocused. |
Below here is the onload event workflow action.
on Load Event:
In the image below, you can select the created workflows.
For more information about Workflow check this out.
onload Events:
We have an onload event that runs when the component is loaded
Input Mapping
Input Mapping: Whenever an event is triggered and you want to pass data to destinations such as models, variables, or components, you can use input mapping to achieve that.