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Axiom form components

Axiom forms are created by placing various components on the form canvas, and then configuring the data and display properties of those components. The following components are available to be used in Axiom forms.

Form Controls

  • Button: Users can click a button to refresh the Axiom form (including a save-to-database if applicable), and to perform a configured action.
  • Check Box: Users can select or clear a check box. The state of the check box is submitted back to the source file.
  • Combo Box: Users can select an item from a list. The selected item is submitted back to the source file.
  • Data Grid: Query data from the Axiom Software database and display it in a grid.
  • Date Picker: Users can select a date from a calendar. The selected date is submitted back to the source file.
  • Fixed Report: Query data from the Axiom Software database and display it in a fixed-row report format.
  • Formatted Grid: Display information in a formatted spreadsheet-style grid. Users can edit unprotected cells in the grid, and can select rows in the grid. The edited cell contents and / or selected row are submitted back to the source file.
  • Hyperlink: Users can click the hyperlink text to open a web page or a document.
  • Image: Display an image such as a company logo.
  • Label: Display small amounts of user-defined text, such as for titles, descriptions, or contact information.
  • Radio Button: Users can click one of a set of radio buttons to select an option for the Axiom form. The selected button is submitted back to the source file.
  • Slider: Users can slide a button along a predefined range to specify a value. The selected value is submitted back to the source file.
  • Text Box: Users can type text into the text box. The text is submitted back to the source file.
  • Toggle Switch: Users can toggle the switch to Off or On. The state of the switch is submitted back to the source file.

Feature Controls

  • Announcements: Users can view and manage announcements.
  • Dialog Panel: Places a set of pre-configured components on the form canvas, to be used as a dialog that users can open from within the form.
  • Embedded Form: Display another form embedded within the current form.
  • Form Help: Users can click a help icon to open a panel that displays custom help content for the current form.
  • Menu: Users can select items from a menu to change the content shown in the current form, or to open web content in a new window.
  • Process Summary: Users can view new and important process tasks, and access tools to manage these tasks.
  • Titled Panel: Places a set of pre-configured components on the form canvas, to be used as a template for further design of a titled form.
  • Wizard Panel: Users can move through a defined set of steps and complete a configured action.

Charts

  • Area Chart: Display data in an area chart.
  • Bar Chart: Display data in a horizontal bar chart.
  • Bubble Chart: Display multidimensional data in a bubble chart.
  • Bullet Chart: Display a current value and a target value along a defined measurement scale.
  • Column Chart: Display data in a vertical column chart.
  • Hierarchy Chart: Display data in an expandable and collapsible hierarchy.
  • KPI Panel: Display one or more KPI values.
  • Line Chart: Display data in a line chart.
  • Linear Gauge: Display a value along a defined measurement scale, with the scale presented in a linear format.
  • Map View: Display geospatial data on a map view.
  • Pie Chart: Display data using a pie chart.
  • Scatter Chart: Display multidimensional data in a scatter point chart.
  • Scatter Line Chart: Display multidimensional data in a scatter line chart.
  • Sparkline Chart: Display trend data in a simple at-a-glance chart.
  • Radial Gauge: Display a value along a defined measurement scale, with the scale presented in a radial format.
  • Waterfall Chart: Display data in a waterfall chart.

Shapes

NOTE: The components in the Charts and Shapes sections are only available for use if your license provides full access to Axiom forms. For more information, see Licensing requirements for Axiom forms.