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SampleTable => [ | Is the name of the table, this should match the name, e.g. Table-SampleTable.nmis |
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{ Email => { header => 'Email Address', display => 'key,header,text', value => [""] } }, | Each Column in the table is defined with an entry like this. In this case the column is called Email To define each column necessary fields are:
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{ Married => { header => 'Married', display => 'popup', value => ["true", "false"] } }, | This field would not be displayed as a textbox in the main view but instead would contain a select list (drop down) to select true or false from. |
Display Options
Display controls how the field from the table configuration will be displayed and where it will be displayed, it is a comma separated list of values as shown in the examples above.
Possible values for display are:
| Value | Description | NMIS Version |
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| header | If the value "header" is present, the field will be displayed when viewing the table. All fields are visible when editing an entry. | NMIS 8.1.1 |
| key | This value is to be used as a key value, if multiple key values are defined, they will be combined together to make the key of the record. It is recommended to use a single value for a key value. | NMIS 8.1.1 |
| readonly | ||
| text | ||
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| A readonly field will not be editable, which means it must be added automatically as in the case of something like a UUID or edited from Unix. | NMIS 8.3.19G | |
| text | The standard field is a "text" field, this is equivalent to a HTML "input" form element. | NMIS 8.1.1 |
| textbox | A text box being a little larger higher, this is equivalent to a HTML "textarea" form element. | NMIS 8.3.19G |
| popup | A single value select box, this is equivalent to a HTML "select" form element. | NMIS 8.1.1 |
| scrolling | A multiple select box, where you can select one or more values. This is equivalent to a HTML "select" form element with the attribute of "multiple" set to "multiple". | NMIS 8.1.1 |
Adding a New Table to NMIS
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