Data Element Properties View
Option
Description
Description
Enter a description to identify the type of data that is being collected in this data element.
Required
Select Yes or No to specify whether the user will be required to provide an answer to this question before the data can be submitted.
Sort Order
Enter a number to identify where this data element will appear in the data elements list, with lower numbers appearing higher in the list.
Help Text
If you enter text in this field, when this data element is displayed to the user, a help icon will appear to the right of the field. When the user hovers over that help icon, this text will be displayed, as shown below:
Data Type
Select the type of entry field you want this data element to be. See Data Element Data Types for a description of each data type.
Note: Additional properties appear on the Data Element Properties view depending upon which Data Type is selected. See Data Type-Specific Properties for a list of those data type-specific fields.
Data Element Condition
You can use the properties in this area to make the display of this data element be conditional upon the data collected during this workflow. See Data Element Condition Area.
Update
Click to create a new data element or save the edits that you have made to an existing data element.
Delete
Click to delete this data element.
Cancel
Click to cancel the creation of a new data element, or cancel the changes that you just made to an existing data element.