Checkbox on UX Thinks it's Vertical

[forskare]

I placed a Checkbox control on a UX. The Render as Button List is checked and the Orientation is set to Horizontal. There are 20 static choices. I also bound the control to a table and set the Field Name to a character field. When I first ran it, it showed two columns and clicking on the first choice enabled it (as it should). However, when clicking another one or subsequent choices, the previous choice was disabled, thereby only one choice was active at any one time. I deleted the control and set up another one. This time, I observed 3 columns but, I could enable as many choices as I desired. After closing the UX and reopening it, the choices were (and still are) in 2 columns. Aside from this strange behavior, I have 2 issues with this control.

1) Is the fact that the buttons appear in columns instead of 1 or 2 rows a possible bug? (Attached)
2) What else do I need to do to get the control to work? It is bound to a field but apparently that is not enough, another action is required. What action is needed?

I have watched the video 3 times but find no indication of what else is required. I also did not find any help in the documentation and searching the message board did not produce either. Doesn't me there isn't something on the MB but I did not find it.

Edit: Perhaps I'm barking up the wrong tree? The intended purpose of the control is to filter an embedded grid. I suspect the control must also be bound to the embedded grid. How is that done? The field the checkbox is bound to is also in the embedded grid.

[Davidk]

Re: Checkbox on UX Thinks it's Vertical

The Button List columns render, and wraps, to the width of the control. Set the width to, for example, 7in, and your buttons will render out to 7in and then wrap.

My 20 Static choices all render and work as I expect (according to the width I set) and all function. Click on 5 of the 20 and saving puts those choices, as a common delimimted list, in the database table and field.

[forskare]

Re: Checkbox on UX Thinks it's Vertical

Hi David,

Setting the width took care of the column issue. Are you saying, assuming I set it up properly, clicking on the 2014 button should filter out all records but the records containing 2014? When I click on any button, nothing happens. That's why I thought there could be more to it. Your control is set up to function differently than mine so I would presume the setup should be a bit different.

Thank you for responding.

[forskare]

Re: Checkbox on UX Thinks it's Vertical

I almost have it. Alpha's instructions:

//Set value in 'LASTNAME' field in the 3rd row of a Repeating Section.
{dialog.object}.setValue('LASTNAME:3','Smith');

//set the value in 'FAVORITECOLOR'. Assume that 'FAVORITECOLOR' is a multi-valued field (e.g. a Checkbox control or a Dropdown control configured to allow multiple values):

{dialog.Object}.setValue('FAVAORITECOLOR[]',['alpha','beta','gamma']);


What I have is a combination of the 2 plus the row number is unknown. These instructions pop up when editing the onClick event:

If the field you want to set is in a Repeating Section, use 'name:rownumber' for the field name, otherwise the row with focus will be updated.

This does not work: 'YRSELECT:rownumber[]' nor does this work: 'YRSELECT:rownumber' nor does this work: 'YRSELECT:[]rownumber' nor does this work 'YRSELECT:[],rownumber'. The results are the same, all choices are selected. I remover the :[] and rownumber from the code but all buttons are still selected. Hmmmm

What code sequence is used to reflect the array and the unknown rows? Again, I am not trying to set or change the value in the YRSELECT field but filter the grid by selecting the year or years in the YRSELECT field.