Input Type: This defines the way user will enter parameter value(s) on IPF:
- EditText: User will type the parameter value in text box.
- Dropdown:
- Multiple values selection: Check Multi Select Values will be listed in a dropdown box. You need to click a value to select it. To select multiple values, press and hold down Ctrl key and click the values.
- Single value selection: Values will be listed in a dropdown box. You need to click a value to select it.
- Option:
- Multiple values selection: Check Multi Select Values will be listed in a box as checkboxes. You need to check values to select.
- Single value selection: Values will be listed in a box in the form of radio buttons. You need to click the radio button to select that option.
- Slider: A parameter input type to enable end user to select a single value or a range of consecutive values on IPF. This is supported in case of Number and Date data types.
Input type for Boolean type parameters
Boolean type parameter is displayed as a checkbox. It has only two states: Checked and Unchecked.
To setup a Boolean type parameter,
- Select data type as Boolean.
- Within the Values section, for Checked, specify value to be passed when checked.
- For Unchecked, specify value to be passed when unchecked.
At run time, Boolean type parameter will be displayed on IPF as a checkbox, which user will check or uncheck as desired.
Dropdown Source: This is applicable when input type for the parameter is Dropdown or Option. Values that should appear can be pre-defined or fetched dynamically from database using an SQL. Refer Dropdown section for more information on setting Dropdown source.