Screen Settings in the Builder

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A screen has different settings or properties that can be configured, which can change how the user is allowed to interact with the screen on their device. 

Screen Settings

Screen Settings are located in the left panel, the third tab furthest to the right, after Field Library & Field Settings. Screen Settings will automatically open when the screen is selected from the center workspace.

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Label

This setting is used as a header to describe the screen's purpose at a high level, serving as a Screen Name.

Style

This setting is used to determine whether the field labels appear above the input or to the left of the label on mobile.

Show all Fields on PDF

This setting is used to determine when a screen can be seen on the PDF of a completed submission.

Always
The field label and value will always show up on the PDF even if it is left blank.
Never
The field level and value entered will never show up in the PDF.
Only if field is not empty
The field label and value entered will only show up on the PDF if the user enters a value in the field. If it is left blank it will not show up on the PDF.
Only if the default value has been changed
The field label and value entered will only show up on the PDF if the user changes the value from the default value, which would be set in the field setting Default Value. This setting is just below the Field Label in the Field Settings. This is great for inspections because highlighting the failed items will help them stand out. Set the default value to "passed" or "ok" for all fields that are part of the inspection. If the user flags an item as "failed" then it will show up because they changed the default value.
Only if the default value has been changed & field is not empty
The field label and value entered will show up if the user changes the default and did not leave the field blank. If the user leaves the field blank, it will not show up.
Only to addresses set on the email options page
The field label and value entered will only show up on the version of the PDF sent to the e-mail addresses specified in the E-mail Options page for the form. For example, if each time a user fills out a submission for this form it always gets emailed to team@gocanvas.com then this particular PDF Visible setting will only display the field on the version sent to that address. If a user enters a customer's email address too, then that version will not contain this field label and field value. This is for situations where someone in the office needs to see what was entered into a field but the customer doesn't need to see it.
Show all Fields on Web

This setting is used to determine when a screen can be seen on the web view of a completed submission. Web visible contains the same options as PDF Visible, excluding only to addresses set on the email options page.

Show Screen Name

This setting is used to determine whether the screen name will be displayed on a returned submission.

Page Break After

This setting is used to start a new page on the GoCanvas Standard PDF report.

List, Loop, and Table Screen Settings

Allow Duplicate
Entries

Allow Tables to have more than one identical item in the list. Required for dependent reference data in a table.

Display Field

Display an alternative field to the key field. For example, a key field may be "Item Name" but procedure requires the "Item Number" to be displayed first.

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