Radio button

Article Number:040535

Placing a "Radio button" field on an app form creates a field that allows users to select a single option from a predefined list.
"Radio button" fields cannot be saved without an option selected.

All of a "Radio button" field's options are displayed on the "New Record" or "Edit Record" screen, and only one option can be selected. You can specify whether options are listed vertically or horizontally from the Form settings.
Only the options that have been selected are displayed on the "Record Details" screen.

Screenshot: An example of a "Radio button" field

Field Settings

Screenshot: The settings screen of a "Radio button" field

Name

Specify the field name. The field name is displayed as the label of the field in the app.

Hide field name

Selecting the Hide field name checkbox hides the field name on the following screens.

  • The "New Record" screen
  • The "Edit Record" screen
  • The "Record Details" screen
  • The screen for printing a record
  • The Form settings screen

Options

Enter the field options. You can add up to 1,000 options, with up to 128 characters for each option.

Add an option by clicking the plus sign-shaped Add icon to the right of an option input field, or by pressing the Enter key when the last option input field listed is selected.
Remove an option by clicking the minus sign-shaped Delete icon to the right of the option input field.

Change the order of an option by dragging and dropping the arrow icon to the left of the option input field.

Layout

Select whether to list the options horizontally or vertically.
On mobile devices, options are displayed vertically, regardless of which setting is selected. Screenshot: Examples of "Radio button" fields with horizontal and vertical layouts

Default Value

Specify an option to be selected by default. A default value needs to be set for "Radio button" fields.

Field Code

This is the code used for specifying the field in formulas or APIs.

Usage examples

Use "Radio button" fields when you want to make it possible to select only one option from a list and have all of the options displayed on the screen.

"Radio button" fields can also be used for the following purposes.

  • Selecting a status in a lead management app
  • Selecting an inquiry type in an inquiry management app

Screenshot: Screenshot: An example of a "Radio button" field being used for selecting an inquiry type