Applies to:

Working with Field packs (beta feature)

Note: Field Packs are a new feature to Winshuttle Composer and currently in BETA TESTING.

Field Packs enable you to streamline form creation by storing common and frequently-used form elements into a package that can be stored in a central location, shared with other form creators, and re-used in other forms. A Field Pack can contain groups, fields, rules, and data connections.

For example, you may have a collection of forms that all contain a group with a standard collection of fields (Name, Department, etc.) and data connections to commonly-used data sources-- for example, one or more commonly-used SharePoint lists. These could all be combined into a Field Pack and then shared with other form creators and/or re-used.

As a part of a solution, a field pack can contain any of the following:

Form Data Groups

Data Connections

Form Fields, including:

Name
Data Type
Default Value
Required
Validation Pattern
Data Range

All Validation Rules

All Formatting Rules

New Row Options
Delete Row Options

Action rules:

Set Field Value
Submit Form
Expand Group
Collapse Group
Reload Drop Down Options
Add New Row

Important Notes:

Field packs cannot use actions which refer to form controls, which includes:

Execute Web Service
Execute Query
Render Map

Rules must also:

Be self-contained within the field pack
Not refer to fields outside of the field pack
Not refer to form controls or elements