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Forms Item: Options Configurations

Note

Available configurations vary by form item type.

Options configurations provide two settings: orientation and type. Orientation controls how radio button and checkbox items appear on the forms. Options control pre-defined choices form completers can select from. Options configurations are available for the following form items:

  • Checkbox

  • Drop-down

  • Radio button

  • Textbox

Orientation Configurations

Control how radio button and checkbox items appear on the form.

  • Horizontal means options appear side-by-side on the form.

  • Vertical means options appear stacked in a column.

Static Options

Static options let you manually enter fixed values. These values do not change unless the form builder edits the form and changes them. Use static options when you need:

  • A small, predictable set of choices

  • Values that do not depend on external data

  • Simple, manually controlled lists

Dynamic Options

Dynamic options are populated from Data Dictionaries data sets classified as Form Options. They are ideal for commonly used lists such as:

  • States

  • Countries

  • Academic programs

  • Standardized institutional values

Form Option data sets are created and managed from the Core hub, Campus-wide Definitions module, Data Sets page. This includes who has permissions to the data sets.

If the Options Source includes one or more arguments, each argument can be matched to the corresponding form item/field using the drop-down list that appears below it.

Note

The following Randomize option is only available in Campus Portal Forms.