Date Form Field

About this article

This article will explain what a date form field is and show an example of how to create one in the dynamics designer.

Prerequisites

What is a date form field?

A date form field is a type of form field that allows the user to select a date in a date picker, this date is then outputted as a date object. The date object can then be used in functions such as FormatDateTime(). Below is an example of the end-user experience.

Creating a date form field

1. Go to the Dynamics Designer
2. Click the Form tab.
3. Click Add form field
4. Select Date
5. Fill out the Name and Label and any additional options
6. Click Save 

Additional options

• Required - Check this box if you'd like to mandate the user fills out the textbox, an asterisk will indicate to them that it's required
• Spacing before - Adds space above the form field
• Space after - Adds space below the form field
• Helptext prefix - Adds help text above the dropdown, this can be useful for guiding the user on filling out the form field
• Helptext postfix - Adds help text below the dropdown, this can be useful for guiding the user on filling out the form field
• Share value - Allows the form field to be recognizable as shared by dynamic documents

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