Tip 9: How to word wrap content in notes to fit your window size.
Hi folks, I hope our previous tips have been useful to you. Today, we are back again with an easy hack that will help you to auto-adjust form notes to fit your browser window size. Add Notes Field is one of the most commonly used fields while creating forms. We use the Add Notes Field to either provide some instructions to the users filling the form or to display a disclaimer. Whatever may be the case, it is essential that we should be able to auto-adjust the content in the Add Notes field. To do
Offline for Maintenance Option
Making changes to a live application can cause problems. I'm suggesting a new application settings option to temporary disable all access to an app so the admin or developer can make changes without any user interference. Additionally, while the app is offline, there should be some ability to present the users with a customized notification page (perhaps a view within the app itself). For example, "This application is undergoing maintenance and will be back online Sunday at 5 PM. Please email smith@net.com
Inserted Records not showing in Kanban view
When insert a new record into a report from a workflow, it doesnt show in KANBAN view. When i view the report in a regular list view, the records are there. If i edit the record (while in list view) and then update it at all (even if i dont change anything,
Zoho creator dropdown option update using deluge
Hi how can i add options in dropdown rather than updating manually
Restrict form submissions based on records of another form
Hi, is there a way to restrict submission of one form based on records of another form in creator? For example, there are two forms: one to collect user registration details, and one for a registered user to submit information. If there is not a record
Tip 24: How to generate a file preview in a report without downloading it.
Hi folks, This month we will teach you how to preview a report file before sending it to someone or sending it for approval. While viewing reports in Zoho Creator, users cannot access or preview files uploaded through the File Upload field without downloading them. In this tip, we'll show you a way to do this. Key concept: The best way to achieve this function is to preview the uploaded file's content using the Add Note field in a stateless form (pop-up window) based on the record ID. Use case:
Uploads in creator app
So I have a file upload in the app, I can upload the file to it easily, but can't then download that file, there appears to be no option to?
Records not showing immediately.
Hi, I keep coming across a problem when records are inserted, updated or deleted via deluge, the changes / new records or deletions aren't visible in the form's report. (Even after refreshing and clearing browser cache). I am experiencing this issue in both Google Chrome and Firefox. The records will eventually show up, but the delay can vary wildly. Below screenshot shows the report still showing a record which has been deleted via deluge. When clicking "edit" on the record, Zoho displays a single
Referring to Zoho user groups in Deluge?
Hello, I am wondering whether it is possible to refer to Zoho user groups (with whom the application is shared) in Deluge. I currently restrict records to be viewable only if the login user created the record, but I would also like to make all records viewable if the login user belongs to group X. Thank you.
How can I make a part of a form be divided into two columns?
Hi, i have a form, and i want to have 2 columns in the form but not completely, so, the first part of the form have 1 column but in the bottom of the form, i want 2 columns, how can i do? Thank you.
Creator Simplified #6 : Create custom buttons for multiple records using form object
Hey Creators! It's learning time! Requirement Perform actions for multiple records in a single button-click using a form object. Sample Use-case In an employee management app, the HR needs to send a mail on a button-click to all employees regarding a
Can't add company logo and favicon as a superadmin
I am logged in as the superadmin but can't add company logo and favicon - the fields are greyed out. Any idea as to what the problem could be?
Success message - Warning message
We already have the "success message". The alert does not work in the report action; a "warning message" (with red color) would be ideal. Additionally, we should be able to set the duration which the message stays before it fades out, as it is currently
How to Dynamicaly display image in the Detailed View Report ?
I have an "Add Employee" form that includes an image field for uploading an employee's profile picture from their local computer. In the "Apply Leave" form, I also have an image field where I want the employee's profile picture to be auto-populated based
Activity or History Log User Login
Hi Everyone, I have Zoho Customer Portal, which has pages and reports. Is it possible to create 1 field such as true/false to find out users who have opened the customer portal? Like a kind of user activity log. Thank you so much.
Set Approval for particular Reporting managers in zoho creator
i am creating a leave management system in zoho creator.I want to create a approval workflow.There are various employees each employee has different reporting manager when employee apply for a leave then the leave should be able to approved by the manager
Public links for WorkDrive files
Our company is considering building an app with Creator that allows one to upload files into the WorkDrive through a Creator form, simultaneously collecting information for a content database in Creator. Ideally, we'd like to centralise the entire workflow
Creator Page Param to feed A button link on page?
Hey everyone. I have a quick question. Is it possible to add params to your creator page link and then take those params to create a dynamic link for a Button inside the page? Thanks!
Zoho Creator Time Calculating
Hello everyone, I have a question for you. I created a service form for our service department and they fill when they complete their service. Also They are inserting date and start-finish hours. I need to calculate working hours between start time and
Calendar view - All-day with date-time fields
Hi friends, I have a calendar view that is showing records based on e.g. start-time and end-time, both of datatype date-time. I couldn't figure out of to show "all day records" in the all-day section of the weekly and daily views. Trying to set start-time/end-time to e.g. 15-10-2012 00:00:00 was not helpful. What else should I try please? Kind regards, Idan
View icons need improvements
Does anyone else have an issue where section and view icons are regularly overwritten and have to be reselected? I get it often and it's an irritant. They randomly change back to a computer monitor icon without my input, and I have to keep putting them
Deluge Script
I am new to ZoHo, and my company has a form setup to input different data. I am trying to setup a workflow to hide certain form fields from which user is logged on. It is not working (either it does not hide the fields or it hides them for everyone).
How can we send as attachments photos of an subform upload field?
I have a subform with name Photos and a subform upload field with name Camera_Photos. I would like when someone adds photos in these subform then to send these photos as attachments in an email using the sendmail function Does anyone know how can i do
Essl Biometric Integration with zoho creator
Dear developers, Is there any efficient way to connect ESSL BIOMETRIC with ZOHO CREATOR with less code?
Restore Report in Zoho Creator After Changing Report Type
I created a report in Zoho Creator and have been using it regularly. While editing, I accidentally changed the report type, and all the fields disappeared from the report. I am using the development version, but I don’t want to revert all the changes
Kanban doesn't trigger workflows
Hello, Im trying to use a Kanban view of my list, but i'm noticing that moving my objects on the kanban doesn''t trigger any workflow, anyone else having this problem? I have a form edited sucess workflow, and it doesn't work if i edit the "deal stage" trought the kanban view, only if i edit it.
Access demo forms other than developers in Zoho Creator 6
Can zoho creator 6 users other than developers test forms in the development/stage? just want to see the form view. The current condition of the form is being released, and want to make changes. But the user wants to see the changes first before publishing
Bulk Edit Issue
Now the record Bulk Edit execute the Script On Edit --> On Success, But it was just update the selected field in Bulk Edit. Sample: If I want to update the Status field only to "Canceled" but the Status will be updated to "Completed". based on the script. Please advice about new Bulk Edit behavior. Omar
How to bulk update lookup fields
"I have a primary key named Product SKU in one form called Master SKU (which contains details like price, color, size, etc.). I also have another form called FBA, which has the same primary key, Product SKU, and contains stock quantity information for
Change Background in PDF Template
Background PDF Hi, I want to ask a question. I want to create a background template with my own image. Above is an example that I made, why does the result not fit the A4 format? Like cut off. I used an A4 Portrait image, is there a size error? can you
Integrating Zoho Creator with Google Drive
I am interested in using Google Drive as a convenient repository to push files from file upload fields in my creator app. I am wondering if people have come up with best practices for this or even how viable it is. https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-uploads#simple
How to open a URL for current selected record from a button in a report.
Hi, Can you tell me how to open a pop up window for the currently selected record when pressing a button from a row in a report? I've seen very old posts but none of the solutions seem to work for me. Also how can i access details from another report
Why am i finding it hard to just allow my widget send data that are inserted to the Report section i need Help from experts am new
Am really finding it hard to send the data from my widget to the Report section can anyone Guide me Through?
Zoho creator app
I have created an asset verification application and it has been working fine the past few years on version 5. Now when I punch data or scan barcode then click send the system loads and try pulling the data information and brings it back but the submission
App Issue
I have created an asset verification application and it has been working fine the past few years on version 5. Now when I punch data or scan barcode then click send the system loads and try pulling the data information and brings it back but the submission
Line chart customization
Hi, is there any way to draw multiple lines on a single line chart. Now on te x-axis im displaying dates and on the y-axis dispalying total records count. I want to display multiple lines on the same chart. The sample image is attached
How to set default filter to CRM integration field
I have a products subform in my order form and I'm using the CRM integration field to connect the Products module from my CRM to this subform. I want to filter the data that is fetched to the field from the CRM based on a status field in the Products
Make function for repeating code
Hi, It's me again with my questions... 😅 In my Creator app, there's code that repeats itself in several places. And repeating code necessarily means optimization. So I'm trying to create a custom function to centralize my code in a single place and call
Add comments to a form
Hello, I'm trying to add comments to a form using a subform with one field named comment, but I don't want prior comments to be editable or deleteable by anyone (except the admin). Is there a way to only display prior comments (with a datetime, user and comment field preferably) but still be able to add new ones when editing the main form? I'm not tied to subforms if there is an easier was to do this?
How to do the equivalent of object.Parent.Grandparent.Field in Creator?
I have a form with a parent form and I frequently want to access the parent form data from the UI. One concrete example is an Inventory report. The Inventory has a Product and the product has a classification. I would like to display inventory.Product.Classification
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