People control

The People control allows users to browse and select users from the SharePoint profile database.

This control is supported in Nintex Mobile, except for noted fields.

Control settings  

Following are the fields and options visible in the control settings dialog box for this form control.

Note: Several settings allow selection of Yes, No, or Expression. Selecting Expression allows you to construct a formula from reference tokens and functions. The expression must resolve to a Yes/No value at runtime to be valid. If the expression does not resolve to a Yes/No value, it will revert to the default.

Note: For information about the control properties tab in the Nintex Forms ribbon, see Control properties tab.

Section Field Description Nintex Mobile

General

Name

The name of the control. The name is used for comparison validation and other control references.

Yes

 

Title

(Responsive Forms Designer only)

Title of the control. The title is displayed as the label for the control.

Yes

 

Description

(Responsive Forms Designer only)

Description of the control. The description displays additional information or instructions for the control.

Yes
 

Connected to

The field to bind the input control to. For more information, see Connect controls to fields.

Yes

 

Default value source

​Only available when connected to a column, this option allows you to override the connected field's default with your own default expression.

Yes
 

Default value

​Set a default value for the control. This value will only be used if a default value has not been specified in the column or variable selected in the Connected to setting or Default value source has been set to "Expression".

Yes
 

Multiple selections

Only available when connected to columns of certain data types. Allow multiple people to be selected.

Yes

Appearance

Visible

Hide or show the control at runtime.

Yes

 

Enabled

Enable the control to receive user input when the form is in input mode.

Yes

Formatting

(Classic Forms Designer only)

Control CSS class

The CSS class to apply to the inner elements of the control.

No
 

CSS class

The CSS class to apply to the control. This is used to apply advanced styling options. The Custom CSS class is defined in Form Settings (refer to Form and Layout settings).

No
 

Border

​Draws a line along the select border of the control.

No
 

Border Style

The style of the border.

No
 

Border Width (Pixels)

​The width of the border in pixels.

No
 

Border Color

The color of the border. This can either be a HEX code or a named color that is supported by html.

No
 

Padding Width (Pixels)

The amount of padding in pixels that will appear between the top, left and right border and the inner control.

No

Validation

Required

The form will not submit unless this control is completed correctly.

If Yes is selected:

  • Required error message: The error message to display when the required field is not specified.

Yes

 

Compare To

Enables the value entered into the control to be validated against a specified value or the current value in another control.

If Control is selected:

  • Compare operator: Select the type of comparison to perform.
  • Control to compare: Select the control to compare to.

If Value is selected:

  • Compare operator: Select the type of comparison to perform.
  • Value to compare: Enter the value to compare to.
  • Compare validation error message: The error message to display when an invalid value is entered.

No

 

Use custom validation

​Enables the value entered into the control to be validated by a JavaScript function.

If Yes is selected:

  • Custom validation function: Specify the JavaScript function name for the client side custom validation. Note: The JavaScript function is to be specified in the Custom JavaScript section within the form's Settings.
  • Custom error message: The error message to display when an invalid value is entered.

Note:  Custom JavaScript is available in the Classic Forms Designer only.

No

Advanced

Entities to include

 ​Only available when not connected to a column. The available user entity types that can be specified.

Yes
 

Maximum entities

 The maximum number of users/ groups that can be selected if multiple selection is allowed.  

Yes
 

SharePoint group

 Filter the available entities by a specific SharePoint group.

Yes
 

Help text

Text that will be displayed to the user as a tooltip to guide the completion of the form.

No
 

Control Mode

​Force control to be in Edit mode, Display mode, or set to Auto.

No
 

Store Client ID in JavaScript variable

A JavaScript Variable will be created that references the Client ID of this control.

If Yes is selected:

  • Client ID JavaScript variable name: The name of the variable to store the Client ID in.

Note:  Custom JavaScript is available in the Classic Forms Designer only.

No
 

Resize at runtime

 Allow the control to dynamically adjust its size, and adjust the form length and position of other controls accordingly.

No

Related Topics

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Controls In Use
Connecting Controls to fields or variables
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