Lookup Control

1. Create a View
2. Drag the Lookup control onto the canvas. The control can be found in the Input section of the Controls found in the View Designer, see the Properties section below
3. Configure the SmartObject under Data Source of the Properties section
4. Configure a rule to populate the Lookup control, see Considerations
5. Configure the rest of the properties as required
6. Run the View

1. Transferring a Value to a Lookup control using the Transfer Data action will populate the control, showing the Display value
2. To configure a Lookup:
   1. Bind the control to a SmartObject selecting the Value member and Display member
   2. Set up a rule on the Lookup: When the [Lookup] is Clicked, Open a subview (must be a View based on the same SmartObject that is bound to the Lookup)
   3. Set up a subview double-click rule: On the Rules tab of your View set up a rule When [subview] executed List item double click, Transfer Data
   4. Configure the Transfer Data action to transfer the Value property of the SmartObject to the Lookup control
   5. A Close a subview or subform action can be added after the Transfer Data action to close the popup
3. See the Using a SmartObject Lookup example for detailed information
4. Focus can be set to this control at runtime by using the Focus control method in the Rule Designer

The Lookup control is available in the Input section of the Controls found in the View Designer and Form Designer.

Properties	Description	Can be set in runtime using Rules
Name	A unique identifier for the selected control. This property is required	No
Field	A read-only property displaying the field that is bound to the selected control	No
Data Type	A drop-down list containing the types of values that the selected control can accept	No
Watermark	The text to display when the control is not populated	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Tooltip	The value to be displayed when the cursor is hovered over the control during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
SmartObject	Set up data-bindings for the selected control	No
Method	The method to be used to populate the control	No
Value	The SmartObject property that will be used as the selected value of the control	No
Original Property	If the control is part of a View and is linked to a specific field, this property will contain the name of the field that this control is linked to	No
Display	The display template of the control, indicating what values are visible when populating	No
Width	Adjust the width of the control (any whole percentage up to 100%, number or pixel value up to 32767px)	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Tab Index	Used to define a sequence that users follow when they use the Tab key to navigate through a page at runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Visible	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is visible during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Enabled	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is enabled during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Read-Only	A Boolean value used to establish whether the control is read-only during runtime	Yes, see Control Properties Actions for more information
Styles	Opens the Style Builder enabling the user to specify style features like Format, Font, Borders, Padding and Margins. See the Style Builder topic for more information on styling options	No
Conditional Styles	Opens the Conditional Formatting Designer used to design styles that will apply only when certain conditions are met. See the Conditional Styles section for more information	No

Configure Data Source

When clicking on the ellipsis next to SmartObject, the Configure Data Source screen opens. Configure the data source to be used

Fields	Description
SmartObject	A SmartObject can be used as data source
Method	Defines the available method(s) of the SmartObject
Value	The value to be used
Display	The item to be displayed