ExternalDataColumnControlProperties Type
The External Data Column control enables users to add data from external content types to standard SharePoint lists. Just like an external list, the external data column can display data from any external content type.
This topic describes the syntax of the FormControlProperty complex element with the type attribute of ExternalDataColumnControlProperties.
Syntax
<d2p1:FormControlProperties xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Nintex.Forms.SharePoint.FormControls" i:type="d2p1:ExternalDataColumnControlProperties">
<d2p1:Border />
<d2p1:BorderColor>String</d2p1:BorderColor>
<d2p1:BorderStyle>String</d2p1:BorderStyle>
<d2p1:BorderWidth>Integer</d2p1:BorderWidth>
<d2p1:CanResizeAtRuntime>Boolean</d2p1:CanResizeAtRuntime>
<d2p1:ControlVersion>String</d2p1:ControlVersion>
<d2p1:CssClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DisplayName>String</d2p1:DisplayName>
<d2p1:FormControlTypeUniqueId>c0a89c70-0781-4bd4-8623-f73675005e21</d2p1:FormControlTypeUniqueId>
<d2p1:FormType>String</d2p1:FormType>
<d2p1:InRepeater>Boolean</d2p1:InRepeater>
<d2p1:InsertReferences xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" />
<d2p1:InternalPropertyBag xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" />
<d2p1:IsDirty>Boolean</d2p1:IsDirty>
<d2p1:IsLocked>Boolean</d2p1:IsLocked>
<d2p1:IsVisible>Boolean</d2p1:IsVisible>
<d2p1:PaddingWidth>Integer</d2p1:PaddingWidth>
<d2p1:TabIndex>Integer</d2p1:TabIndex>
<d2p1:UniqueId>String</d2p1:UniqueId>
<d2p1:VariableSource>String</d2p1:VariableSource>
<d2p1:VerticalAlign>String</d2p1:VerticalAlign>
<d2p1:BackgroundColor i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:Bold>Boolean</d2p1:Bold>
<d2p1:FontColor i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontFamily i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontFamilyItemId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontSize i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontSizeItemId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HorizontalAlignment>String</d2p1:HorizontalAlignment>
<d2p1:Italics>Boolean</d2p1:Italics>
<d2p1:StrikeThrough>Boolean</d2p1:StrikeThrough>
<d2p1:ThemeClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:Underline>Boolean</d2p1:Underline>
<d2p1:ControlCssClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ControlMode>String</d2p1:ControlMode>
<d2p1:CustomErrorMessage i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:CustomValidationFunction i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DataField i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DataFieldDisplayName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExposeClientIdAsJavascriptVariable>false</d2p1:ExposeClientIdAsJavascriptVariable>
<d2p1:ExposedClientIdJavascriptVariable i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HelpText i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HelpTextSet i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:IsEnabled>Boolean</d2p1:IsEnabled>
<d2p1:IsRequired>Boolean</d2p1:IsRequired>
<d2p1:Name i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RequiredErrorMessage i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:UseCustomValidation>Boolean</d2p1:UseCustomValidation>
<d2p1:DialogTitle i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DisplayFormat>String</d2p1:DisplayFormat>
<d2p1:ExtContentType i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeConnectionName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeNamespace i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FieldId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:PrimaryFieldName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:PrimaryFieldWssName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RelatedField i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RepeatColumns>Integer</d2p1:RepeatColumns>
<d2p1:RepeatDirection>String</d2p1:RepeatDirection>
<d2p1:RepeatLayout>String</d2p1:RepeatLayout>
<d2p1:SecondaryFieldBdcNames xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:SecondaryFieldWssNames xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" i:nil="true" />
</d2p1:FormControlProperties>
Element Characteristics
Characteristic | Description |
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Data type and length | String |
Default value | None |
Cardinality | 1..1: Required element that occurs only once. |
Element Attributes
Attribute | Description |
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Required |
Relationships
Relationship | Element |
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Parent element | FormForm/FormControls |
Child elements | See the child element table. |
Parent Element Namespace
Prefix | Namespace |
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d2p1 | http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Nintex.Forms.FormControls |
Parent Element
Attribute | Description |
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Required |
Child Elements
Name | Data Type | Default value | Cardinality | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Border | String | blank | 1..1 |
The line style. Values include: Bottom, Left, Right, and Top. |
BorderColor | String | #000000 | 1..1 |
The color of the line. |
BorderStyle | String | Solid | 1..1 |
The line style. Values include: Dashed, Dotted, Double, Groove, Inset, None, None, NotSet, Outset, Ridge, and Solid. For more information see the base enumeration documentation on MSDN. |
BorderWidth | Integer | 2 | 1..1 |
The width of the line in pixels. |
CanResizeAtRuntime | Boolean | true | 1..1 |
Indicates if the control can resize at run time. |
ControlVersion | String | 101.1.1.0 | 1..1 |
The version number of the control. |
CssClass | String | blank | 1..1 |
The CSS class. |
DisplayName | String | External Data Column | 1..1 |
The display name. |
FormControlTypeUniqueId | String | c0a89c70-0781-4bd4-8623-f73675005e21 | 1..1 |
The form control type unique id. |
FormType | String | ListForm | 1..1 |
The type of the form. |
InRepeater | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
Value is true if in repeater; otherwise, false. |
InsertReferences | String | blank | 1..1 |
The insert references. |
InternalPropertyBag | String | blank | 1..1 |
The internal property bag. |
IsDirty | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if the object is dirty; otherwise, false. The value indicating whether the control exists in any layout. If this flag is set then it is safe to delete the control from the list. |
IsLocked | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if this instance is locked; otherwise, false. |
IsVisible | Boolean | true | 1..1 |
True if this instance is visible; otherwise, false. |
PaddingWidth | Integer | 0 | 1..1 |
The width of the padding. |
TabIndex | Integer | 0 | 1..1 |
The index of the tab. |
UniqueId | String | Guid | 1..1 |
The unique id. For more information see "Guid Structure" on MSDN/ |
VariableSource | String | Unspecified | 1..1 |
The source. Values include: External, SharePoint, Unspecified, and Workflow. |
VerticalAlign | String | NotSet | 1..1 |
The width of the padding. Valid values include:
|
BackgroundColor | String | blank | 1..1 |
The color of the background. |
Bold | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if bold; otherwise, false. |
FontColor | String | blank | 1..1 |
The color of the font. |
FontFamily | String | blank | 1..1 |
The font family. |
FontFamilyItemId | String | blank | 1..1 |
The font family item id. |
FontSize | String | blank | 1..1 |
The size of the font. |
FontSizeItemId | String | blank | 1..1 |
The font size item id. |
HorizontalAlignment | String | NotSet | 1..1 |
The horizontal alignment. Values include: Center, Justify, Left, NotSet, and Right. For more information, see "Horizontal Enumeration" in MSDN. |
Italics | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if italics; otherwise, false. |
StrikeThrough | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if [strike through]; otherwise, false. |
ThemeClass | String | blank | 1..1 |
The theme class. |
Underline | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if use custom validation; otherwise, false. |
ControlCssClass | String | blank | 1..1 |
The control CSS class. |
ControlMode | String | blank | 1..1 |
Species the mode of the control. Valid values include:
|
CustomErrorMessage | String | blank | 1..1 |
The required error message. |
CustomValidationFunction | String | blank | 1..1 |
The custom validation function. |
DataField | String | blank | 1..1 |
The binding path field name. |
DataFieldDisplayName | String | blank | 1..1 |
The display name of the data field. |
ExposeClientIdAsJavascriptVariable | String | blank | 1..1 |
True if expose client id as JavaScript variable; otherwise, false. |
ExposedClientIdJavascriptVariable | String | blank | 1..1 |
The exposed client id JavaScript variable. |
HelpText | String | blank | 1..1 |
The help text. |
HelpTextSet | String | blank | 1..1 |
The help text set. |
IsEnabled | Boolean | true | 1..1 |
True if this instance is enabled; otherwise, false. |
IsRequired | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if this instance is required; otherwise, false. |
Name | String | blank | 1..1 |
The name of the control. |
RequiredErrorMessage | String | blank | 1..1 |
The required error message. |
UseCustomValidation | Boolean | false | 1..1 |
True if use custom validation; otherwise, false. |
DialogTitle | String | blank | 1..1 | |
DisplayFormat | String | Default | 1..1 | The display format.Valid values include:
|
ExtContentType | String | blank | 1..1 | The ExtContentType. |
ExtContentTypeConnectionName | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
ExtContentTypeName | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
ExtContentTypeNamespace | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity namespace. |
FieldId | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
PrimaryFieldName | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
PrimaryFieldWssName | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
RelatedField | String | blank | 1..1 | The entity. |
RepeatColumns | Integer | 1 | 1..1 | The repeat columns. |
RepeatDirection | String | Vertical | 1..1 |
The repeat direction. Valid values include:
|
RepeatLayout | String | Table | 1..1 |
The repeat layout. Valid values include:
|
SecondaryFieldBdcNames | String | blank | 1..* | The entity. |
SecondaryFieldWssNames | String | blank | 1..* | The entity. |
Example
The following example contains an example of the complex element.
<d2p1:FormControlProperties xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Nintex.Forms.SharePoint.FormControls" i:type="d2p1:ExternalDataColumnControlProperties">
<d2p1:Border />
<d2p1:BorderColor>#000000</d2p1:BorderColor>
<d2p1:BorderStyle>Solid</d2p1:BorderStyle>
<d2p1:BorderWidth>2</d2p1:BorderWidth>
<d2p1:CanResizeAtRuntime>true</d2p1:CanResizeAtRuntime>
<d2p1:ControlVersion>101.1.1.0</d2p1:ControlVersion>
<d2p1:CssClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DisplayName>External Data Column</d2p1:DisplayName>
<d2p1:FormControlTypeUniqueId>c0a89c70-0781-4bd4-8623-f73675005e21</d2p1:FormControlTypeUniqueId>
<d2p1:FormType>ListForm</d2p1:FormType>
<d2p1:InRepeater>false</d2p1:InRepeater>
<d2p1:InsertReferences xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" />
<d2p1:InternalPropertyBag xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" />
<d2p1:IsDirty>false</d2p1:IsDirty>
<d2p1:IsLocked>false</d2p1:IsLocked>
<d2p1:IsVisible>true</d2p1:IsVisible>
<d2p1:PaddingWidth>0</d2p1:PaddingWidth>
<d2p1:TabIndex>0</d2p1:TabIndex>
<d2p1:UniqueId>69f15d43-8e02-4111-85f9-38bd2aeff8d9</d2p1:UniqueId>
<d2p1:VariableSource>Unspecified</d2p1:VariableSource>
<d2p1:VerticalAlign>NotSet</d2p1:VerticalAlign>
<d2p1:BackgroundColor i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:Bold>false</d2p1:Bold>
<d2p1:FontColor i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontFamily i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontFamilyItemId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontSize i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FontSizeItemId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HorizontalAlignment>NotSet</d2p1:HorizontalAlignment>
<d2p1:Italics>false</d2p1:Italics>
<d2p1:StrikeThrough>false</d2p1:StrikeThrough>
<d2p1:ThemeClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:Underline>false</d2p1:Underline>
<d2p1:ControlCssClass i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ControlMode>Auto</d2p1:ControlMode>
<d2p1:CustomErrorMessage i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:CustomValidationFunction i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DataField i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DataFieldDisplayName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExposeClientIdAsJavascriptVariable>false</d2p1:ExposeClientIdAsJavascriptVariable>
<d2p1:ExposedClientIdJavascriptVariable i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HelpText i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:HelpTextSet i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:IsEnabled>true</d2p1:IsEnabled>
<d2p1:IsRequired>false</d2p1:IsRequired>
<d2p1:Name i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RequiredErrorMessage i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:UseCustomValidation>false</d2p1:UseCustomValidation>
<d2p1:DialogTitle i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:DisplayFormat>Default</d2p1:DisplayFormat>
<d2p1:ExtContentType i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeConnectionName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:ExtContentTypeNamespace i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:FieldId i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:PrimaryFieldName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:PrimaryFieldWssName i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RelatedField i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:RepeatColumns>1</d2p1:RepeatColumns>
<d2p1:RepeatDirection>Vertical</d2p1:RepeatDirection>
<d2p1:RepeatLayout>Table</d2p1:RepeatLayout>
<d2p1:SecondaryFieldBdcNames xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" i:nil="true" />
<d2p1:SecondaryFieldWssNames xmlns:d4p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays" i:nil="true" />
</d2p1:FormControlProperties>