Add formatters in Table Builder

You can add form elements that display non-field information to users by adding a formatter in Table Builder. For example, you may want to display a Comments field where users can add comments to a displayed form.

Before you begin

Note:

Formatters are only supported in Core UI and earlier.

• Launch Table Builder. For more information, see Accessing Table Builder.
• (Optional) Choose a domain to work within (if not global). For more information, see Domain separation and Table Builder.
• (Optional) Choose an application scope to work within (if not global). For more information, see Using an application scope with Table Builder.

Note:

To understand how to approach customizing your forms, review Table Builder workflow and navigation.

Role required: personalize_form or AES user role and delegated developer permissions. For more information, see Delegate developers using AES.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the Forms tab in Table Builder.
2. Choose a view to work with.
   For detailed information on how to choose a view for a form, see Choose a form view in Table Builder.
3. To display a list of the available components that you can add to your form view, in the Add form elements panel, select Formatters.
   Note:

   You can also launch the Add form elements panel by clicking the Add () icon above an existing element in the form editor.
4. Select a formatter, and then drag it to the location in the form editor where you'd like to place it.
   Note:

   Formatters in forms are only supported in Core UI and earlier interfaces.

   For information on how you can add a formatter to a form, see Formatters.
5. Select Save.