Configuration parameters - Configuration parameters - You can add configuration parameters to the imagenowforms.xml file or the embedded URL. The examples that appear in the following table show a format for the configuration parameter in the XML file and in the URL. You do not need to add the parameter to both places. If you add a parameter to the XML file and to the URL, the configuration parameter takes priority over the URL value unless you add a URL override parameter to the imagenowforms.xml file. - Perceptive Content - Form Designer - Perceptive-Content/Form-Designer/Foundation-26.1/Form-Designer-User-Help/Form-Designer-User-Help/Configure-Form-Designer/Configuration-parameters - Foundation 26.1 - Foundation 26.1

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You can add configuration parameters to the imagenowforms.xml file or the embedded URL. The examples that appear in the following table show a format for the configuration parameter in the XML file and in the URL. You do not need to add the parameter to both places. If you add a parameter to the XML file and to the URL, the configuration parameter takes priority over the URL value unless you add a URL override parameter to the imagenowforms.xml file.

attachmentsAction
Description
Specifies the action the system performs when a user clicks the button. A button can perform multiple tasks. For example, the Attachments button can launch the attachments dialog box and then save the form. The default value is “attachments.”
Value
Any combination of the following action names separated by a comma: save, reset, print, or attachments.
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsActions" value="attachments,save"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsActions=attachments,save
attachmentsBorderColor
Description
Specifies the border color for the Attachments button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #C8C8C8.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsBorderColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsBorderColor=red
attachmentsColor
Description
Specifies the color for the Attachments button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #F0F0F0.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsColor=red
attachmentsMaximumCount
Description
Specifies the maximum number of files that can be attached to the form, and must be equal to, or larger than, attachmentsMinimumCount. This does not include any PDFs sent as attachments when the saveTransformAsAttachments parameter is set to true. The default is no limit.
Value
Any non-negative 32-bit integer
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsMaximumCount" value="5"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsMaximumCount=5
attachmentsMaximumSize
Description
Specifies the maximum size for each attachment, in kilobytes. This does not include any PDFs sent as attachments when the saveTransformAsAttachments parameter is set to true. The default is no limit.
Value
Any non-negative 32-bit integer
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsMaximumSize" value="2147483646"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsMaximumSize=2147483646
attachmentsMinimumCount
Description
Specifies the minimum number of files that must be attached to submit the form, and must be equal to, or smaller than, attachmentsMaximumCount. This does not include any PDFs sent as attachments when the saveTransformAsAttachments parameter is set to true. The default is no limit.
Value
Any non-negative 32-bit integer
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsMinimumCount" value="1"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsMinimumCount=1
attachmentsPosition
Description
Specifies the placement of the button in regards to the other buttons. The first button in a row is represented by the number 1, while 4 represents the last button in the row. The default value is 4.
Value
An integer between 1 and 4
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsPosition" value="1"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server /fs?form=FormName&attachmentsPosition=1
attachmentsText
Description
Specifies the text for the Attachments button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form.
Note: If you remove all text from the button, an icon appears to represent the attachments action.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsText" value="AddFile"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsText=Add%20File
attachmentsTextColor
Description
Specifies the color for the text on the Attachments button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #F0F0F0.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsTextColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsTextColor=red
attachmentsTooltip
Description
Specifies the text that appears when a user places the pointer over the Attachments button. The default value is “attachments.”
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsTooltip" value="Add Files"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsTooltip=Add%20Files
attachmentsTypes
Description
Specifies the file extensions permitted for attachments, separated by commas. Do not include a leading period.
Value
File type extension
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsTypes" value="pdf,jpg,png"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsTypes=pdf,jpg,png
attachmentsVisible
Description
Specifies whether the Attachments button appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="attachmentsVisible" value="FALSE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&attachmentsVisible=FALSE
barColor
Description
Specifies the color of the button bar that appears at the bottom of the form. The default color is #888888.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="barColor" value="green"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&barColor=green
displayStatus
Description
Determines whether the system displays the form information at the bottom of the screen. The default is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="displayStatus" value="FALSE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&displayStatus=FALSE
error
Description
Specifies the error message that displays when there is an error submitting a form. However, if the error is from Perceptive Content Server, the text from the Forms Server text does not appear.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="error" value="Error%20submitting%20form"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&error=Error%20submitting%20form
fullScreenSuccess
Description
Determines whether the configuration message displays on a new screen after you submit the form. If the value is FALSE, the message appears on the button bar of the submitted form. The default is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="fullScreenSuccess" value="TRUE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&fullScreenSuccess=TRUE
height
Description
Supplies the height of the web application within the parent web page. You can use either pixels or percentages for the value. For pixels, an example is width=250px. For percentage, an example is height=50%25. The %25 is the URL escape code for %.
Note: Scaling the application size larger can make the buttons inaccessible outside of the viewing area.
Value
Pixels or percentage
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="height" value="250px"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&height=250px
printActions
Description
Specifies the action the system performs when a user clicks the button. A button can perform multiple tasks. For example, the Print button can print and then save the form. The default value is “print.”
Value
Any combination of the following action names separated by a comma: save, reset, print, or attachments.
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printActions" value="print,save"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printActions=print,save
printBorderColor
Description
Specifies the color of the Print button that appears at the bottom bar of the form. The default color is #C8C8C8.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printBorderColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printBorderColor=red
printColor
Description
Specifies the color for the Print button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #F0F0F0.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printColor=red
printPosition
Description
Specifies the placement of the button in regard to the other buttons. The first button in a row is represented by the number 1, while 4 represents the last. The default value is 3.
Value
An integer between 1 and 4
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printPosition" value="1"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printPosition=1
printText
Description
Specifies the text for the Print button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form.
Note: If you remove all text from the button, an icon appears to represent the print action.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printText" value="PrintForm"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printText=Print%20Form
printTextColor
Description
Specifies the color for the text on the Print button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is black.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255),#FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printTextColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printTextColor=red
printTooltip
Description
Specifies the text that appears when a user places the pointer over the Print button. The default value is Print Form.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printTooltip" value="Print"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printTooltip=Print
printTransform
Description
Determines whether the system generates and opens a PDF in a new browser window when a user initiates a print action.
Note: If the PDF file does not generate successfully, the Print dialog box appears to complete the print action. Also note that the PDF files display in a new browser window. To view the file, you must disable pop-up blockers.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printTransform" value="TRUE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printTransform=TRUE
printVisible
Description
Specifies whether the Print button appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="printVisible" value="FALSE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&printVisible=FALSE
prompt
Description
Specifies the text in the message that displays when a user attempts to close the window without saving changes to a form. The default message is “The form might contain unsaved data.”
Note: The promptOnClose parameter must be set to TRUE for the prompt parameter’s text to display.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="prompt" value="Save%20form%20now?"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&prompt=Save%20form%20now?
promptOnClose
Description
Determines whether the message from the prompt parameter appears when a user attempts to close the window without saving. The default is FALSE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="promptOnClose" value="TRUE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&promptOnClose=TRUE
redirectUrl
Description
After a user clicks the button to save the form, the parameter specifies a URL address to redirect the user. Save must be the last action configured on the button.
Note: The URL must include the “http://” preface. You must use encodings to escape special characters.
Value
Any valid URL
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="redirectUrl" value="http://www.perceptivesoftware.com”/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&redirectUrl=http://www.perceptivesoftware.com
resetActions
Description
Specifies the action the system performs when a user clicks the button. A button can perform multiple tasks. For example, the Reset button can save and then reset the form. The default value is “reset.”
Value
Any combination of the following action names separated by a comma: save, reset, print, or attachments.
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetActions" value="save,reset"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetActions=save,reset
resetBorderColor
Description
Specifies the color for the text on the Reset button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #C8C8C8.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetBorderColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetBorderColor=red
resetColor
Description
Specifies the color for the Reset button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #F0F0F0.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetColor=red
resetPosition
Description
Specifies the placement of the button in regard to the other buttons. The first button in a row is represented by the number 1, while 4 represents the last button in the row. The default value is 2.
Value
An integer between 1 and 4
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetPosition" value="1"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetPosition=1
resetText
Description
Specifies the text for the Reset button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form.
Note: If you remove all text from the button, an icon appears to represent the reset action.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetText" value="Clear"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetText=Clear
resetTextColor
Description
Specifies the color for the text on the Reset button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is black.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255),#FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values separated with commas as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetTextColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetTextColor=red
resetTooltip
Description
Specifies the text that appears when a user places the pointer over the Reset button. The default value is Reset Form.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetTooltip" value="Clear"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetTooltip=Clear
resetVisible
Description
Specifies whether the Reset button appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="resetVisible" value="FALSE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&resetVisible=FALSE
saveActions
Description
Specifies the action the system performs when a user clicks the button. A button can perform multiple tasks. For example, the Save button can print and then save the form. The default value is “save.”
Value
Any combination of the following action names separated by a comma: save, reset, print, or attachments.
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveActions" value="print,save"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveActions=print,save
saveBorderColor
Description
Specifies the border color for the Save button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #C8C8C8.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255),#FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveBorderColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&asaveBorderColor=red
saveColor
Description
Specifies the color for the Save button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is #F0F0F0.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveColor=red
savePosition
Description
Specifies the placement of the button in regard to the other buttons. The first button in a row is represented by the number 1, while 4 represents the last button in a row. The default value is 1.
Value
An integer between 1 and 4
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="savePosition" value="2"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&savePosition=2
saveText
Description
Specifies the text for the Save button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form.
Note: If you remove all text from the button, an icon appears to represent the save action.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveText" value="SaveForm"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveText=Save%20Form
saveTextColor
Description
Specifies the color for the text on the Save button that appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is black.
You can supply any CSS color name or RGB value recognized by the browser. For example, white, (255,255,255), #FFFFFF.
Forms Server recognizes any three decimal values, separated with commas, as an RGB value. For example, 255, 255, 255.
Value
CSS color name or an RGB value
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveTextColor" value="red"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveTextColor=red
saveTooltip
Description
Specifies the text that appears when a user places the pointer over the Save button. The default value is Save Form.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveTooltip" value="save and submit"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveTooltip=save%20and%20submit
saveTransformAsAttachment
Description
Determines whether the system sends a PDF as an attachment to Perceptive Content when a user performs a save action.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveTransformAsAttachment" value="TRUE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveTransformAsAttachment=TRUE
saveVisible
Description
Specifies whehter the Save button appears on the button bar at the bottom of the form. The default value is TRUE.
Value
TRUE or FALSE
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="saveVisible" value="FALSE"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&saveVisible=FALSE
success
Description
Specifies the text message that displays when a form is successfully submitted.
Value
Any text
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="success" value="Success!"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&sucess=Success!
width
Description
Specifies the width of the web application within the parent web page. You can use either pixels or percentages for the value. For pixels, an example is width=250px. For percentage, an example is width=50%25. The %25 is the URL escape code for %.
Note: Scaling the application size larger can make the buttons inaccessible outside of the viewing area.
Value
Pixels or percentage
Examples
<ConfigParams><ConfigParam name="width" value="250px"/></ConfigParams>
http://localhost:8080/psw-content-forms-server/fs?form=FormName&width=250px