Radio Group Properties

Use the Properties page to edit the attributes for the Radio Group container control.

Property Description
Number of Columns The number of columns in the radio group. You can separate tabs in to 1 – 3 columns. The default is 1.
Assign Percentages The width of each column in the radio group, in percentages. The defaults are:
  • 1 Column – 100%.
  • 2 Columns – 35% for the first column, 65% for the second column.
  • 3 Columns – 33% for the first column, 34% for the second column, and 33% for the third column.
Selected Radio Select the radio button that is shown as selected on the device initially.
Use Variable Select to associate the selected radio button with the initial value of an existing variable. The initial value is what determines which radio button in the group is selected by default when the screen is initially seen.
Note: If the value variable of the selected button is changed, the radio group variable does not automatically change. At least one button without a value variable must be available to be selected to unset the value variable for the radio group.

Click Browse to find existing variables.

Read only Sets the radio button to read-only on the device. The radio button appears as light gray on the device.
Empty button value means NULL When selected, if the user leaves the input field empty, a NULL value is passed to the server instead of an empty string. This is required by some back-end systems.
Note: This option is enabled only for the STRING data type.
Data Type Select the data type from the drop-down list. Use this option on the device to give menu assistance to inputs, for example, selecting a calendar for date. The device retrieves the information and performs validation on the input, for example, INT must be a number. It is also used to map the control to the operation parameter correctly.
Logical Type Sets the logical type for the radio group. This is used on the device to give menu assistance to input fields, for example, task, calendar, e-mail, or phone.
Selected control style

Unselected control style

Select the styles for the way the radio buttons will appear when they are selected or unselected on the user interface. Click Search to search available styles.

Click Edit to edit the selected style.

Click Clear to clear the style.

Span Choose:
  • Horizontal – enter the number of columns the radio group will occupy. The number must be greater than zero, and less than or equal to the number of columns in the screen display.
  • Vertical – enter the number of rows the radio group will occupy.