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Column level help text in Genie?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:18 pm
by cproctor
I've been asked to add help text to some of the fields in Genie. Ideally, I would like to allow the user to hover over a field heading (output field) and see the help text. Is this possible in Genie?

Thanks for any input!

Re: Column level help text in Genie?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:21 pm
by Scott Klement
Do you mean the "tool tip" property? Or something more sophisticated than that?

Can you explain what problems you're having with this?

Re: Column level help text in Genie?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:29 pm
by cproctor
Hi Scott

I don't have a problem at all. I haven't implemented any of this yet. I looked at the properties and the API reference, but didn't really see anything related to "help". I think tool tip might work if it allows me to enter a brief description of what the field is used for. Is there somewhere I can see the syntax or an example of how it's used?

Thanks!

Re: Column level help text in Genie?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:32 pm
by Scott Klement
Just go into a screen, select an output field, and type some words ("Test test test" for example) into the "tool tip" property of a field. Save your changes and exit the designer. Mouse over the field, and see what it looks like.

Re: Column level help text in Genie?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 3:45 pm
by cproctor
Awesome! That works, Scott. Thanks for the help!