How to set visibility conditions for fields and action buttons in the Properties app?

Updated on August 24, 2021 01:37AM by Admin

In the Apptivo Properties app, it's possible to set Visibility Conditions for the fields and action buttons. You can set Visibility to a specific field and an action button using the Set Criteria option, where you can define the condition to show or hide the particular field.

Steps to set Visibility Conditions for the field.

  • Log in and access the Properties App from the universal navigation bar.
  • Select Settings from the App Header.
Properties app

  • From the Settings page, click on the Customize App → Master Layout from the left navigation panel.
  • Click on a field to set visibility conditions. Here, select the # of Units field.
  • On the right-hand side, you can see the Inspector column, in which you can find the field properties.
  • To set visibility, enable the Visibility toggle to On.
Setting Visibility condition

  • Click the Set Criteria button.
Set Criteria

  • Here, the condition is that the # of Units field is set to be visible when the Year Built field is less than 2000 i.e, Year Built < 2000.
  • Click on the OK button.
Setting condition

  • Click on the Save button to save the changes.
save button

  • Now, on the Create Property page, when you enter Year Built as 2000 the # of Units field will not be visible.
Field is not visibile

  • Hence, if you enter the value of the field Year Built less than 2000, you can view the # of Units field.
  • For example, enter the field Year Built as 1990.
Field is visible


Steps to set Visibility Condition for the Action Button

  • Log in and access Properties App from the universal navigation bar.
  • Select Settings from the App Header.
Properties Home page

  • From the Settings page, click on Security → Actions from the left navigation panel.
Settings Page

  • For instance, view the Delete toggle under the Object.
  • You can view the Set your own criteria for displaying the action toggle.
Delete button

  • Enable the toggle and click on the Set Criteria button.
Set Criteria

  • Here, the condition is that the Delete button is set to be visible when the Status field Is Not Empty.
  • Click on the Update button.
Update Button

  • Now, the Delete Action button is missing when the field Status is empty.
Action Button is missing

  • When the Status field is not empty, you can view the Delete Action button.
Action Button is Visible