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Short Textfield

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To add a text field with a maximum character limit of 255, choose Short TextField from the Field type dropdown.

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After saving the field, a free text field is created, allowing users to store sample information as a text string, with a maximum of 255 characters.

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Short text fields also support links. An active link will automatically be created if a web address, such as  www.elabnext.com, is entered into the field.

Input Validation

Use Validate input to validate the data input before storing a sample.

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Choose one of the following validation criteria:

  • Text Contains - value must include one or more characters
  • Text Starts With - value must begin with one or more characters
  • Text Ends With - value must end with one or more characters
  • Regular Expression - validate the value with a custom regular expression (Find some examples here)

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