Formatting tooltips

You can enhance the appearance of tooltips by using templates. For example, you can use a template to set the color and appearance of the tooltip's text and background.

You can apply a template to a tooltip by using the TEMPLATE function. A Set Field action sets the template result into a field. The field is referenced in the tooltip message.

You can also format tooltips manually by using HTML. However, the HTML is not validated.

For example:

To use the tooltip option in the message action with a HTML template file, perform the following steps:

1. Create a template HTML file (for example: file.html) with required placeholder fields (for example: Field1, Field2).
   Sample HTML file:

   <table style="margin: 10px" border="0" valign="top" align="center" width="200"> 
   <tr>                
   <td class="label">Field 1:</td>                
   <td class="data">${Field1}</td> 
   </tr> 
   <tr>
   <td class="label">Field 2:</td> 
   <td class="data">${Field2}</td> 
   </tr> 
   </table> 
2. Create an entry in the AR System Resource Definitions form and in the attachment field, attach the HTML file.
3. To test the tooltip, create a sample form with required data fields.
4. On the sample form, create an active link.
   1. To use the template function which points the HTML file, write a set field action. This displays the available placeholder parameters. Map the placeholder fields to the actual fields.
      For example: Short Description = TEMPLATE("file.html", "Field2", $Field2$, "Field1", $Field1$)
   2. Write a message action and select Tooltip type and use the field as the message text.
      For example: Message text: $Short Description$
      
      
5. To check the tooltip, open the form and perform the action required to trigger the active link.