Toolbox

Use this control to add/view specific attachment types to an Attachments object.

Only one Attachments object is transferred into InfoAsset Manager for InfoAsset Manager reports. The Attachment control allows different attachments to be grouped by purpose on the form.

See Attachment properties.

Note: This control is not available on the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See Attachment properties for further information.

Use this control to attach multiple files to the report. This control can be used on its own or by using image, sketch, signature and attachment objects to provide filtered access to the attachments object.

Note: When creating an InfoAsset Managerform, there should only be one Attachments object per InfoAsset Manager object. Additional attachments objects can be used but these will not be transferred to InfoAsset Manager.

See Attachments properties.

Buttons can be added to a form and then customised. Customisation is performed via the button Property Box and/ or the Button Editor.

Double-click the Button control on the form layout or click on the ellipsis button adjacent to the ButtonContents property of the button Property Box to bring up the Button Editor. Additional buttons may be added using the +/- buttons. They are then labelled and defined using the combo boxes below.

Buttons can in particular be used to link forms. See Collection Network form example as an illustration.

See Button properties.

Note: This control is only available for use on the Home page in the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See Button properties for further information.

Check boxes are used for Boolean fields. Once the control has been added to the form, multiple check boxes can be created and customised via the Check Box Editor. The check box title can be set using the Label section of the Property Box.

See Check Box properties.

Use this control to allow users in the field to either enter a defect code when filling a report, or search from it in an easy way by using a combination of dropdown lists.

This control is primarily designed to facilitate the input of defect codes in CCTV and manhole survey reports.

See Use of CodeLookup custom control to facilitate input of CCTV and manhole survey defect codes for more information.

Note: Only drain and sewer defect codes using the WRc method are currently supported.

See CodeLookup properties.

Use this control to allow selection from a custom choice list. Choice list data is defined via the Combo Box Editor in the same way as check box data. Again, the title, style and other attributes can be set in from the Property Box.

This control can be customised at different levels:

• It can be enabled to allow custom values (see Allow Custom Value field in Property Box) to be entered by users at report filling time.
• Combo boxes can be populated with dynamic data from InfoAsset Manager. InfoAsset Manager choices lists can be selected in the Dynamic Contents field of the Property Box.

See Combo Box properties.

Use this control for recording the date. Date format and settings are set in the Date section of the Property Box.

Date controls related to Collection, Distribution or Asset network InfoAsset Manager objects are available from the Collection, Distribution or Asset toolbox respectively, under the object they are associated to.

See Date properties.

Use this control to divide the form into sections. The title of the divider may be set via the Label section of the Property Box. Apart from the configurable fields available in the Property Box (location, label and font size and colour), there is no user interaction with this control.

See Divider properties.

Notes:

• This control is not available on the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See Divider properties for further information.

• If an Android version of a Windows form has not been created, then this control will not available on the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See Divider properties for further information.

Use this control to attach multiple documents to the form through a standard Windows file browser. These attached documents being related to the form and not the report, they are only downloaded to each machine once.

The Documents control can be used to provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), manuals or reference photos to the field crews.

The files attached to the Documents object can be viewed in the report, providing the relevant external viewer (e.g. Acrobat Reader) is available.

See Documents properties.

Tip: It is recommended to use the Attachment control or the Attachments control for display of report attachments (photos, images, sketches).

Use this control to define pipe defects (where defects run from to).

See FromToClock properties.

The GPS Coordinate is a live control allowing connection to an available GPS device. Configuration is performed via the GPS Button Editor.

Double-click the GPS Coordinate control on the form layout or click on the ellipsis button adjacent to the ButtonContents property of the GPS coordinate Property Box to bring up the GPS Button Editor.

See GPS Coordinate properties.

Enables an image file to be included in the report via a standard Windows file browser. Please note that images may be reduced in size to fit the device (PDA version).

See Image properties.

Adds a label which may be customised via the Label section of the Property Box. There is no user interaction with this control.

See Label properties.

Inserts a List Box in the form. Double-click on the List Box to display the List Box Editor, allowing you to set up the contents.

See List Box properties.

Note: This control is not available on the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See List Box properties for further information.

Allows you to display a logo image in the form.

See Logo properties.

Use this control for recording any numerical data.

Note: Math operations are currently not supported.

See Numeric properties.

Inserts a page break to the form. If a form contains several pages, Back and Next buttons will appear at the bottom right hand side of the derived report, allowing users to browse through pages.

See Page properties.

Inserting a new panel allows you to have a ‘mini-page’ within a page which may then be further populated with toolbox items.

It is possible to make the panel collapsible by setting the Collapsible field in the Property Box to True.

See Panel properties.

Adds a pair of radio buttons which may be customised via:

• the Radio Button Editor (accessible by double-clicking the control)
• the Label section of the Property Box.

See Radio Button properties.

Provides functionality for showing a grid comprising the individual tasks within a work package report.

See Related Reports properties.

Adds a report grid to the form. The Report Grid can contain one or more check boxes, combo boxes, date pickers, FromToClock controls, image selectors, numeric, text and time fields.

Choice lists for combo boxes are defined in the Property Box (see Combo Box control, higher up in this table).

The Report Grid Contents dialog gets displayed whenever a Report Grid control is added to a form.

See Report Grid properties.

In conjunction with an Attachments object, provides a box into which users can write a signature.

See Signature properties.

Provides functionality for creating a basic sketch in the field.

See Sketch properties.

Note: This control is not available on the Android version of InfoAsset Mobile. See Sketch properties for further information.

Use this control to record any text data (single line or multi-line).

You can set default text to appear in this control when a new report is created by launching the Default Text Editor from the Text Property Box.

Tips:

• The Text control can also be used to hold read-only data. For this set the ReadOnly field of the Property Box to True and enter the desired read-only text in the Default Text field.
• Use the Read Only attribute with care because, if it set to True, users will not be able to fill the text box.

See Text properties.

Use this control for recording the time. As for other controls, customisation is made on the Property Box (e.g. Display Time).

See Time properties.