Dialog Element

Detail Form: Dialog Element Label

The Dialog Element form is used to define the messages and responses that comprise a dialog message. Dialog messages are two-way messages between the Shop Floor Time application and the user. When a user receives a dialog message, the user must respond to the message. Based on the user’s response, the message will stop appearing, continue appearing, or show a related message that also requires a response.

The message or response is created on the Dialog Element form. You can change the text of the message/response on the Dialog Element Label tab. These elements are then used to create a dialog on the Dialog Message form.

Note: The Dialog Element form requires that the Messaging module be licensed and enabled.

See Also:

Dialog Element Field Descriptions

Find a Dialog Element

Add a Dialog Element

Delete a Dialog Element

Change the Label of a Dialog Element

 

Dialog Element Field Descriptions

Element Name

Name of the message or response.

If the Element Type is Response, make sure the Element Name matches the Event Name on the Terminal Event Image form. Otherwise, the button for the response may not display correctly. For example, a Yes button will display as a plain blue button instead of a green checkmark if the Element Name is not Yes.

Element Type

Indicates whether the dialog element is a MESSAGE or a RESPONSE to a message.

Update Date, Updated By

These fields display when the record was created or updated, and the person who created or updated the record.

 

Find a Dialog Element

  1. Click Main Menu > Configuration > Messages > Dialog Element.

  2. If necessary, click the Filter button at the top of the form to display the filter fields.

  3. To search for a specific Element Name, enter it in the Element Name field.

    You can use the * or % wildcard symbol to search using partial values in the Element Name field. The wildcard symbol can be placed anywhere in your search value to represent unknown characters. For example, to find Element Names that start with the letter b, enter b* in the Element Name field. To find Element Names that include att, enter *att* in the Element Name field.

  4. To find only messages or responses, select Dialog Message or Dialog Response from the Element Type field.

  5. Click Find.

    The records that match your search criteria will appear in the middle of the form.

 

Add a Dialog Element

  1. Click Main Menu > Configuration > Messages > Dialog Element.

  2. Click Add.

  3. Enter the Element Name and select the Element Type (Dialog Message or Dialog Response).

  4. In the Default Label field, enter the text for the message or response.

    For example, you may define a message for employees to verify their timecards are accurate. In the Default Label field, you would enter I accurately reported all hours worked by me and I have been properly paid all wages earned by me for the pay period mm/dd/yyyy. Likewise, if you are defining a response to this message, you would enter Yes in the Default Label field.

    If the Element Type is Dialog Message, the Default Label can be up to 2000 characters long.

    If the Element Type is Dialog Response, the Default Label can be up to 250 characters long.

  5. Click Save and Add to save this dialog element and continue adding dialog elements. Click Save when you are done.

If you want to change the Default Label of the message or response you just added, use the Dialog Element Label tab.

 

Delete a Dialog Element

To delete a dialog element, select it on the Dialog Element form and click Delete.

You cannot delete a dialog element if it has been added to a dialog on the Dialog Message form.

 

Change the Label of a Dialog Element

To modify the message text or response text of a dialog element, select the dialog element and go to the Dialog Element Label tab.

  1. Click Main Menu > Configuration > Messages > Dialog Element and select the dialog element you want to change.

  2. Go to the Dialog Element Label tab.

  3. Select the Dictionary Name where you want to save your changes. Available options are defined on the Dictionary pop-up form.

  4. Change the Long Label and Short Label as necessary by modifying the text directly in the grid of the form.

    You can also click Modify on the Dialog Element Label tab and use the Modify Dialog Element Label pop-up form to change the label.

    If the Element Type is Dialog Message, the Long Label can be up to 2000 characters long.

    If the Element Type is Dialog Response, the Long Label can be up to 250 characters long.

    The maximum length of the Short Label is 20 characters.