Child Elements

The FIELD element can contain the following child elements:

Table 1. Child Elements of the FIELD Element
Element Name	Cardinality / Description
`CONNECT`	0..3. A field can contain up to three `CONNECT` elements. The `SOURCE` connection defines the initial value for the field (this will be the static value shown if there is no target end-point, or the initial value of an input control if there is a target end-point). The `TARGET` end-point defines the property that will be set from the field value during the action phase. If a `TARGET` end-point is specified the `SOURCE` end-point can only be from a server interface property. This is because domain information is required to correctly format the value for display in the input control. If an `INITIAL` end-point is used and the property is not a list value, it specifies the visible value of the field (which will be read-only). The `SOURCE` value will be hidden, and the pair of values can only be changed via a pop-up search page. The `TARGET` end-point will be supplied with the hidden value. If an `INITIAL` end-point is used and the property is a list value, it specifies the visible values in a drop-down list. The `INITIAL` element's `HIDDEN_PROPERTY` specifies the corresponding list of hidden values that will be supplied to the `TARGET` end-point. In this instance, the `SOURCE` end-point specifies one of the hidden values in the list that should be used as the initial list selection (the corresponding visible value is displayed).
`LINK`	0..1. Only valid for output fields (those with no `TARGET` connection end-point). The value of the output field will be used as the text for the hyperlink specified by this `LINK` element. If the field is based on a domain which requires a pop-up window then the `LINK` element can be used to supply parameters to the pop-up page. In this case the `LINK` element must not have a `PAGE_ID` attribute specified. See Using the Pop-up Page for further details.
`LABEL`	0..1. Allows the label for a `FIELD` to constructed from a number of sources. If both a `LABEL` attribute and `LABEL` child element are specified, the element takes precedence. See LABEL for more details.
`SCRIPT`	0..n. A script file associated with this `FIELD` that contains JavaScript code to be activated in response to the specified event on the field control. See SCRIPT for more details and limitations on this element usage.