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Updated January 6, 2016

asked on January 5, 2016 • Show version history

I have two columns in this table. One is a drop down of initials (labeled Initials) and the other column is a signature column (labeled Sign).

I only want the signature column to show when the "OTHER" option is selected in the Initials column.

I went to Field Rules and set the rule, HIDE Sign When Any of the following is true: Initials is not OTHER.

I save and preview, yet the signature column is still showing.

I've tried a few different versions of the rule such as, Show Sign When any of the following is true: Initials is Other

Hide Sign when initials is Blank

And I've also had both rules set. Yet the signature column doesn't hide.

Is this because Field Rules can't hide columns in the same table or am I not doing the rules right?

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replied on January 5, 2016 • Show version history

Hi Benjamin,

Field rules act on a table's fields across each row, not on an entire column. For example, with the following setup, you can see how a recreation of your table works with multiple rows:

Click this link to see the field rules in action.

In your case, to make the "Sign" column 'disappear', you could just delete its label. This would give the appearance of one column until "other" is selected, and the word "Sign" is still present in the Signature button:

Let me know if this works for you!

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replied on January 6, 2016

Thank you for the response Alex. I will talk to our client to see if this is something they'll be content with.

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replied on January 6, 2016

Alex,

I'm using LF 9.2.1 right now, my signature field doesn't disappear completely like yours does in the video. It just gets grayed out. Is there a setting for this?

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replied on January 6, 2016

Hi Benjamin,

I am using Forms 10 in my video, but I tried your setup in Forms 9 and saw the grayed out field too. However, this only happens when Signature field is inside a table. If your fields inside a table so that they are side by side, CSS can accomplish this while having the field rules work as expected.

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