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title: "Simple Form Control Glossary"
slug: "simple-form-control-glossary"
updated: 2025-06-27T20:29:45Z
published: 2025-06-27T20:29:45Z
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# Simple Form Control Glossary

## Overview

| Feature Details |
| --- |
| **Modified in Version** | 8.17 |
| **Modification Details** | [Simple Forms](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/about-simple-forms) now supports Horizontal Stack. |

The following list comprises the **Controls**and **Layouts**supported in Simple Forms and their available CSS classes for further customization.

Controls next to the gray column are child controls of the next above parent control. To access these child controls, change the control **Control Type.**This setting is further discussed in the following subsection.

Unlike [Form Controls](/v9/docs/form-control-glossary), all Simple Form Controls are supported on mobile.

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## Layouts

| **Name** | **Description** | CSS Classes Available |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [**Vertical Stack**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/horizontal-and-vertical-stack-layouts)**** | Provide a layout where users can effortlessly drag and drop various other Form Controls to accommodate the controls side-by-side (horizontal) within the specified area.**** | CSS |
| [**Grid Layout**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/grid-layout)******** | Fixed containers to house Form controls can be stacked upon each other as well as side-by-side.**** | CSS |
| [**Horizontal Stack**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/horizontal-and-vertical-stack-layouts) | Provide a layout where users can effortlessly drag and drop various other Form Controls to accommodate the controls on top of each other (vertical) within the specified area. | CS |

## Controls

### Action

| **Name** | **Description** | CSS Classes Available |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [**Button**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/configuring-buttons-in-simple-forms)**** | Standard interactable button Available Display Type: **Button, Link,** and**Image** | Control |
|  | **Open URL** | Opens the specified URL link once clicking the control | Same as parent |
| **Event** | Triggers an event once clicking the control | Same as parent |
|  | **Previous** | Reverses Flow to previous steps; stops reversing when a Form with an Outcome Behavior Type Button is selected; when used in combination, it can create a loop. | Same as parent |
|  | **Post Back** | Resets all entries in the Form | Same as parent |
|  | **Copy Text** | Copies the text string value of the specified Textbox | Same as parent |
|  | **Data Repeater Add/Remove** | Respectively adds or removes a row to its attached Data Repeater | Same as parent |
|  | [**Sub Dialog**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/sub-dialog-data-flow) | Runs a sub-dialog Flow that can house a Form to pop up in front of the current Form | Same as parent |
|  | **Data Grid Add/Remove** | Respectively adds or removes a row to its attached Data Grid | Same as parent |

### Data

| **Name** | **Description** | CSS Classes Available |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Check Box** | Create checkboxes for user selection | - Label - Control |
|  | **Switch** | Displays a toggle button switch | Same as parent |
| [**Data Grid**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/displaying-lists-of-objects-in-a-data-grid)**** | Displays an Excel-like view of an Entity with the ability to have user action and edit the data source | Control |
| [**Data Repeater**](/v9/docs/creating-data-repeaters)**** | Places a Simple Form within a Simple Form as a repeatable list of the same data type(s) | - Control - Inner Margin - Outer Margin - Border Width - Corner Radius |
| [**Date Time Field**](/v9/docs/configuring-date-time-field-format-tokens)**** | Allows the user to choose a date and time**** | - Label - Button - Control |
| [**Document Viewer**](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/document-viewer-form) | Allows to view Documents | CSS |
|  | **Date** | Allows the user to choose a date | Same as parent |
| **DateTime** | Allows the user to choose a date and time | Same as parent |
| **Time** | Allows the user to choose a time | Same as parent |
| **Calendar** | Interactive Calendar where the end-user selects a date and/or time | Same as parent |
| **Image** | Displays an image | - Label - Control |
| **Label** | Displays non-interactive text | - Label - Label Holder |
|  | **Rich Text** | Displays inputted text with options to change font format, style, color, size, alignment, copy, paste, insert image, create a table, hyperlinks, etc. | Same as parent |
| **Latitude and Longitude** | Displays the latitude and longitude of the specified location by working alongside the Geolocation API | Control |
| **List** | Displays text as a list; contains **Single Select**and **Multi Selec**t options for user selection.**** | - Label - Container - Item - Selected Item |
|  | **Sortable List Box** | Displays text as a list where items can be rearranged and removed. | - Label - List Holder - Sortable List Item - Add Button |
|  | **Combo Box** | Displays drop-down list items of the specified Data Type with **Single Select** and **Multi Select** options for user selection. | - Label - Control - Button - Drop Down List - Selected Item |
|  | **Check Box List** | Creates a list of checkboxes for user selection; contains only **Multi Select**behavior. | Same as parent |
|  | **Radio Button List** | Creates a list with the ability for users to select via radio buttons; contains only **Single Select**behavior. | Same as parent |
| **Progress Bar****** | Shows the progress of data being input and allows the designer to set a minimum and maximum number for the bar.**** | Control |
| **Signature Pad** | A signature can be drawn with a mouse or touch screen if applicable**** | - Label - Control |
| **Text Area** | Displays static or input data with a built-in label | - Label - Control |
| **Text Field** | Users can input string**** | - Label - Control |
| **** | **AutoComplete****** | Creates an auto-complete search bar | Same as parent |
| [**Currency Box**](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner)**** | Number box that inputs and outputs currency | Same as parent |
| [**Masked Text Box**](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/using-the-masked-textbox-control) | Allows the designer to give the text a format value type: General, Number, Decimal, Currency, Email Address, SSN, Custom, Phone Number. | Same as parent |
| [**Number Box**](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner) | [](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner)Only takes in and outputs a number | Same as parent |
| [**Number Spinner**](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner)**** | [](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/currency-box-and-number-box-number-spinner)Only takes in and outputs a number with up and down arrows for inputs | Same as parent |
| **Password Text Box** | Hides text with bullet points and allows the designer to create a minimum and maximum length | Same as parent |
| **Text Box** | Users can input string text | Same as parent |
| **[Video](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/video-control)** | Upload a video file or input a video URL to display on the Form**** | - Label - Control |

#### Validation

| **Name** | **Description** | CSS Classes Available |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Validation Display** | Shows validation messages for the Form **** | Control |

### File

| **Name** | **Description** | CSS Classes Available |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **File Download** | Allows download of one designated file**** | - Label - Link |
| **File Upload** | Allows upload of one user-specified file | - Label - FileName - Button - Dialog Header - Dialog Body - Dialog Footer |
| **File Upload Area** | Allows users to upload a file via drag-and-drop into the area**** | - Label - Container - FileName - Link |
| **Files Download** | Allows download of multiple designated files**** | - Label - FileName - Link |
| **Files Upload** | Allows upload of multiple user-specified files**** | - Label - FileName - Button - Dialog Header - Dialog Body - Dialog Footer |
| **Files Upload Area** | Allows users to upload multiple files via drag-and-drop into the area | - Label - Container - FileName - Link |

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## Changing a Control's Control Type

The **Control Type** setting configures the appearance and functionality of a Simple Form control. Drag a parent control into the Simple Form's workspace and click the **Edit**button under Control Type. The following example uses a **Text Field**that, once changing the control, also changes its Properties.

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