mrc logo mrc logo
  • m-Power m-Power
    What is m-Power?
    Overview Demos Build Process Case Studies Specs Pricing Trial
    m-Power Resources
    Overview How-To Videos Webinars & Podcasts White Papers Fact Sheets
  • Solutions Solutions
    What does m-Power build?
    Overview Database Front-Ends Reporting CRM Systems Business Intelligence Dashboards Inventory Management Mobile Apps ERP Enhancements Modernization Spreadsheets to the web MS Access to the web B2B/Web Portals Scheduling Embedded Analytics Web Forms Workflow Data Exploration Budgeting & Forecasting APIs and Web Services Db2 Web Query Alternative
    Solutions by Industry
    Overview Manufacturing Government Foodservice Software Vendors Logistics & Supply Chain Software Consultants Healthcare
  • Services Services
    Development Services Training Mentoring
  • About About
    Overview Partners Press Releases Careers Events Contact Blog
  • Support Support
    Support Home FAQ Documentation Customer Portal Enhancements Updates Roadmap Techblog
Try m-Power

m-Power Manual

Browse:

  • Home
  • Signature Capture in m-Power Maintainers
Back to Manual

Overview

Click here to access current documentation for this feature.

As of the August 2022 m-Power update, m-Power maintainer applications now support the implementation of signature capture right from the m-Painter editor.

This feature will allow developers to configure a signature box within their maintainer form over any database field of their choosing.

It should be noted that this feature is only supported in the following maintainer templates:

  • Data List with Web Form
  • Single Row Web Form
  • Calendar

Form Implementation

To begin, ensure that the data type of the field which will capture the user's signature supports alphanumeric values and is large enough to encompass the value associated to the signature.

Note: Signature capturing requires a large field to store the graphical representation of the signature. mrc recommends utilizing a text field type where possible.

The stored signature in the database will be saved as a base64 encoded string , so the CLOB or VARCHAR data types would be most appropriate for any signature field.

Please consult your database vendor's official documentation for more information on supported data types.

The maintainer application should be built as normal over the table containing this field. Once compiled, open the m-Painter editor.

The signature field will by default generate as a textarea box. To make this a signature field, right-click inside the textarea box and select "Textarea Properties".

Then, select the 'Signature' checkbox and press 'OK'.

In m-Painter, the field will still appear as a default textarea; this is expected. At application runtime however, the signature capture box will render, along with a button to clear the signature as the user fills out the form:

Displaying the Signature

While completely optional, the captured signature can be displayed outside of the maintainer form page, like within the table list page of a Data List with Web Form template. To display a signature, use the Field option from the m-Painter toolbar to insert the signature field.

In the Insert Field window, be sure to select the 'Insert as signature image' checkbox:

Once done, the signature will render as an image at runtime:

Created: November 8, 2023

Search


Browse By Category

Build Process (13)
Starting with m-Power (8)
Retrievals (10)
Reports (15)
Summaries (4)
Maintainers (17)
Graphs (8)
m-Power Data Explorer (4)
General (24)
Calculations (5)
Utilities (9)
m-Power Administration (23)
Security (11)
Freemarker (6)
m-Painter (29)
Form Validation (5)
External Objects & UDFs (12)
Deprecated Documentation (23)
Bootstrap Templates (7)

Popular Tags

Reports Maintainer Database Dates Freemarker Security Parameters Compiling Bootstrap Templates Dropdowns Record Selections Getting Started Graphs Application Properties SQL Popular Maintainers Form Validation Excel Bar Graphs Report Performance RPG Graph Properties Graphing Tomcat Production Retrievals Advanced DB2 Java Video Prompt Screens Retrieval Data Dictionary m-Painter Admin App Properties Build Process Administration Email mrc-Productivity Series Summaries External Objects Calculations

See all tags »

michaels, ross & cole, ltd. (mrc)

Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Cookie Settings Notice at Collection Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

mrc (US)

2001 Midwest Road
Suite 310
Oak Brook, IL 60523
630-916-0662

mrc (UK)

Mortlake Business Centre
20 Mortlake High Street
London, SW14 8JN
+44-20-335-59566


© 2024 mrc. All rights reserved.