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  • Introduction
  • 🏆Features
  • Getting Started
    • Welcome to FM BetterForms!
    • System Overview
    • Quick Tour of the BetterForms IDE
    • 1. Setting Up Your Foundation
      • 1.1 Configure FileMaker Server
      • 1.2 Install BetterForms Helper File
      • 1.3 Add Your Server to BetterForms (IDE)
    • 2. Building Your First Application
      • 2.1 Create an App (Site) in the IDE
      • 2.2 Create Your First Page (Intro to Page Builder)
      • 2.3 Understanding & Managing Environments (IDE)
      • 2.4 Adding Elements to Your Page
      • 2.5 Understanding Validation
      • 2.6 Adding Actions to Your Page
      • 2.7 Creating Your First List View
      • 2.8 Understanding Page Data Flow
      • 2.9 Creating Your First Hook
      • 2.10 Working with Data Tables (Coming Soon)
    • 3. Understanding Core BetterForms Concepts
      • 3.1 Introduction to Hooks (and where to find them in the IDE)
      • 3.2 Running Your First Hook (Practical Example)
      • 3.3 Introduction to Actions & Action Scripts (IDE Context)
      • 3.4 Understanding the Data Model (and Page Data Model UI)
    • 4. Common Customizations & Expanding Your App
      • 4.1 Adding & Configuring Buttons (Page Builder)
      • 4.2 Implementing Page Navigation (Actions & Site Navigation UI)
      • 4.3 Displaying Data in Tables (Page Builder & Element Config)
      • 4.4 Basic App Styling (Site Styling UI)
    • 5. Mastering the BetterForms Environment & Advancing Your Skills
      • 5.1 Understanding & Managing Environments (In-Depth)
      • 5.2 Deep Dive: Page Configuration & Settings
        • Navigating the Page Builder Interface
        • Working with Page-Level Action Scripts
        • Configuring the Page Data Model
        • Page Integration Settings Explained
        • Managing Page Info & Other Settings
      • 5.3 Working with Global Scripts
      • 5.4 Managing App (Site) Settings & Navigation
      • 5.5 Exploring Further: What to Learn Next
    • Support & Resources
      • Getting Help
      • Learning JSON
  • Reference
    • Site Settings
      • Navigation
      • App Model
      • DOM Header Insertions
      • Global Named Actions
      • Site Structure
      • Slots / Code Injection
    • Developer Mode
    • Page Settings
      • Data Model
      • Card / Window Modals
      • Validation
        • Custom Validators
      • Misc Page Settings
    • Page Elements
      • Copy of Site Structure
      • BetterForms Elements
        • Checkbox
        • Checklist
        • Cleave.js Input Masking
        • DateTime Picker
        • Google Address Autocomplete
        • Image Display Element
        • Input
        • Masked Input
        • Range Slider (noUiSlider)
        • Radios
        • Select
        • Advanced Select (selectEx)
        • TextArea
      • Common
        • Input
        • Button
        • Data Table
        • HTML
      • Grouping Elements
        • Tabs
        • Panel
        • accordion
        • accordion2
        • listrows
      • Uploading Files
        • dropzone
        • dropzone to S3
        • uploadCare
        • 🏗️Uppy File Upload Widget Integration with AWS S3
      • Misc Elements
        • Plain Text / Code Editor
        • signature
        • fullCalendar
        • rangeSlider
      • Payment Gateways
        • Authorize.net
        • PayPal
        • Stripe
      • Adding Custom Page Elements
    • Actions Processor
      • Named Actions (Action Scripts)
      • Actions
        • runUtilityHook
        • path
        • debounce
        • throttle
        • showAlert
        • showModal / hideModal
        • function
        • clipboard
        • cookie
        • setFocus
        • scrollTo
        • wait
        • emit
        • validate
        • channelJoinAnon
        • channelLeaveAnon
        • messageSend
        • messageSendAnonChannel
        • consoleError
        • showStripeCheckout
      • Authentication Actions
    • Script Hooks
      • Globals Variables
        • $$BF_Model
        • $$BF_App
        • $$BF_State
      • Keeping Keys Private
      • Reducing Payload Size
      • API Callback Endpoint
      • Common Hooks
      • Scoped Hooks
    • Users & Authentication
      • Managing User Accounts
      • Custom Login Pages
      • OAuth
    • Advanced Configuration
      • Custom Domains
    • BF Utility Functions
      • Example Usage
        • BF.i18n()
    • BF Error Codes
    • Messaging
      • Adding users to channels
      • Removing users from channels
      • Sending messages
      • Get connected users
      • Get active channels
    • Practices for File Downloads
    • BF Streaming Proxy
    • Updating the Helper File
    • Connection Trouble Shooting Guide
    • Software Testing Overview
    • JavaScript Libraries
    • FM BetterForms - Quality Assurance
    • Rollbacks and Version Control
    • BF Server Proxy
    • Setting up Auth0
    • Create an S3 Bucket on AWS
    • ApexCharts - Getting started
    • BF Enterprise Documentation
    • BetterForms Error Pages API
    • BF Streaming API
    • LLM Query API
    • Creating a PWA
  • Usage Tips
    • Troubleshooting
      • Debugging
      • Frozen Actions Queue
      • Vue Variables
    • JavaScript Tips
      • Calling Named Actions from HTML Vue Events
      • Calculations
    • Hacking a Webpage
    • System Overview
    • Forms Processor
      • Form Types
      • HTML & VueJS
      • Styling and Design
    • Customizing and Styling
      • Custom CSS
      • Custom Components
        • Components Editor
        • Component Best Practices
      • Page Pre-loaders
      • Favicon
    • Design Patterns and Best Practices
      • Working with environments
      • Handling Data
      • Saving Data
      • Data Optimization
      • Business Logic
      • UI / UX
      • Debugging
      • Script Engine Optimization
    • Getting Started
    • Installation
  • Security
    • Authentication
    • Security White Paper
    • Firewalls
    • Technology Stack
  • Compatibility
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  1. Reference
  2. Page Elements
  3. Grouping Elements

Tabs

Organize complex forms using a standard tab element

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Tab Modes

A tabs element can be constructed in either Data Mode or Form Mode. Form mode allows you to define each tab individually as its own form, very similar to how a tab element would work in FileMaker. Data Mode takes an array of data and generates a tab for each item in the array, with identical elements in each tab containers.

  • To use Data Mode, set "type": "vtabs"

  • To use Form Mode set "type": "tabs_form"

Otherwise, all other parts of this page apply to both modes.

Additional Keys

Type
Description

onTabClicked_actions

actions array

this key accepts an array of actions that are executed when a tab is clicked.

Vertical Tabs give you the ability to contain repeating records (tab) of data and allow the user to add additional tabs.

v-tab's can contain full form schema. This means you can build forms within forms!

Key
Type
Description

tabLabelModel

string

Point this to the data model.field. It will be used to display on the tab.

min

number

{optional} The minimum number of tabs the user is allowed to create. The delete icon will had when this number is reached.

max

number

{optional} The maximum number of tabs the user is allowed to create. The add icons will hide when this number is reached.

model

array

the data model must be initialized as an array. '[ ]'

schema

object

the schema object follows the same construct as schema of its parent. It only needs to contain a fields array.

Notes

Set the min and max values to the same number to permanently hide the add and delete icons. Data within your data models array will still render rows accordingly.

// typical v-tab object
// DATA MODE

{
  "hint": "You can set the 'max' property to limit number of records",
  "label": "Enter Some Contacts (4 max)",
  "min": 1,
  "max": 4,
  "model": "contacts",
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "inputType": "text",
        "label": "First Name",
        "model": "nameFirst",
        "styleClasses": "col-md-6",
        "type": "input"
      },
      {
        "inputType": "text",
        "label": "Last Name",
        "model": "nameLast",
        "styleClasses": "col-md-6",
        "type": "input"
      },
      {
        "inputType": "select",
        "label": "Street 1",
        "model": "street1",
        "styleClasses": "col-md-12",
        "type": "input"
      }
    ]
  },
  "styleClasses": "col-md-8",
  "tabLabelModel": "nameFirst",
  "type": "vtabs"
}