Draw and Configure a Password Command Control

The following is just one way to draw and configure the Password command control to command from within a graphic.

  1. You have reviewed or completed the Preparing to Create Controls to Command Objects workflow.
  1. To create a new command control element on your graphic, from the File menu, select New Graphic .
  2. Click Command Control , and draw a rectangular shape on the canvas.
  3. The undefined element displays on the canvas.
  4. From the Property View (Command Control Properties), expand the Command Control properties, and from the Control Type drop-down menu, select Password.
    • A series of dots display in the command control.
  5. In the Parameter Name field, type the data point’s Parameter name obtained from the Models & Functions Command Configuration table. This field is case–sensitive. This property will be the same Parameter property later defined in the Command and Navigation section for each control.
    • For this example, type: Password.
  6. To configure the Password Command Control properties, do the following:
    • Minimum Length: Enter the minimum number of allowable characters.
    • Maximum Length: Enter the maximum number of allowable characters.
    • Password Character: Enter the default character to represent the masking characters when the user enters the password. The default character is set to a dot ●.