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Password (control type) in Jitterbit App Builder

A Password control masks a column's value as dots while a user enters or views it in the UI layer, instead of showing the characters directly. For example, an application might use a Password control on a column that stores a PIN or access code, so the value isn't visible on screen.

This masking is purely visual. A Password control stores its value as plain text, the same as a Text control would, unless the underlying column itself is configured for application-level column encryption.

For a column to be usable with the Password control type, its logical data type must be set to String. See String in Appendix A of the Introduction to App Builder tutorial series for how to set a column's logical data type.

Add a Password control

To add a new Password control to a panel, use the Add a Control dialog and select Password as the Control Type:

Add a Password control

Convert an existing control to a Password control

To change an existing control to use the Password control type:

  1. Navigate to the control, using either the Live Designer or the App Workbench:

    • From the app preview, open the page containing the control and select Action Drawer > Live Designer.

    • From the App Workbench, open the Pages tab, then in the Pages panel, locate the page containing the control and either double-click its row or click the Open record icon. In the Page Panel Layout panel, find the panel that houses the control and click Controls.

  2. If you're in the Live Designer, click the control in the page view; this will populate the Live Designer with edit options for that control. If you're in the App Workbench, in the Controls panel, find the control and either double-click its row or click the Open record icon at the end of its row; App Builder opens a dialog similar to the Live Designer's.

  3. In the Control Properties tab, set the Control Type field to Password.

  4. Click Save.

Refresh the application view to confirm the update. The control now displays dots instead of the column's value, both when viewing and editing a record.