Text Area (control type) in Jitterbit App Builder

A Text Area control displays and edits a column's text value in a larger, multi-line region, instead of the single-line field a Text control uses. For example, a panel might use a Text Area control for a Notes field, where entries are often too long to comfortably fit on a single line.

Add a Text Area control

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

Convert an existing control to a Text Area control

To change an existing control to use the Text Area 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 Text Area.

4. Click Save.

Refresh the application view to confirm the update. The control now displays a larger, multi-line region for entering and viewing the column's text value.