State

The State field lets a form take on a state, defined by the state list configured on the form definition. A state dictates what can happen with the form: whether it can still be saved, for instance.

Property	Value	Description
State	State	The state list, created in the form definition, this field reflects.
Selected color	Color	Indicates which state value is currently selected.
Display type	List, Checkbox list, Radio list, or Dropdown	How the state is presented in the viewer.

If a form is saved while an Open state is selected, it stays editable. Saving with a Closed or Closed for user state selected instead shows a confirmation prompt, since further edits will be blocked. If the field is added as a form overview field, it displays each state’s configured color. States can also be changed outside the viewers entirely, for example through the Export to form dataflow node.

Tips

• Give each state a clear display text, so it’s obvious what each value means.
• If the state is meant to be driven by logic rather than direct editing, hide the field and set its value through an action flow instead.