Email Component

Overview

The Email component acts like a Text Field component, but with an additional feature that validates end-user input to ensure it matches valid email formatting. This component is often used with account setups or user registration. You can use it whenever you need end-users to submit a valid email address, though the component does not confirm if the email address is active.

You can find the component under the Secondary Fields group to the left of the Module Builder.

Acceptable Email Formats

The Email component relies on valid email address formatting in the form of prefix@DomainName.TopLevelDomain. Use the table below to better understand acceptable Email component formats:

Attribute	Description
Prefix	The prefix is the name of an email mailbox that belongs to a specific person, mailing list, or department. The recipient name must not exceed 64 characters. Prefixes can include the following characters: Upper and lowercase letters (A-Z and a-z). Digits from 0 to 9. Special characters, like !, #, $, %, &, ', *, +, -, /, =, ?, ^, _, `, {, and \|. A special character cannot be the first or last character in the prefix, nor can they appear in succession.
@	The symbol in an email address separating the prefix from the domain name.
Domain Name	The domain name of a specific mailbox provider or organization. Domain names must not exceed 253 characters. Domains can include the following characters: Upper and lowercase letters (A-Z and a-z). Digits from 0 to 9. A hyphen (-) and period (.).
Top-Level Domain	Top-level domains are the highest level of the domain naming system. Common top-level domains can include the following examples: .com .net .org That said, Unqork supports all top-level domains.

About the Configuration Window

To learn more about general component settings and those that display when a component is associated with Data Models, view our General Component Settings article.

Display Panel

Field Text

Setting	Description
Label Text	Label Text conveys what the input component is and what information it displays. Enter the purpose of the corresponding component or field. User-friendly labels make your module more accessible. Keep labels short and descriptive (a word or two) using title case. For longer entries, use sentence case.
Placeholder Text	A short prompt telling end-users the expected value of an input field. For example, Enter your Social Security Number. Placeholder Text displays inside the input field until the end-user begins an entry.
Prefix	Alphanumeric characters append to the start of the value entered in the field. If called by another component, the prefix stores with the value.
Suffix	Alphanumeric characters that append to the end of the value entered in the field. If called by another component, the suffix stores with the value.

Contextual Help

Setting	Description
Tooltip	A short hint that displays when an end-user positions their cursor over the (Tooltip) icon. Tooltips can display across more than one line.
Helper Text	A quick tip describing the expected value of an input field. Unlike a Tooltip, Helper Text stays visible under the input field and displays on a single line.

Default State Options

Setting	Description
Hide Label	Setting Hide Label to (ON) hides Label Text from displaying in Express View. Your Label Text still displays in the Module Builder. By default, this setting is set to (OFF).
Hide Field	Displays or hides the component from view. Setting Hide Field to (ON) hides the component in Express View. Setting it to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder. By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).
Hide Helper Text	Stops Helper Text from displaying in Express View. By default, the Hide Helper Text toggle is set to (OFF).

Setting

Description

Hide Label

Setting Hide Label to (ON) hides Label Text from displaying in Express View. Your Label Text still displays in the Module Builder.

By default, this setting is set to (OFF).

Hide Field

Displays or hides the component from view. Setting Hide Field to (ON) hides the component in Express View. Setting it to (OFF) displays the component. The component is always visible in the Module Builder.

By default, Hide Field is set to (OFF).

Hide Helper Text

Stops Helper Text from displaying in Express View.

By default, the Hide Helper Text toggle is set to (OFF).

Formatting

Setting	Description
Input Mask	An Input Mask is a string of characters that indicates the format of a valid input. Use an Input Mask when the format of the input value must be consistent. Use 9 to require a number, a to require a letter, and * to require an alphanumeric character. For example, you might use an input mask with a field that stores a social security number, like 999-99-9999. Or, use an input mask that stores a formatted username, like aa9999.
Input Behavior	Controls how end-users interact with the component. Choose from the following options: Enable User Input: Allow end-users to view and enter data in this field. Disable User Input: Prevents end-users from entering data in the field, but lets them view it. In the Module Builder, the field’s background displays as gray. In Express View, when end-users hover over the field, their cursor displays with a prohibited symbol. Read Only - Legacy: Prevents end-users from entering data and replaces the field with the component’s data value. If no value is provided, the component displays None. Read Only - Accessible: Makes the field non-editable and applies the readonly HTML attribute, which notifies screen readers that the field cannot be modified.

Setting

Description

Input Mask

An Input Mask is a string of characters that indicates the format of a valid input. Use an Input Mask when the format of the input value must be consistent. Use 9 to require a number, a to require a letter, and * to require an alphanumeric character.

For example, you might use an input mask with a field that stores a social security number, like 999-99-9999. Or, use an input mask that stores a formatted username, like aa9999.

Input Behavior

Controls how end-users interact with the component. Choose from the following options:

Enable User Input: Allow end-users to view and enter data in this field.
Disable User Input: Prevents end-users from entering data in the field, but lets them view it. In the Module Builder, the field’s background displays as gray. In Express View, when end-users hover over the field, their cursor displays with a prohibited symbol.
Read Only - Legacy: Prevents end-users from entering data and replaces the field with the component’s data value. If no value is provided, the component displays None.
Read Only - Accessible: Makes the field non-editable and applies the readonly HTML attribute, which notifies screen readers that the field cannot be modified.

Setting	Description
Store Data in Database	The Store Data in Database setting affects how data persists through your application. When set to (ON), Unqork stores values entered into the field to the database (server-side submission). This occurs in three scenarios: Navigating between Panels in a Navigation component. On navigation between pages (Panels), the component’s value saves to the database. Triggering a module save event using a Button component with an Action Type of Save. Navigating between screens of a workflow. On navigation between screens, the component’s value saves to the database. By default, workflows persist data from all fields in the client-side submission when navigating between screens. However, only values from fields with Store Data in Database enabled store in the server-side submission. Set the toggle to (OFF) when you don’t want to store the values from this field in the database. When using a Plug-In to remote execute a module, ensure data moving between modules is persistent. You can optionally enable Store Data in Database for components in the source module. But any components in the API module whose values are included in an API response must have Store Data in Database enabled. When a component’s data is not persistent, the data isn't included in an API call's response. So, Plug-Ins or external services requesting data from the API module can't receive non-persistent data in the response. Store Data in Database also affects what data is tracked using Unqork’s built-in tracker. When the Enable Tracker and Track Value toggles are set to (ON) in Module Settings, only values from fields with Store Data in Database enabled are tracked.

Setting	Description
Email Error Message	Displays as a custom error message under the field when the end-user enters an invalid email address and advances, like saving or submitting a form.

Setting	Description
Required	When set to (ON), the end-user must enter a value in the component's visible fields. When set to (OFF), the input is optional. By default, Required is set to (OFF).
Required Error Message	A custom error message that displays below a required field. The error message displays when the end-user tries to save or submit the module without completing the required field.

Setting	Description
Min/Max Length Error Message	A custom error message that displays below the input field. The error message displays when the entry doesn't meet the minimum or maximum character length rule.
Min/Max Length	Sets the minimum or the maximum number of characters an end-user must enter for valid input.
Regular Expression Pattern	The Regular Expression pattern that the field's value must match to be valid. To learn about Regular Expression patterns, view our Regex in Unqork article.
Pattern Error Message	An error message that displays if the value does not meet the Regular Expression pattern.

Setting	Description
Custom CSS Class	Enter a Custom CSS Class to apply to your component. Custom CSS lets you maintain a consistent look and feel when the field or element is part of a template or multiple modules. Updated CSS styling applies to all components that reference this custom class name.

Adding an Email Component

In this example, you'll configure an Email component that collects a beneficiary's email address. These instructions assume that you have an open module saved with a title.

Drag and drop an

Email component onto the canvas.

In the Property ID field, enter beneficiaryEmail.

In the Label Text field, enter Beneficiary Email.

Click Save Component.

Save your module.

Preview your module in Express View. You'll see the following functionality:

Email Component

Overview

Acceptable Email Formats