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title: "General Component Settings"
slug: "general-component-settings"
updated: 2025-09-25T22:24:07Z
published: 2025-09-25T22:24:07Z
canonical: "docs.unqork.io/general-component-settings"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unqork.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# General Component Settings

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**General component settings** are configuration settings that are available across most Module Builder [components](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library). These settings typically help identify and group components, as well as control how the component is seen in Express View with RBAC. This article outlines the general settings you can use to configure your components.

> [!TIP]
> For more information on component specific configuration settings, visit the [Component Library](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library) landing page.

## About the Configuration Window

To access the general settings, you must first open the component configuration drawer. Once you add a component onto the Module Builder canvas, the configuration drawer displays automatically. To open an existing component's configuration drawer, hover over the component on the canvas and click the (**Settings**) button from the component toolbar.

[![A static image displaying the configuration drawer of a Text Field component.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/General_Comp_Settings_thumb_0_0.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/General%20Comp%20Settings.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)

| **Setting** | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **>** **(Open) /** **<** **(Close)** | Click > to close the component's configuration drawer. Click < to open the component configuration drawer. Use this button to temporarily expand the canvas view area. > [!NOTE] > The Module Builder's canvas is not available while editing a component, including when the configuration drawer is closed. You must click **Save Component** or Cancel to exit out of the component configuration view. |
| **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/image(33).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)** **(****ellipsis)** | The ellipsis menu contains the following settings: - **Field Tags**: Opens the Field Tags modal. Create and assign field tags to organize, identify, and group components in an application. For example, you can trigger multiple logic components at once by assigning the logic components the same field tag, then configuring a [Button](/v1/docs/button-component) component's **Trigger** value to that field tag. - **Permissions**: Opens the Permissions modal. View and modify component RBAC permissions for the component. > Discover how to configure a component's RBAC in our [Component Level Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)](https://docs.unqork.io/Content/O-Security/O02-RBAC/O02004-RBAC_Component_Level_RBAC.htm) article. |
| **Property ID** | A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link [components](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library) in your module. The Property ID is how the software identifies your component. Using Property IDs lets you link components, creating logic-based configurations and API calls. Property IDs must use camel case (stylized as camelCase) without spaces or punctuation. |
| **Copy** | After saving the module, clicking this button creates an HTML link and copies it to your local clipboard. Opening this link in a browser opens the Module Builder and the component's configuration window. |
| **Display** | Select this tab to manage your component's display settings. Display settings control the visual elements end-users see in Express View. For example, The [Button component's Label Text](/v1/docs/button-component#UD_Display) setting controls the text that displays inside a button in Express View. |
| **Data** | Select this tab to manage your component's data settings. Data settings can control how a component's values are stored and what certain components can do. For example, the [Dropdown component's Data Values](/v1/docs/dropdown-component) table controls what options end-users see in a drop-down, and what value is entered when they select an option. |
| **Actions** | Select this tab to manage your component's Actions settings. The Actions settings control what a component does when certain criteria are met. For example, the [Button component's Event action type](/v1/docs/button-component#UD_Actions) can trigger another component when clicking the button. |
| **Validation** | Select this tab to manage your component's validation settings. Validation settings control what values are accepted in input components and if the input component field is required. For example, the [Text Field Component](/v1/docs/text-field-component) setting makes it so end-users must enter a value in order to progress past the current page. |
| **Advanced** | Select this tab to manage your component's advanced settings. The Advanced tab provides Creators with additional settings to further customize the component. |
| **Cancel** | Click this button to undo any unsaved configuration changes and return to the Module Builder canvas. |
| **Save Component** | Click this button to save all setting configuration changes and return to the Module Builder canvas. |

**General component settings** are configuration settings that are available across most Module Builder [components](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library). These settings typically help identify and group components, as well as control how the component is seen in Express View with RBAC. This article outlines the general settings you can use to configure your components.

> [!NOTE]
> For more information on component specific configuration settings, visit the [Component Library](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library) landing page.

## About the Configuration Window

To access the general settings, you must first open the component configuration window. Once you add a component onto the Module Builder canvas, the configuration window displays automatically. You can also open the configuration window of an existing component in your Module Builder canvas by hovering over the component and clicking the ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/AppBuildButton_Settings(4).jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) (**Settings**) button from the component toolbar.

[![A static image displaying the layout of the Text Field component configuration window.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Text_Field_v3_01_thumb_0_0.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Text%20Field%20v3%2001.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)

| **Setting** | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Property ID** | A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link [components](/v1/docs/module-builder-component-library) in your module. The Property ID is how the software identifies your component. Using Property IDs lets you link components, creating logic-based configurations and API calls. Property IDs must use camel case (stylized as camelCase) without spaces or punctuation. |
| ![A toggle switch indicating an on/off state for a user interface element.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Group 1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) **(ON)****/** ![A toggle switch in the 'on' position, indicating an active setting or feature.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Group 2(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) **(OFF)** | The component is active and visible in Express View. While active, other components and processes can reference your component. Setting the toggle to ![A toggle switch in the 'on' position, indicating an active setting or feature.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Group 2(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) **(OFF)** makes your component inactive. Other components and processes cannot reference your component while it's inactive. By default, the Active toggle is set to ![A toggle switch indicating an on/off state for a user interface element.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Group 1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) **(ON)****.** |
| **Notes ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Notes.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)** | Select this tab to display the component's Notes area. You can use notes to keep your teammates informed. The Notes editor offers a semi-WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get) content editor. Built to look like a word processor, this editor lets you create, edit, and format your notes. Notes are saved when saving the component. |
| **![Display Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/display_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Display** | Select this tab to manage your component's display settings. |
| **![Data Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/data_teal_icon(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Data** | Select this tab to manage your component's data settings. |
| **![Actions Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/actions_icon(7).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Actions** | Select this tab to manage your component's actions settings. |
| **![Validation Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/validation_teal_icon(3).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Validation** | Select this tab to manage your component's validation settings. |
| **![Advanced Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/advanced_teal_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Advanced** | Select this tab to manage your component's advanced settings. |
| **![Permissions Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/permissions_icon_teal.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Permissions** | Select this tab to see the RBAC settings of the component. |
| **![Field Tag Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/field_tag_teal_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Field Tags** | Assign one-word labels to help organize, identify, and group the components in your application. Consider an example from the [API Specification Snippet](/v1/docs/api-specification-snippet): Field Tags are applied to Hidden components in the **panelRequest** and **panelResponse** **P****anel** components. The Field Tags identify the data type of parameters included in the API request and response. The [API Docs Dashboard tool](/v1/docs/api-docs-dashboard-tool) populates with information about each parameter’s data type, identified by the Field Tag. Field Tags act as a type of Property ID group and let you group components for configuration purposes. Field Tags let you target two or more components using a simple logic component. For example, add the Field Tag tagForDecision to multiple components in your module. Open the Inputs table of a Decisions component and reference the tagForDecision Field Tag as the input of the Decisions component. The output of the Decisions component then affects all components with the tagForDecision Field Tag. Save your Field Tags by pressing Enter (Return) or adding a comma after each entry. |
| **![Shortcuts Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/shortcuts_teal_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) Shortcuts** | Select this tab to open the list of supported keyboard shortcuts you can use in the component settings modal. Keyboard shortcuts include: - **Cmd + S** (Mac) / **Ctrl + S** (PC): Save and close the component settings modal. - **Cmd + G** (Mac) / **Ctrl + G** (PC): Opens a search window to find specific fields and settings in the component settings modal. - **Tab**: Tab to the next field or setting in the component settings modal. This keyboard shortcut tabs left to right and top to bottom. - **Shift + Tab**: Tab to the previous field or setting in the component settings modal. The keyboard shortcut tabs from right to left and bottom to top. - **Enter (Return)**: When tabbing to a ![Tooltip Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/dynamicGrid_tooltip.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) (tooltip), press Enter (Return) to display the field or setting tooltip. Press Enter (Return) again to hide the tooltip. Additional keyboard shortcuts: - **Drop-down menus**: When you Tab to a settings drop-down, use the keyboard's ![Up-Arrow Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/chevron_up_grey_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) (up)/ ![Down-Arrow icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/chevron_down_grey_icon(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D) (down) arrows to make a selection. Then, press Enter (Return) to confirm the selection. |
| **![Documentation Icon](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/documentation_teal_icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)Documentation** | Select this tab to access the component documentation in Unqork's In-Product Help. |
| **Cancel** | Click this button to undo any unsaved configuration changes and return to the Module Builder canvas. |
| **Save & Close** | Click this button to save all setting configuration changes and return to the Module Builder canvas. |

**DATA MODEL**

If your components are mapped to a Data Model, you can expect other settings and attributes to display at the top of the component's settings modal. When viewing the settings for a component associated with a Data Model, some fields are disabled because they are controlled by the schema associated with the Data Model.

[![A static image displaying the component setting's header when that component is associated with a Data Model.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Header_Data_Model_thumb_0_0.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/Header%20Data%20Model.jpg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T16%3A59%3A09Z&se=2026-11-09T17%3A59%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=6kk9PuuFWfQluh%2FrW0fJwhV1NwFC2CupRi%2FjEK%2Fv5Z0%3D)

Below are the available options for mapped components:

| **Setting** | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **Component** | Represents the component associated with the Data Model. If the Data Model property type associated with this component supports other component types, you can select a different component from the drop-down menu. The component settings will immediately display for that selected component. |
| **Field Name** | The JSON Schema field associated with this component. |
| **Data Model** | The Data Model associated with this component. |
| **Type** | The data type of the Data Model field. |
| **Property ID** | The component's Property ID. |

## Resources

- [Introduction to the Module Builder](/v1/docs/introduction-to-the-module-builder).
- [Module Settings](/v1/docs/module-settings).
- [What Is a Module?](/v1/docs/what-is-a-module).
- [Component Toolbar Settings](/v1/docs/component-toolbar-settings).

Express View is how your end-user views your application. Express View also lets you preview your applications to test your configuration and view the styling. This is also the view your end-users will see when interacting with your application. After configuring a module, click Preview in the Module Builder to interact with the module in Express View.

RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) is a method to control system access for authorized users. The role in RBAC refers to the levels of access employees have to a network.

A UI (User Interface) Drawer is a layout panel that slides out from the side of the screen to display content. In UDesigner, components display their configuration panels in a drawer.

A modal is a window that appears on top of the content you are currently viewing.

APIs (application programming interfaces) are a set of protocols and definitions developers use to build and integrate application software. APIs act as the connective tissue between products and services.

A naming convention for computer programming. Use camelCase for Property IDs, for example: newUser, lastName, & rdoButton.

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the standard markup language for for achieving font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects when creating web pages.

End-users, also known as Express Users, are the individuals accessing an application through Express View. In most cases, end-users are the customers using the product.

A Property ID is the unique field ID used by Unqork to track and link components in your module.