General Gadgets
You have several general gadgets available to choose from when creating a form (like a Section Gadget, Text Gadget, Attachment Gadget, Checkbox Gadget, Data Lookups, etc.). General gadgets are available in all Kuali products and can be added to any form. An overview of all general gadgets can be found in the General Gadget Definitions article.
Product Gadgets
Within each different Kuali product, there are Product specific gadgets that are used solely when creating a form in that product. Product gadgets will consist of fields that we have identified as commonly used fields across multiple institutions and are pre-built to help build forms quickly. These fields can be edited, and the labels and options can be easily adjusted as needed. When product gadgets are available, you'll see the option to toggle between General and Product gadgets just above the Layout section in the gadgets list.
Product gadgets used on the form will be designated with the Kuali K logo to differentiate them from General gadgets. The icon will be green when the gadget is selected, and grey when it is not.
If you remove a Product gadget from your form it will appear in the Product gadget list for you to add back when you are ready. Product gadgets can be used in conjunction with General gadgets as needed to build out your desired product form.
Product gadgets are also unique in that they will have a hardcoded Field ID that cannot be altered. This allows for consistent reporting in the given product on these Product gadget fields and the ability to remove and re-add a Product gadget without losing information or reporting capabilities. This is why Product Gadgets are also sometimes referred to as Data Sets for a given product.
More information on available Product gadgets can be found in the below areas of the Knowledge Base:
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