About the Dependencies Element

The Dependencies element specifies how certain options rely on one another in order for the task to work properly. For example, a check box can enable or disable a text box depending on whether the check box is selected. The Dependencies element is a grouping mechanism for the individual Dependency tags. There are no attributes associated with this element.

The Dependencies element can have multiple Dependency tags. Each Dependency tag has a condition attribute that is resolved to determine the state of the targets.

The Target element has three required attributes.

Attribute	Description
`option`	References the option that will receive the action.
`conditionResult`	Specifies when to execute the action. The valid values for this attribute are `true` and `false`. If the condition is true and `conditionResult=true`, the action is executed. If the condition is false and `conditionResult=false`, the action is executed. If the value of the condition and `conditionResult` do not match (for example, one is true and one is false), the action is ignored.
`action`	Specifies the action to execute. Here are the valid values: `show` `hide` `enable` `disable` `set` If the value of the `action` attribute is `set`, you must also specify these two attributes: The `property` attribute refers to the attribute of an element that was created from the metadata. The `option` element in the metadata has an `inputType` attribute that specifies what UI element is created. With a few exceptions, any attribute that is listed for an input type is a valid value for the `property` attribute of a `Target` element. The invalid values are `required`, `width`, `indent`, and `variable`. The `value` attribute is the value to use for the target of the `property` attribute.