Hi all,
I have a nice process model, let's call it ProcessModel_A
The process model has a PV, of a CDT type. Let's call it CDT_A.
This CDT has some text and number attributes and also contains an attribute which type is a second CDT, let's call it CDT_B:
CDT_A:
name - text - no multiple
age - number - no multiple
...
moreData - CDT_B - multiple
There is no database here, just the process models, and no Records, just CDTs.
Please, bear in mind that the moreData is a list.
I've created a Process backed record, RecordPM_A, of type ProcessModel_A.
When I run a query on the process, like:
a!queryRecordType (
recordType: RecordPM_A,
fields: {
[RecordPM_A.fields.moreData.CDT_B]
when I query it like this, in the attribute moreData it keeps telling me that this is a list of text and is retrieving only the first element of CDT_B.
Any idea on how to FORCE it to understand that the list of elements is of a CDT type, not a text type?
Remember that I'm not defining the data types, this is a process backed record.
Thanks.
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I am not able to reproduce it. Does the list contains many elements? Does CDT_B have many fields?
On the other hand, have you tried something like this? 1- queryRecordType returns only CDT_A 2- once you realized that you can see the CDT_B list, local!query.CDT_B to obtain your list. This is not the cleanest way to do it, but lets try it
Hi Jesus,
thanks for your answer.
Regarding your questions:
- Yes, the list contains several elements.
- CDT_B has several fields of different types
Regarding your suggestion, sorry but I can´t see how I should articulate it.
When I queryRecord CDT_A, i can store this in a local variable, which data type is automatically set by Appian.
On it, local!query.CDT_B is not a list, is just a string variable containing the first element of CDT_B in a text array.
As if Appian was failing to identify that CDT_B is a CDT list, and pulls all the info in a text variable comma separated.
In Formatted view: [var1OfTheFirstElement=value, var2OfTheFirstElement=value, ...]
So, its not identifying its content and not identifying it as a list.
Appian Cloud installation v23.1.
Process model first version created on 2010, current version 2023.