I have several textboxes that get created dynamically using a rule called rule!D

aswinb over 11 years ago

I have several textboxes that get created dynamically using a rule called rule!DCMIFS_CustomTextField which has the following code: a!textField(label:ri!label, value:ri!value, saveInto: ri!saveInto). Basically it is being used to create textFields. When I run the following code that I have attached with this post, whatever I enter into these textFields that were created dynamically using apply function disappears....means i cannot enter any value into these textboxes and if i click anywhere outside of the textboxes the values that i entered would disappear. Can anybody suggest any solution?...

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0 jesse.triplett
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over 11 years ago

You'll need to use a!applyComponents instead of apply()

forum.appian.com/.../System_Functions
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0 aswinb over 11 years ago

I tried using applyComponents but it didn't solve the problem....any other suggestions...
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0 aswinb over 11 years ago

a!applyComponents(function:rule!DCMIFS_TextField_ValidLength(label:_, value:_, saveInto:_),
array:merge(local!technicalOfficers,ri!hours, ri!hours))

This is the line where all the textFields are created dynamically....but whatever i enter intot these textFields disappear if I click outside...
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0 jesse.triplett
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over 11 years ago

Have you seen the SAIL_Recipes section available on forum? The following example should be of use.

forum.appian.com/.../SAIL_Recipes
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0 aswinb over 11 years ago

I tried following up the recipe on dynamically creating textboxes but its too much away from my concept...i have to make textboxes based on the value of a local variable that gets populated from a query rule.
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0 aswinb over 11 years ago

also the applycomponents function in this example that you mentioned only has 1 parameter whereas I have 3 things...so its confusing as to how to map it.....
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0 jesse.triplett
Appian Employee
over 11 years ago

Okay, I think a key takeaway is how the recipe is passing ri!guests (the saveInto value)

Similar to what you wrote above, try a!applyComponents(function:rule!DCMIFS_TextField_ValidLength(label:_, value:ri!hours, saveInto:ri!hours),
array:local!technicalOfficers)

and see if that gets you closer. What I think will happen is that you'll be able to write and save into every text field, but they'll all hold the same value
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0 aswinb over 11 years ago

That's exactly what I have Jessse, but whatever I enter into these dynamically created textboxes disappear after I click the mouse outside.
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0 jesse.triplett
Appian Employee
over 11 years ago

I saw your other examples, did you actually try the above as written, without the [_] you were trying? I went ahead and made simple examples in my instance and have no problem saving the values.
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