I am trying to understand when the appian save data type should be used, reading the documentation I do not see a clear example of use. Can someone tell me if they use it and when? This is the associated documentation
https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/24.4/using_interfaces_in_appian.html#creating-reusable-custom-components
docs.appian.com/.../Appian_Data_Types.html
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I use the "save" datatype when I want to expose a functionality like the Appian default components in the saveInto parameter.
Find an example in my blog post: https://appian.rocks/2023/12/04/the-master-of-email-address-fields/
I still don't understand its use, why not use a variable of the specific type that is expected to be stored in ri!saveInto instead of using the save data type?
Because I can then pass a list of a!save() to that parameter to allow reacting on events from outside of the component. That what makes this customizable.