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Hi everyone,
I am new to Appian and facing challenges in using customFieldPicker, we need to implement:
Do we have any Field where user can search for exiting list of values from database, and if value(text column in our case) is not there in the list then whatever value user has typed in can be written to DB on the form submission. Later the value will become part of the list.
We implemented it like this:
We have one table having 2 fields- id and text only. The ER we created is attached below:
We are unable to save the value. Please let me know what I am doing wrong.
Thank you!
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Additionally, and strangely enough, I just posted a solution for almost the exact same question 3 days ago in this thread..
Basically what we do in this case where we need to use the picker component only, is append the search value to the searchFunction (when it does not exist) in the datasubset that is returned to the picker. Query for data, return data+search.
After the form is submitted, query the DB to see if the selected value actually exists, and if not, write it to the list.
Thanks Chris, it worked well.
Appreciate your support!