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multipleDropdownField selection issue

swapnar6405

Hi,

I have a multipleDropdownField with the attached code.

I am getting an error when I try to select any additional item from the dropdown.

Can someone give me an idea how to fix the issue. Thanks in advance.

Using the below code while Testing the user interface.

rule input:

lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses:

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  • 0
    Certified Senior Developer

    Try This. 

    a!localVariables(
    local!designatedBusiness: {
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 1, 'dbname': "Test-1"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 2, 'dbname': "Test-2"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 3, 'dbname': "Test-3"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 4, 'dbname': "Test-4")
    },
    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
    a!formLayout(
    label: "Form",
    contents: {
    a!sectionLayout(
    contents: {
    a!multipleDropdownField(
    label: "Designated Business/Function",
    labelPosition: "ABOVE",
    helpTooltip: "Designated Business/Function",
    placeholder: "Select a Designated Business/Function",
    choiceLabels: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbname", ""),
    choiceValues: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbkey", ""),
    value: local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
    saveInto: {
    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,

    },
    required: true
    )
    }
    ),

    },
    buttons: a!buttonLayout(
    primaryButtons: {
    a!buttonWidget(
    label: "Submit",
    submit: true,
    style: "PRIMARY"
    )
    },
    secondaryButtons: {
    a!buttonWidget(
    label: "Cancel",
    value: true,
    saveInto: ri!cancel,
    submit: true,
    style: "NORMAL",
    validate: false
    )
    }
    )
    )
    )

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  • 0
    Certified Senior Developer

    Try This. 

    a!localVariables(
    local!designatedBusiness: {
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 1, 'dbname': "Test-1"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 2, 'dbname': "Test-2"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 3, 'dbname': "Test-3"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'('dbkey': 4, 'dbname': "Test-4")
    },
    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
    a!formLayout(
    label: "Form",
    contents: {
    a!sectionLayout(
    contents: {
    a!multipleDropdownField(
    label: "Designated Business/Function",
    labelPosition: "ABOVE",
    helpTooltip: "Designated Business/Function",
    placeholder: "Select a Designated Business/Function",
    choiceLabels: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbname", ""),
    choiceValues: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbkey", ""),
    value: local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
    saveInto: {
    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,

    },
    required: true
    )
    }
    ),

    },
    buttons: a!buttonLayout(
    primaryButtons: {
    a!buttonWidget(
    label: "Submit",
    submit: true,
    style: "PRIMARY"
    )
    },
    secondaryButtons: {
    a!buttonWidget(
    label: "Cancel",
    value: true,
    saveInto: ri!cancel,
    submit: true,
    style: "NORMAL",
    validate: false
    )
    }
    )
    )
    )

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  • 0 in reply to pragna jadda

    When the page loads, I will have few values in the below variable 

    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses

    I have to be in a position to retain those values in addition to new selections.

  • +1
    Certified Lead Developer
     in reply to swapnar6405

    Try this:

    a!localVariables(
  local!dbkeysFromRi: ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses.dbkey,
  local!designatedBusiness: {
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'(dbkey: 1, dbname: "Test-1"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'(dbkey: 2, dbname: "Test-2"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'(dbkey: 3, dbname: "Test-3"),
    'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_DesignatedBusinesses'(dbkey: 4, dbname: "Test-4")
  },
  local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses: if(
    a!isNullOrEmpty(ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses),
    null(),
    ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses.dbkey
  ),
  local!addItems: difference(
    local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
    local!dbkeysFromRi
  ),
  local!removeItems: wherecontains(
    difference(
      local!dbkeysFromRi,
      local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses
    ),
    ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses.dbkey
  ),
  a!formLayout(
    label: "Form",
    contents: {
      a!sectionLayout(
        contents: {
          a!multipleDropdownField(
            label: "Designated Business/Function",
            labelPosition: "ABOVE",
            helpTooltip: "Designated Business/Function",
            placeholder: "Select a Designated Business/Function",
            choiceLabels: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbname", ""),
            choiceValues: index(local!designatedBusiness, "dbkey", ""),
            value: local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
            saveInto: local!selectedDesignatedBusinesses,
            required: true
          )
        }
      ),
      
    },
    buttons: a!buttonLayout(
      primaryButtons: {
        a!buttonWidget(
          label: "Submit",
          submit: true,
          style: "PRIMARY",
          saveInto: {
            a!forEach(
              local!addItems,
              a!save(
                ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses,
                append(
                  ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses,
                  'type!{urn:com:appian:types:LCM}LCM_IntakeDesignatedBusiness'(
                    intakedesignatedbusinesskey: null,
                    intakeheaderkey: null,
                    dbkey: fv!item
                  )
                )
              )
            ),
            a!save(
              ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses,
              remove(
                ri!lcmIntakeDesignatedBusinesses,
                local!removeItems
              )
            )
          }
        )
      },
      secondaryButtons: {
        a!buttonWidget(
          label: "Cancel",
          value: true,
          saveInto: ri!cancel,
          submit: true,
          style: "NORMAL",
          validate: false
        )
      }
    )
  )
)

    I have saved the desired values (addition/removal) in the rule input on Submit button saveInto 

  • 0 in reply to sanchitg0002

    Thank you so much Sanchit and salute to the login which you have provided to the code.

    It is a great help. 

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