Setting an initial user for pickerFieldUser

Question

When creating a new record with a user field, I want the field the field to initially be set to the current logged in user. I need to be able to clear that field and select a different user if applicable. 
 In all of the functional variations I've tried, I can set a default value, but it will not allow me to change the selection. If I click the X to clear the selection, it just repopulates with the logged-in user. 
 I've tried variations of the following: 
 a!pickerFieldUsers( 
 label: "User", labelPosition: "ABOVE", maxSelections: 1, value: if ( 
 isnull(ri!record['recordType!{...}BWTA Event.fields.{...}user']), loggedInUser(), ri!record['recordType!{...}BWTA Event.fields.{...}user'] 
 ), saveInto: ri!record['recordType!{...}BWTA Event.fields.{...}user'], required: true, validations: {} 
 ), 
 I've reviewed many discussion threads, but either my available options do not match or they do not pertain to the create action. 
 I reviewed this recipe, linked in a number of posts, Set the Default Value of an Input on a Start Form - Appian 23.1 , but under the Process Modeler I do not see a "process start form" mentioned in step 3, nor am I prompted import rule inputs as in step 4. All I see is the Start node and there are no relevant configuration options. 
 One thread mentioned the use of the statProcessLink, but I don't see how to configure the Create action button from the records list and thus I don't see any way to add context parameters to the Create action. 
 Any help appreciated... 
 Thanks.

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

brianw0006 said: Is this an example of what you're suggesting? 
 Not really - you would put it on your Submit button, not within the field itself. 
 a!buttonWidget(
 label: "Submit",
 value: "Submit",
 submit: true(),
 style: "PRIMARY",
 saveInto: {
 ri!buttonClicked,
 a!save(
 ri!record['recordType!{...}BWTA Event.fields.{...}user'],
 local!mySelectedUser
 )
 }
)

Mike Schmitt · Answer

The simpler approach here is to simply have the user picker field access, and save back into, the value of a local variable that you can declare to be the value of the loggedinuser upon form load - then at the time of submit click, use a single extra a!save() statement to save the current value of that local variable back into `ri!record['recordType!{...}BWTA Event.fields.{...}user']` (etc).

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) · Answer

You have to set the default values in the variable that you use as a value and saveInto. Not directly in the component as it will always keep it fixed.

Setting an initial user for pickerFieldUser

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