gridTextColumn

I think the user is not valid, can you check if the user is valid or not ,using the function "isusernametaken"

eg.

=with(
if(

not(isusernametaken(ri!userName)),

"User Not Available",
user(ri!userName, "firstName") & " " & user(ri!userName, "lastName")
)
)

Hi Vinay, thank you for the suggestion.

I created a rule with the example code you provided, and now get the below error. I think there's some issue with using apply() in this scenario -any recommendations for a workaround will be appreciated:

RULE: TVP_getNamefromUsername

=with(

if(

not(isusernametaken(ri!userName)),

"User Not Available",

user(ri!userName, "firstName") & " " & user(ri!userName, "lastName")

)

)

 

SAIL COMPONENT:

a!gridTextColumn(
label: "Approved By",
field: "approvedString",
data: apply(
rule!TVP_getNamefromUsername(_),
index(
local!datasubset.data,
"approvedString",
null
)
)
)

 

ERROR:

Interface Definition: Expression evaluation error in rule 'tvp_getnamefromusername' at function 'user' [line 7]: Error evaluating function 'user' : Null argument not allowed

Ok, The null check is missing, just check for null, it will work fine


=with(
if(
a!isNullOrEmpty(ri!username),
"",
if(
not(isusernametaken(ri!userName)),

"User Not Available",
if(
isuseractive(ri!Username),
user(ri!userName, "firstName") & " " & user(ri!userName, "lastName"),
"Invalid User"
)

)
)

)

Also I check for the Deactivated User, can you please let me know the UserName datatype,

Thank you Vinay,

It is now handling NULL correctly. But still not evaluating valid usernames correctly.

Here is SAIL Component Code:

a!gridTextColumn(
label: "approvedString",
field: "approvedString",
data: index(
local!datasubset.data,
"approvedString",
null
)
),
a!gridTextColumn(
label: "Approved By",
field: "approvedString",
data: apply(
rule!TVP_getusersname(
_
),
index(
local!datasubset.data,
"approvedString",
null
)
)
)

Here is a sample of what is returned:

 

This is what the username 206504472 returns in the rule:

 

Can you suggest why valid username array is returning "User Not Available"?

Thank you

Oh, the ApprovalString is Invalid: that is why you get the Incorrect user :

there are multiple UserName in single datasubset as shown on your image,

you need to split the UserName and use the username

=with(
local!UserName : index(split(ri!UserName,","),1,ri!UserName),

if(
a!isNullOrEmpty( local!UserName),
"",
if(
not(isusernametaken( local!UserName)),

"User Not Available",
if(
isuseractive( local!UserName),
user( local!UserName, "firstName") & " " & user( local!UserName, "lastName"),
"Invalid User"
)

)
)

)

hope this work

Thank you Vinay, yes this is returning the correct user BUT only the FIRST user in the array. The apply() is not working. Can you suggest a way to return an array with all users?

Here is the result:

Here is the component: 

a!gridTextColumn(
label: "Approved By",
field: "approvedString",
data: apply(
rule!TVP_getusersname(
_
),
index(
local!datasubset.data,
"approvedString",
null
)
)
)

 

Many thanks for all your help.

According to your first screenshot, each element in your "approvedString" array is not a single user name. Instead each element is a concatenation of the same username repeated 3 times. In order for your rule to work, each element in your "approvedString" array should contain 1 user name.

Also, a!isNullOrEmpty() is not a supported function. Please use an alternative, such as isnull().

Ok the apply is correct, but you need to call apply two time,

1) Expression:
GetUserNames
Input : UserName Text
Definition:
=with(

local!UserNameArray:
apply(
rule!TVP_getusersname(
UserName:_
),
{index(split(ri!UserName,","),1,ri!UserName)}
),

 if(

    a!isNullOrEmpty(local!UserNameArray),"",

     joinarray(

         local!UserNameArray,","

     )

)

)

2) Expression:
TVP_getusersname
Input : UserName Text
Definition:
=with(
if(
a!isNullOrEmpty(ri!UserName),
"",
if(
not(isusernametaken( ri!UserName)),

"User Not Available",
if(
isuseractive( ri!UserName),
user( ri!UserName, "firstName") & " " & user( ri!UserName, "lastName"),
"Invalid User"
)

)
)

)


3) On SAIL

a!gridTextColumn(
label: "Approved By",
field: "approvedString",
data: apply(
rule!GetUserNames(
_
),
index(
local!datasubset.data,
"approvedString",
null
)
)
)

Bishnu,
Thank you.
The screenshot I sent with the 3 duplicated usernames is just an example for testing. In production, those 3 usernames will be different. Right now, it should return the same User in an array or size = 3. In production, It will be 3 different users being returned in an array.
The problem I'm running into is the apply() function. The rule is correctly returning the user details from the indexed location in the array. However, the apply() function is not traversing through the entire array of usernames, instead, its only applying to the first element in the array.
Any suggestions will be appreciated to workaround this issue with the apply() function.
thank you!

One issue I see immediately with your apply function (and which everyone else here so far has missed) is that you're returning "null()" as the default result of your index() function inside the data: parameter of a!gridTextColumn.  There's a chance this won't do anything bad, but in the case where your datasubset is empty (or filtered down to empty), null() will cause an error -- you should always use the empty set ("{}") there instead.  Also you should really call out the rule input specifically when you apply() over your helper rule.

The result of my 2 suggested changes would look like this:

a!gridTextColumn(
  label: "Approved By",
  field: "approvedString",
  data: apply(
    rule!TVP_getusersname(
      userName: _
    ),
    index(
      local!datasubset.data,
      "approvedString",
      {}
    )
  )
)

The screenshot I sent with the 3 duplicated usernames is just an example for testing. In production, those 3 usernames will be different.

The problem isn't that there are 3 "duplicated" usernames - it's the fact that (as far as we can see from your screenshot), each entry of local!dataSubset.data.approvedString is not one but 3 user IDs - you're passing all 3 IDs into your expression rule, and it is not understanding the input it's getting.

Can you post the code you're using to construct local!dataSubset? That might help us find the real issue here.

The screenshot I sent with the 3 duplicated usernames is just an example for testing. In production, those 3 usernames will be different.

The problem isn't that there are 3 "duplicated" usernames - it's the fact that (as far as we can see from your screenshot), each entry of local!dataSubset.data.approvedString is not one but 3 user IDs - you're passing all 3 IDs into your expression rule, and it is not understanding the input it's getting.

Can you post the code you're using to construct local!dataSubset? That might help us find the real issue here.