Cannot display the rest of the fields in a grid

Question

Hi everyone, 
 I currently have a grid that only displays one out of six columns. I recently added the last five out of six column fields, but for some reason, none of the new fields are displaying. Does anyone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong? 
 
 Unfortunately, I was passed down this code from someone else and am a newbie to Appian, so the code is pretty large. If anyone can direct me to what the specific piece of code entails that I should show you all to help debug, that'd be great too.

josep · Answer

I am not sure how is your code, but here are two examples with your same structure, I hope this helps. 
 Please note this: From the code you shared before, you are doing some validations in the considering the filteredData was an array 
 {"text 1","text 2" , .. "text n"}. 
 Take care with this kind of things. I specifically refer to this, (that you posted before) 
 local!filterData: if(
rule!AF_RULE_General_isBlank(
local!search
),
{},
index(
local!data,
where(
like(
lower(local!data),
"*" & lower(local!search) & "*"
)
)
)
),
 
 Example 1- With the dictionary 
 load(
	local!entities: {
 {Name:"Store One"	,storeid:"s1"	, storeSymbol:"BON"	,storeCity:"Des Moines"	,storeState:"IA"}	, 
 {Name:"Store Two"	,storeid: "s2"	, storeSymbol:"BTW"	,storeCity:"Boise"	,storeState:"ID"}	,
 {Name:"Store Three"	,storeid: "s3"	, storeSymbol:"BTH"	,storeCity:"Charlotte"	,storeState:"NC"}	,
 {Name:"Store Four"	,storeid: "s4"	, storeSymbol:"BFR"	,storeCity:"New York"	,storeState:"NY"}	,
 {Name:"Store Five"	,storeid: "s5"	, storeSymbol:"BFV"	,storeCity:"Houston"	,storeState:"TX"}	,
 {Name:"Store Six"	,storeid: "s6"	, storeSymbol:"BSX"	,storeCity:"Seattle"	,storeState:"WA"}	,
 {Name:"Store Seven"	,storeid: "s7"	, storeSymbol:"BSVN",storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	,
 {Name:"Store Eight"	,storeid: "s8"	, storeSymbol:"BET"	,storeCity:"El Paso"	,storeState:"TX"}	,
 {Name:"Store Nine"	,storeid: "s9"	, storeSymbol:"BNI"	,storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	,
 {Name:"Store Ten"	,storeid: "s10"	, storeSymbol:"BTN"	,storeCity:"Fort Worth"	,storeState:"TX"}
	},
 local!pagingInfo:a!pagingInfo(
 startIndex:1,
 batchSize:-1
 ),
 local!dataSubset:a!dataSubset(
 data:local!entities,
 totalCount: length(
 local!entities
 ),
 identifiers:local!entities.storeid,
 startIndex:1,
 batchSize:-1
 
 ),
 
 a!gridField(
 label: "gridField",
 totalCount: local!dataSubset.totalCount,
 value:local!pagingInfo,
 saveInto:local!pagingInfo,
 columns: {
 a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "Name",
 field: "Name",
 data: index(local!dataSubset.data,"Name",{})
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeid",
 field: "storeid",
 data: index(local!dataSubset.data, "storeid",{})
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeSymbol",
 field: "storeSymbol",
 data: index(local!dataSubset.data, "storeSymbol",{})
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeCity",
 field: "storeCity",
 data: index(local!dataSubset.data,"storeCity",{})
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeState",
 field: "storeState",
 data: index(local!dataSubset.data,"storeState",{})
 )
 }
 )
) 
 Example 2 - with the CDT 
 load(
	local!entities: {
 {Name:"Store One"	,storeid:"s1"	, storeSymbol:"BON"	,storeCity:"Des Moines"	,storeState:"IA"}	, 
 {Name:"Store Two"	,storeid: "s2"	, storeSymbol:"BTW"	,storeCity:"Boise"	,storeState:"ID"}	,
 {Name:"Store Three"	,storeid: "s3"	, storeSymbol:"BTH"	,storeCity:"Charlotte"	,storeState:"NC"}	,
 {Name:"Store Four"	,storeid: "s4"	, storeSymbol:"BFR"	,storeCity:"New York"	,storeState:"NY"}	,
 {Name:"Store Five"	,storeid: "s5"	, storeSymbol:"BFV"	,storeCity:"Houston"	,storeState:"TX"}	,
 {Name:"Store Six"	,storeid: "s6"	, storeSymbol:"BSX"	,storeCity:"Seattle"	}	,
 {Name:"Store Seven"	,storeid: "s7"	, storeSymbol:"BSVN",storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	,
 {Name:"Store Eight"	,storeid: "s8"	, storeSymbol:"BET"	,storeCity:"El Paso"	}	,
 {Name:"Store Nine"	,storeid: "s9"	, storeSymbol:"BNI"	,storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	,
 {Name:"Store Ten"	,storeid: "s10"	, storeSymbol:"BTN"	,storeCity:"Fort Worth"	}
	},
 local!pagingInfo:a!pagingInfo(
 startIndex:1,
 batchSize:-1
 ),
 local!store_entities: a!forEach(
 items: local!entities,
 expression: type!stores_Entity(
 name: index(fv!item,"Name","-"),
 storeID: index(fv!item,"storeid","-"),
 storeNumber: index(fv!item,"storeNumber","-"),
 storeManager: index(fv!item,"storeManager","-"),
 storeCity: index(fv!item,"storeCity","-"),
 storeState: index(fv!item,"storeState","-")
 )
 ),
 local!dataSubset:a!dataSubset(
 data:local!store_entities,
 totalCount: length(
 local!store_entities
 ),
 identifiers:local!store_entities.storeid,
 startIndex:1,
 batchSize:-1
 ),
 {
 /*a!paragraphField(value:local!store_entities),*/
 
 a!gridField(
 label: "gridField",
 totalCount: local!dataSubset.totalCount,
 value:local!pagingInfo,
 saveInto:local!pagingInfo,
 columns: {
 a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "name",
 field: "name",
 data: index(
 local!dataSubset.data,
 "name",
 {}
 )
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeID",
 field: "storeID",
 data: index(
 local!dataSubset.data,
 "storeID",
 {}
 )
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeSymbol",
 field: "storeSymbol",
 data: index(
 local!dataSubset.data,
 "storeSymbol",
 {}
 )
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeCity",
 field: "storeCity",
 data: index(
 local!dataSubset.data,
 "storeCity",
 {}
 )
 ),a!gridTextColumn(
 label: "storeState",
 field: "storeState",
 data: index(
 local!dataSubset.data,
 "storeState",
 {}
 )
 )
 }
 )
 
}
)

ck0220 · Answer

What is the fv!item? Where is the item coming from?

Mike Schmitt · Answer

docs.appian.com/.../fnc_looping_a_foreach.html

ck0220 · Answer

Would the sort info in the gridSelection have something to do with why nothing is displaying?

josep · Answer

I don't think that the sorting has something to do with it, if you have doubts just remove/comment the sortInfo, it doesn't affect the information displayed.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

The only reason I can think of why storeID might not be displaying is that your data set (ri!storeData.data) doesn't contain a property with the exact name "storeID". You probably need to check whether it's something different. 
 By way of testing, you can display the exact value of the datasubset you're working with in a test paragraph field that you can then remove later. 
 a!paragraphField(
 label: "DEBUG",
 value: ri!storeData,
 readOnly: true()
)

josep · Answer

you are doing this look specially to this comments"/* << Repeating data*/" 
 
This is the new code: 
a!forEach( 
items: local!filterData, 
expression: 'type!{urn:com:appian:types:store}store_Entity'( 
name: local!filterData[fv!index], 
storeID: local!filterData[fv!index], /* << Repeating data*/ 
storeNumber: local!filterData[fv!index], /* << Repeating data*/ 
storeManager: local!filterData[fv!index],/* << Repeating data*/ 
storeCity: local!filterData[fv!index],/* << Repeating data*/ 
storeState: local!filterData[fv!index]/* << Repeating data*/ 
) 
) 
 
Which is assigning the same values to all the columns, that was exactly the test i was trying to make. so the gird it self its right, the data you are passing is the problem. But for this new we need more context on the information where you are getting this values "local!filterData" 
 
Because as i see it self "filterData" is an array which you are assigning the same values all the collumns in the grid. 
As Mike commented you can get the information directly from the rule 
 
Jose

josep · Answer

I guess you are getting everything as an array,

try this 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
 
local!entities: { 
{Name:"Store One"	,storeid:"s1"	, storeSymbol:"BON"	,storeCity:"Des Moines"	,storeState:"IA"}	, 
{Name:"Store Two"	,storeid: "s2"	, storeSymbol:"BTW"	,storeCity:"Boise" ,storeState:"ID"}	, 
{Name:"Store Three"	,storeid: "s3"	, storeSymbol:"BTH"	,storeCity:"Charlotte"	,storeState:"NC"}	, 
{Name:"Store Four"	,storeid: "s4"	, storeSymbol:"BFR"	,storeCity:"New York"	,storeState:"NY"}	, 
{Name:"Store Five"	,storeid: "s5"	, storeSymbol:"BFV"	,storeCity:"Houston"	,storeState:"TX"}	, 
{Name:"Store Six"	,storeid: "s6"	, storeSymbol:"BSX"	,storeCity:"Seattle"	,storeState:"WA"}	, 
{Name:"Store Seven"	,storeid: "s7"	, storeSymbol:"BSVN",storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	, 
{Name:"Store Eight"	,storeid: "s8"	, storeSymbol:"BET"	,storeCity:"El Paso"	,storeState:"TX"}	, 
{Name:"Store Nine"	,storeid: "s9"	, storeSymbol:"BNI"	,storeCity:"Jersey City",storeState:"NJ"}	, 
{Name:"Store Ten"	,storeid: "s10"	, storeSymbol:"BTN"	,storeCity:"Fort Worth"	,storeState:"TX"} 
}	, 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 
a!forEach( 
items: local!entities	, 
expression: 'type!{urn:com:appian:types:stores}stores_Entity'( 
Name: index(fv!item,"Name","-")	, 
storeid: index(fv!item,"storeid","-")	, 
storeSymbol: index(fv!item,"storeSymbol","-")	, 
storeCity: index(fv!item,"storeCity","-")	, 
storeState: index(fv!item,"storeState","-") 
) 
) 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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