transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

ekanshj — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 05:35:36 GMT

The below code will save the ids of selected rows from local to ri variable:

a!save(
target: ri!RICasesToTransfer,
value: local!dataGridSelection.selected
)

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

davidb545 — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 04:19:24 GMT

Hi Stewart,

We're using 19.1 at this time.

As to the reason for the need - that's not something I want to discuss on a public forum, but it is a business requirement to be able to transfer selected cases to specific people.

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

Stewart Burchell — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:45:52 GMT

Hi David

A few questions to get us going:

what version of Appian are you working with? (I ask because 19.2's gridField is quite different from its predecessor)
More interestingly, why the need for this pattern? That is, can you not let individuals select their own cases? Or have the system assign the cases? Is assigning cases really the best use of the time for the individual who is having to do this?

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

davidb545 — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:04:33 GMT

So, I've dropped this component onto my form [after the buttonArrayLayout]...

label: "Paging Grid",
labelPosition: "ABOVE",
totalCount: 0,
columns: {
a!gridTextColumn(
label: "Text Column",
data: {}
)
},
value: a!pagingInfo(startIndex: 1, batchSize: 5),
saveInto: {},
validations: {},
shadeAlternateRows: true
)

I have no idea how to [now] assign it with the data in local!dataGridSelection (or ri!RICasesToTransfer) in such a way that it displays on screen [especially after I've clicked the button].... any thoughts?

thanks,

David.

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

Stewart Burchell — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:49:49 GMT

You can always assign the value of local!dataGridSelection to something you can see on the screen (e.g. the 'instructions' parameter of the a!gridLayout()) as a temporary way of debugging such "hidden" values...I do this all the time as part of an incremental development approach...just remember to remove it before you are done working on the component.

RE: transferring selected items in an interface to a rule input where it can be transferred to a process model

davidb545 — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:44:47 GMT

Update: I've updated my a!save() method thus:

a!save(
target: ri!RICasesToTransfer,
value: a!gridSelection(local!dataGridSelection)
)

However [while this compiles] I'm still not convinced that it's storing the selected items...