Default value in drop down field

RE: Default value in drop down field

nanfak — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:49:24 GMT

Thanks Stewart,

RE: Default value in drop down field

nanfak — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:48:53 GMT

Thank you.

RE: Default value in drop down field

nanfak — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:48:30 GMT

Thanks Mike!

RE: Default value in drop down field

Stewart Burchell — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 11:01:25 GMT

There are a couple of options here:

you instantiate the CDT in the process BEFORE this form is generated (assuming this isn't a process 'Start Form'). You can then set the value of requestData.onBehalfType to 'My Self'
You instantiate an instance of the CDT as a local variable, setting requestData.onBehalfType to 'My Self', manage the updates to the CDT in the local! variable and then only copy the CDT from local! to ri! at the point you submit the form

RE: Default value in drop down field

Harsh Kumar Agarwal — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:26:14 GMT

As described we can populate "My Self" by default in process instance before loading the form.
Another way you can go with writing the code for dropdown as follows:

value: if(isnull(ri!requestData.onBehalfType), "My Self", ri!requestData.onBehalfType),

saveInto: a!save(ri!requestData.onBehalfType, save!value)

and on form submit button:

a!save(ri!requestData.onBehalfType, if(isnull(ri!requestData.onBehalfType), "My Self", ri!requestData.onBehalfType)).

The method suggested by Mike is much better in terms of performance but this one is also an alternative.

RE: Default value in drop down field

Mike Schmitt — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:41:57 GMT

Oof, this one is *slightly* more complicated. Basically if the CDT containing onBehalfType is empty at the start, there's no very graceful way to pre-populate it at form load (just within the SAIL form) such that it shows the desired default value *and* saves it into the CDT - since user interaction of some sort is required to perform a save.

By far the easiest method here might be to simply have the process instance set a default value of "My Self" in the running process before the user hits that form. That way, the form will show the desired default value *and* the data in your CDT will have the same.