HOW-TO: Creating modal popup windows in Appian, the easy way

Certified Lead Developer

Dear community,

Modal popup windows are a very frequently asked UI element Appian does not provide OOTB.

The purpose of a popup is to make any UI element fade into the background and provide an isolated area to require a specific input from the user. In Appian, we cannot implement this visual style directly, but we can achieve a very similar behavior. Instead, we hide all UI elements and display a single centered card layout. This card contains all the necessary elements. When a user clicks a button, the popup is closed, and the rest of the UI becomes visible again.

Read my blog post for more details.

https://appian.rocks/2023/06/20/popup-windows-in-appian/

Cheers,

Stefan.

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