Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:51:26 GMT

You are welcome :-)

Correct.

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Rahul SP — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:30:53 GMT

I misunderstood. Thanks for clearing that.

Triggering processes in the background can again only be done inside a saveInto block right?

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Stefan Helzle — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:57:54 GMT

No. Use that interface just as an interface. Manage state and data in the UI and trigger processes in the background as needed. Or use record actions depending on your specific requirements.

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Rahul SP — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:53:35 GMT

If I am understanding it right, what you are suggesting is to use the dashboard interface as a SAIL start form and trigger other processes as required on user action. In this case we can use process variables to store the state of the UI.

Is my understanding right?

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Stefan Helzle — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:50:39 GMT

In Appian, you can easily build nested UIs. So, why not just embed the UI of that to be started process in that dashboard and initiate the actual process in the background. Then you have full control on what happens in regard to UI state management.

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Mathieu Drouin — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:13:55 GMT

1 startProcess per screen. All the nodes Write DB nodes (or other nodes, sub processes) are contained in that process.

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Rahul SP — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:57:04 GMT

This would require significant effort if my understanding is right. For example, if a screen has 5 different startProcess' which trigger 5 different process models, then it would require me to modify all those 5 process models to first save the user state and then perform the actual operation that the user wants to perform.

RE: Saving UI state to DB on every user interaction

Mathieu Drouin — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 09:52:18 GMT

Have you tried using startProcess where you can call a process and put all the different operations that you want?