Read only grid - 1 record with multiple values for 1 column

Question

Hi All, 
 
 Does anyone know if in appian is possible to show "..." and it you put the cursor on top you see rest of text? when we have multiple values for one column of one specific record. For example I have a grid with multiple columns and one of them for each records has multiple values , like the user record has a column with "favorite colors" and each user has 3-4 colors. In grid I want to display only first color and .... so the height of row is not so big. 
 
 thanks in advance

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

I'd recommend against repeating the exact same query 4 separate times, just sayin'. (hint: we have local variables...) 
 Also if you're using RecordType data, i'm unclear why you wouldn't have "description" as a column in the RecordType data, so you don't need to keep re-querying it? 
 
 a!gridColumn(
 value: a!localVariables(
 local!description: property(
 rule!AM_getRegion( regionKey: fv!row['recordType!{04a9783cb7-4d51-b3ce-a347b0a390ea}'] ),
 "description",
 {}
 ),
 a!richTextDisplayField(
 value: if(
 len(local!description) > 10,
 left(local!description, 10) & "...",
 local!description
 ),
 tooltip: local!description
 )
 ),
 width: "NARROW_PLUS"
)

Harshit Bumb (Appyzie) · Answer

Configure the value of the grid row with richTextDisplayField() like shown below.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

I also suggest using a Rich Text Icon (maybe set to the "info" icon) with a caption set to the remaining text. Also sometimes I'll make the "..." a dynamic link to expand the value for just that row. The options are luckily pretty wide-open.

Read only grid - 1 record with multiple values for 1 column

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