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DRAFT-3940 Record fields referenced in view names are not populated unless referenced elsewhere or the view is selected

This issue has been resolved in an Appian hotfix/new Appian version. Please apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Symptoms

When a record field is referenced in the View Name of a Record View, the Record will display a blank space in place of the View Name. The View Name only populates correctly after the corresponding View has been selected. The screenshots below show the blank View Name being hovered over and then selected:

This affects versions 19.3 and 19.4.

Cause

This issue has been addressed via AN-145082 in the following hotfixes:

  • Appian 19.3 Hotfix Package D
  • Appian 19.4 Hotfix Package A

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation.

Workaround

Reference the record field elsewhere within the Record object (e.g. in the Visibility, Interface, Record Title, etc). For example, the following SAIL can be placed inside the Visibility expression of the View Name:

=with( local!workAround: rf!sampleRecordField, true() )

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 19.3 and 19.4.

Last Reviewed: February 2020