KB-1329 Dropdown fields require expansion to type and select choice after upgrading to Appian 17.1

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 user tabs to a dropdown or multi-dropdown within a SAIL interface, they cannot type a choice label to auto-select an existing value.

The user must open the dropdown menu in order to make a selection - either by manually clicking into the dropdown or pressing "enter" when the dropdown is in focus.

Cause

This issue has been resolved via AN-77060 in Appian 17.1 Hotfix Package C and Appian 17.2.

Action

Apply the latest hotfix to your Appian installation or upgrade to the latest version of Appian.

Affected Versions

This article applies to Appian 17.1.

Last Reviewed: July 2017