Interfaces in Appian are made up of components. This page lists all the components and supporting configurations delivered with Appian.
Billboard Layout - Displays a background color, image, or video with optional overlay content.
Box Layout - Displays any arrangement of layouts and components within a box on an interface.
Card Layout - Displays any arrangement of layouts and components within a card on an interface. Can be styled or linked.
Columns Layout - Displays any number of columns alongside each other. On narrow screens and mobile devices, columns are stacked.
Dashboard Layout - Displays any arrangement of layouts and components. Use this as the top-level layout for record views and Tempo reports.
Form Layout - Displays any arrangement of layouts and components beneath a title and above buttons. Use this as the top-level layout for start and task forms.
Section Layout - Displays any arrangement of layouts and components beneath a section title on an interface.
Side By Side Layout - Displays components alongside each other.
Column Layout - Displays a column that can be used within the columns layout.
Side By Side Item - Displays one item within a side by side layout.
Barcode - Displays a field that allows entry of a barcode value using a barcode scanner or manual input.
Date - Displays and allows entry of a single date (year, month, day). When the field is editable, users can input dates by typing or by picking from a calendar.
Date and Time - Displays and allows entry of a single date and time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second). When the field is editable, users can input dates by typing or by picking from a calendar and then select the time from a dropdown.
Decimal (Floating Point) - Displays and allows entry of a single decimal number, stored with a floating point representation.
Encrypted Text - Allows entry of a single line of text that is encrypted when saved into a variable.
File Upload - Allows users to upload a file.
Integer - Displays and allows entry of a single integer number.
Paragraph - Displays and allows entry of multiple lines of text.
Text - Displays and allows entry of a single line of text.
Checkbox By Index - Displays a limited set of choices from which the user may select none, one, or many items and saves the indices of the selected choices.
Checkbox - Displays a limited set of choices from which the user may select none, one, or many items and saves the values of the selected choices.
Dropdown By Index - Displays a limited set of exclusive choices from which the user must select one item and saves the index of the selected choice.
Dropdown - Displays a limited set of exclusive choices from which the user must select one item and saves a value based on the selected choice.
Multiple Dropdown By Index - Displays a long list of choices from which the user may select none, one, or many items and saves the indices of the selected choices.
Multiple Dropdown - Displays a long list of choices from which the user may select none, one, or many items and saves values based on the selected choices.
Radio Button By Index - Displays a limited set of choices from which the user must select one item and saves a value based on the selected choice.
Radio Button - Displays a limited set of choices from which the user must select one item and saves a value based on the selected choice.
Bulleted List - Displays a bulleted list within a rich text component.
Header Text - Displays heading-styled text within a rich text component.
Inline Image - Displays an image within a rich text component.
List Item - Displays a numbered list within a rich text component.
Numbered List - Displays a numbered list within a rich text component.
Styled Icon - Displays a style icon within a rich text component.
Styled Text - Displays styled text within a rich text component.
Document Image - Displays an image from document management.
User Image - Displays a user's profile photo.
Web Image - Displays an image from the web.
Document Viewer - Displays a document from document management on an interface.
Image - Displays an image from document management or the web.
Milestone - Displays the completed, current, and future steps of a process or sequence, such as a user's current step in a wizard or the current state of a business process.
Progress Bar - Displays a completion percentage, such as receiving all the necessary approval tasks, completing a certain number of on-boarding processes, or completing a single process.
Rich Text - Displays text in variety of styles, including bold, italics, underline, links, headers, and numbered and bulleted lists.
Time Display - Displays a single time (hour, minute, second). Does not take an input.
Video - Displays a video from the web
Web Content Field - Displays content from an external source.
Web Video - Displays a video from the web for use in a video field.
Button Array Layout - Displays a list of buttons in the order they are specified.
Button Layout - Displays a list of buttons grouped by prominence. Use this layout in cases where prominence needs to be explicitly specified.
Link - Display one or more links of any type. Link types serve two main purposes: to navigate to objects, such as tasks and records, or to perform actions, such as downloading documents or starting processes.
Button - Displays a button that can conditionally be used to submit a form.
Submit Button - Displays a button that can conditionally be used to submit a form.
Authorization Link - Defines a link to authorize a user for a connected system that uses OAuth 2.0.
Document Download Link - Defines a link used to download a document.
Dynamic Link - Defines a link that triggers updates to one or more variables.
News Entry Link - Defines a link to news entries.
Process Task Link - Defines a link to a process task.
Record Link - Defines a link to a record view.
Report Link - Defines a link to a report.
Start Process Link - Defines a link to start a process and navigates the user through any initial chained forms.
Submit Link - Defines a link to trigger form submission.
User Record Link - Defines a link to a user record.
Web Link - Defines a link to an external web page.
Editable Grid - Arranges interface components in a tabular layout to provide quick inline editing of fields.
Paging Grid - Displays read-only text, links, and images in a grid that supports selecting, sorting, and paging.
Editable Grid Column Configuration - Defines a column configuration for use in an Editable Grid.
Editable Grid Header - Defines a column header for use in an Editable Grid.
Editable Grid Row - Displays a row of components within an editable grid.
Paging Grid Image Column - Displays a column of images within a paging grid.
Paging Grid Selection - Creates a selection configuration for use with a paging grid.
Paging Grid Text Column - Displays a column of text within a paging grid.
Bar Chart - Displays numerical data as horizontal bars. Use a bar chart to display several values at the same point in time.
Column Chart - Displays numerical data as vertical bars. Use a column chart to graphically display data that changes over time.
Line Chart - Displays a series of numerical data as points connected by lines. Use a line chart to visualize trends of data that changes over time.
Pie Chart - Represents numerical data as slices of a single circle. Use a pie chart to graphically display parts of a whole.
Chart Reference Line - Contains the reference line value for each threshold that is defined on a column, bar, or line chart.
Chart Series - Defines a series of data for a bar, column, line, or pie chart.
Custom Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more items from an arbitrary data set.
Document Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more documents.
Document and Folder Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more documents or folders.
Folder Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for selecting one or more folders.
Group Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for selecting one or more groups.
Record Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more records, filtered by a single record type. Suggestions and picker tokens use the title of the record.
User Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more users.
User and Group Picker - Displays an autocompleting input for selecting one or more users or groups.
Document Browser - Displays the contents of a folder and allows users to navigate through a series of folders to find and download documents.
Document and Folder Browser - Displays the contents of a folder and allows users to navigate through a series of folders to find and select a folder or document.
Folder Browser - Displays the contents of a folder and allows users to navigate through a series of folders to find and select a folder.
Group Browser - Displays group membership structure in columns. Users can navigate through the structure and select a single user.
Hierarchy Browser (Columns) - Displays hierarchical data in the form of drillable columns with selectable cells.
Hierarchy Browser (Tree) - Displays hierarchical data in the form of a drillable tree.
Org Chart - Displays the organizational structure of users within Appian based on the users' Supervisor field values.
User Browser - Displays group membership structure in columns. Users can navigate through the structure and select a single user.
User and Group Browser - Displays group membership structure in columns. Users can navigate through the structure and select a single user or group.
Hierarchy Browser Node (Columns) - Returns a Hierarchy Browser Field Columns Node, used in the Node Configurations parameter of the Columns Browser to determine how items in the hierarchy are displayed.
Hierarchy Browser Node (Tree) - Returns a Tree Node, used in the Node Configurations parameter of the Tree Browser Component to determine how items in the hierarchy are displayed.
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