Document Picker Component

Document Picker

Function: a!pickerFieldDocuments()

Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more documents.

Parameters

Name Keyword Types Description

Label

label

Text

Text to display as the field label.

Label Position

labelPosition

Text

Determines where the label appears. Valid values:

  • "ABOVE" (default) Displays the label above the component.
  • "ADJACENT" Displays the label to the left of the component.
  • "COLLAPSED" Hides the label. The label will still be read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information.
  • "JUSTIFIED" Aligns the label alongside the component starting at the edge of the page.

Instructions

instructions

Text

Supplemental text about this field.

Required

required

Boolean

Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default: false.

Required Message

requiredMessage

Text

Custom message to display when the field's value is required and not provided.

Read-only

readOnly

Boolean

Determines if the field should display as not editable. Default: false.

Disabled

disabled

Boolean

Determines if the field should display as potentially editable but grayed out. Default: false.

Max Selections

maxSelections

Number (Integer)

Maximum number of allowed selections. Once this number is reached, further selections are blocked until a selection is removed.

Folder Filter

folderFilter

Folder

When present, only documents that are inside this folder and its subfolders are suggested.

Display Value

value

List of Document

Array of currently selected documents.

Validations

validations

List of Text String

Validation errors to display below the field when the value is not null.

Validation Group

validationGroup

Text

When present, this field is only validated when a button in the same validation group is pressed. See the documentation for more information about how to use validation groups.

Save Input To

saveInto

List of Save

One or more variables that are updated with the array of selected documents when the user selects or removes a document. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable.

Placeholder

placeholder

Text

Text to display in the field when it is empty. Does not show if the field is read only.

Help Tooltip

helpTooltip

Text

Displays a help icon with the specified text as a tooltip. The tooltip displays a maximum of 500 characters. The help icon does not show when the label position is "COLLAPSED".

Accessibility Text

accessibilityText

Text

Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change.

Visibility

showWhen

Boolean

Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Notes>

  • Any nulls in the array passed to Selected Documents are not displayed.
  • The user viewing the picker must have access to view documents passed to the value. Only documents that the viewing user has permissions to see appear in the suggestions list. When Folder Filter is not null, the viewing user must have permission to view the filtering folder for any suggestions to be made.
  • The component always saves an array regardless of how many selections have been made.
  • Whether placeholder text clears on focus or input varies by device and browser. Placeholder text does not display on Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.
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