a!pickerFieldCustom( label, instructions, required, readOnly, disabled, maxSelections, suggestFunction, selectedLabels, selectedTooltips, value, validations, saveInto, validationGroup, requiredMessage, labelPosition, placeholder, helpTooltip, selectedLinks, accessibilityText, showWhen )
Displays an autocompleting input for the selection of one or more items from an arbitrary data set. For an example of how to configure the picker, see the Configure an Array Picker SAIL Recipe.
See also: DataSubset
Name | Keyword | Types | Description |
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Label |
|
Text |
Text to display as the field label. |
Instructions |
|
Text |
Supplemental text about this field. |
Required |
|
Boolean |
Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default: false. |
Read-only |
|
Boolean |
Determines if the field should display as not editable. Default: false. |
Disabled |
|
Boolean |
Determines if the field should display as potentially editable but grayed out. Default: false. |
Maximum Selections |
|
Number (Integer) |
Maximum number of allowed selections. Once this number is reached, further selections are blocked until a selection is removed. |
Suggestion Function |
|
Any Type |
A reference to a rule or function that populates the suggestion pane. The rule or function must take a single Text parameter and must return a DataSubset, created via a!dataSubset() or a plug-in function, where "data" contains the labels to display and "identifiers" contains the values to save. |
Selected Labels |
|
List of Text String |
Array of text display labels for the currently selected items. |
Selection Tooltips |
|
List of Text String |
Array of text tooltips for the currently selected items. |
Display Value |
|
Any Type |
Array of selected identifiers. |
Validations |
|
List of Text String |
Validation errors to display below the field when the value is not null. |
Save Input To |
|
List of Save |
One or more variables that are updated with the array of selected identifiers when the user adds or removes an item. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable. |
Validation Group |
|
Text |
When present, the requiredness of the field is only evaluated when a button in the same validation group is pressed. The value for this parameter cannot contain spaces. For example, |
Required Message |
|
Text |
Custom message to display when the field's value is required and not provided. |
Label Position |
|
Text |
Determines where the label appears. Valid values:
|
Placeholder |
|
Text |
Text to display in the field when it is empty. Does not show if the field is read only. |
Help Tooltip |
|
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 |
Selected Links |
|
List of Variant |
Array of links to apply to the selected tokens. Create links with a!authorizationLink(), a!documentDownloadLink(), a!dynamicLink(), a!newsEntryLink(), a!processTaskLink(), a!recordLink(), a!reportLink(), a!safeLink(), a!startProcessLink(), a!submitLink(), or a!userRecordLink(). |
Accessibility Text |
|
Text |
Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change. |
Visibility |
|
Boolean |
Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true. |
Feature | Compatibility | Note |
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Portals | Compatible | |
Offline Mobile | Compatible | |
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields | Incompatible | |
Real-Time Custom Record Fields | Incompatible | Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. |
Process Reports | Incompatible | Cannot be used to configure a process report. |
Process Events | Incompatible | Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event. |
The following patterns include usage of the Custom Picker Component.
Configure an Array Picker (Pickers): Allow users to choose from a long text array using an auto-completing picker.
Configure an Array Picker that Ignores Duplicates (Pickers): Allow users to choose from a long text array using an autocompleting picker and prevent any choice from being picked multiple times.
Configure an Array Picker with a Show All Option (Pickers): Allow users to choose from a long text array using an autocompleting picker, but also allow them to see the entire choice set using a dropdown.
Custom Picker Component