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Document and Folder Browser Component

Function

a!documentAndFolderBrowserFieldColumns( label, labelPosition, instructions, helpTooltip, rootFolder, navigationValue, navigationSaveInto, selectionValue, selectionSaveInto, showWhen, readOnly, height, accessibilityText )

Displays the contents of a folder and allows users to navigate through a series of folders to find and select a folder or document.

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), "ADJACENT", "JUSTIFIED","COLLAPSED".

Instructions

instructions

Text

Supplemental text about this field.

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".

Root Folder

rootFolder

Any Type

The contents of the specified folder or knowledge center are displayed in the first column of the browser.

Navigation Folder Value

navigationValue

Document or Folder

The folder that has been navigated to whose contents are displayed in the rightmost column.

Save Navigation Folder To

navigationSaveInto

List of Save

Variable or list of variables to update when the navigation folder changes.

Selection Value

selectionValue

Document or Folder

The document or folder to show as selected.

Save Selection To

selectionSaveInto

List of Save

Variable or list of variables to update when a document or folder is clicked.

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.

Read-only

readOnly

Boolean

Determines whether selection is enabled. Default: false.

Height

height

Text

Determines the height of the component. Valid values: "SHORT", "MEDIUM" (default), "TALL".

Accessibility Text

accessibilityText

Text

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

Usage considerations

Displaying values and offline use

  • Each column displays items in alphabetical order, with folders always listed first.
  • Avoid using this component for offline mobile forms because tapping on a folder does not display its contents.

Permissions

  • The current user must have permission to view the selected items.
  • Within a folder or knowledge center, the user can only see contents for which they have permission to view.

Examples

Copy and paste an example into the INTERFACE DEFINITION in EXPRESSION MODE to see it displayed.

Document and folder browser with document and folder picker

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a!localVariables(
  local!selection,
  local!navigation,
  local!rootFolder: cons!REPORTS_FOLDER,
  a!sectionLayout(
    label: "System Report Picker",
    contents: {
      a!documentAndFolderBrowserFieldColumns(
        rootfolder: local!rootFolder,
        navigationvalue: local!navigation,
        navigationsaveinto: local!navigation,
        selectionvalue: local!selection,
        selectionsaveinto: local!selection,
        
      ),
      a!pickerFieldDocumentsAndFolders(
        label: "Selection",
        labelPosition: "JUSTIFIED",
        maxselections: 1,
        folderfilter: local!rootFolder,
        value: local!selection,
        saveInto: local!selection
      )
    }
  )
)

A document and folder browser similar to the one pictured below displays. Note that your folder contents may differ from the example:

An example of the document browser component

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.
Feature Compatibility Note
Portals Incompatible
Offline Mobile Incompatible
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.

Document and Folder Browser Component

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