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Function: a!fileUploadField_17r1()
Allows users to upload a file. File upload is only enabled on start and task forms.
See Also: Document, Document or Folder
Parameters
Name | Keyword | Type | Description |
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Label | label | Text | Optional text to display as the field label. |
Label Position | labelPosition | Text | Optional text to determine where the label appears. Valid values include
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Instructions | instructions | Text | Optional text displayed below the field's value. |
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" . |
Target | target | Document or Folder | Determines the eventual location of the uploaded file. When a Folder, the uploaded file is created as a document in that folder. When a Document, the uploaded file is created as a new version of that document. |
Document Name | documentName | Text | Optionally determines the name for the document. When not provided, the uploaded filename is used. |
Document Description | documentDescription | Text | Determines the description for the document. When not provided, the description of the new file or version is empty. |
Selected Document | value | Document | The document associated with this field. |
Save Document To | saveInto | Save Array | One or more variables that are updated with the document when the user uploads a file. Removing an uploaded file saves a null document. Use a!save() to save a modified or alternative value to a variable. |
Required | required | Boolean | Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default is false . |
Required Message | requiredMessage | Text | Custom message to be displayed when the field's value is required and not provided. |
Disabled | disabled | Boolean | Determines if the user is prevented from changing the value and determines if the field should be grayed out. Default is false . |
Validations | validations | Text Array | Validation errors to be displayed 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 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. |
Notes
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Examples
Copy and paste an example into the INTERFACE DEFINITION in EXPRESSION MODE to see it displayed.
Single File Upload
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=a!fileUploadField_17r1(
label: "Upload resume",
instructions: "Accepted Formats: docsx, xlsx, png, etc",
target: cons!RESUME_FOLDER,
value: ri!file,
saveInto: ri!file,
required: true
)
Displays the following:
Using the field to upload a file called "Resume.pdf" displays the following:
Feature | Compatibility | Note |
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Portals | Compatible | |
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. |
a!fileUploadField_17r1 Component