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Use the milestone component to show steps in a wizard.
Configure links for each step in the milestone so that the user can move forward or return to any step.
This scenario demonstrates:
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a!localVariables(
local!employee:a!map( firstName:null, lastName:null, department:null, title:null, phoneNumber:null, startDate:null ),
local!currentStep: 1,
local!steps: {"Step 1", "Step 2", "Review"},
a!formLayout(
label: "Example: Onboarding Wizard",
contents:{
a!sectionLayout(
contents:{
a!milestoneField(
steps: local!steps,
active: local!currentStep
)
}
),
a!sectionLayout(
contents:{
a!columnsLayout(
columns:{
a!columnLayout(
contents:{
a!textField(
label: "First Name",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.firstName,
saveInto: local!employee.firstName,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {1,3} )
),
a!textField(
label: "Last Name",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.lastName,
saveInto: local!employee.lastName,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {1,3} )
),
a!textField(
label: "Phone Number",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.phoneNumber,
saveInto: local!employee.phoneNumber,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {2,3} )
)
}
),
a!columnLayout(
contents:{
a!textField(
label: "Department",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.department,
saveInto: local!employee.department,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {1,3} )
),
a!textField(
label: "Title",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.title,
saveInto: local!employee.title,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {1,3} )
),
a!dateField(
label: "Start Date",
labelPosition: if( local!currentStep = 3, "ADJACENT","ABOVE"),
value: local!employee.startDate,
saveInto: local!employee.startDate,
readOnly: local!currentStep = 3,
required: not(local!currentStep = 3),
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {2,3} )
)
}
)
}
)
}
)
},
buttons: a!buttonLayout(
primaryButtons: {
a!buttonWidget(
label: "Go Back",
value: local!currentStep - 1,
saveInto: local!currentStep,
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {2,3} )
),
a!buttonWidget(
label: if( local!currentStep = 1, "Next", "Go to Review"),
value: local!currentStep + 1,
saveInto: local!currentStep,
validate: true,
showWhen: or( local!currentStep = {1,2} )
),
a!buttonWidget(
label: "Onboard Employee",
style: "PRIMARY",
submit: true,
showWhen: local!currentStep = 3
)
}
)
)
)
showWhen
parameter is used extensively to conditionally show particular fields as well as set requiredness & read only setting.Validate
is set to true, which ensures all fields are required before continuing on to the next step.local!currentStep
by one.Build a Wizard with Milestone Navigation