View this page in the latest version of Appian. Encrypted Text Component Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function a!encryptedTextField( label, instructions, required, readOnly, disabled, value, saveInto, refreshAfter, validationGroup, requiredMessage, align, labelPosition, placeholder, helpTooltip, masked, accessibilityText, showWhen, inputPurpose ) Allows entry of a single line of text that is encrypted when saved into a variable. The value remains encrypted while on the server and is only decrypted when displayed in the component. The entered value is encrypted before being stored in the variable specified by the Save Input To parameter. The Display Value parameter is decrypted just before being displayed. The value remains encrypted when stored on disk. See Also: Encrypted Text Data Type, Text Parameters Name Keyword Types Description Label label Text Text to display as the field label. Instructions instructions Text Supplemental text about this field. Required required Boolean Determines if a value is required to submit the form. Default: false. 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. Display Value value Decrypted Text Text to display in the text field. Save Input To saveInto List of Save One or more variables that are updated with the encrypted text when the user changes the field. Refresh After refreshAfter Text Determines when the interface is refreshed with the saved value from the barcode field. Valid values are "KEYPRESS" to refresh after every character typed into the field and "UNFOCUS" (the default value) to refresh when the user deselects the field after changing its value. Validation Group validationGroup 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, “validation group” is not a valid value. You need to add an underscore between words: “validation_group”. See the following recipes for more information: Configure Buttons with Conditional Requiredness Validation Groups for Buttons with Multiple Validation Rules' Required Message requiredMessage Text Custom message to display when the field's value is required and not provided. Alignment align Text Determines alignment of text value. Appian recommends this setting only be used inside the Grid Layout component. Valid values: "LEFT", "CENTER", "RIGHT". 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. 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". Masked masked Boolean Determines if the value is obscured from view. Default: false. 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. Input Purpose inputPurpose Text Indicates the intent of input for accessibility improvements, like autocomplete, used by browsers and assistive technologies. Valid values are "NAME", "EMAIL", "PHONE_NUMBER", "STREET_ADDRESS", "POSTAL_CODE", "CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER", and "OFF". Usage considerations Using validations Since the value is encrypted before it can be acted upon by a validation expression, no validation beyond checking for requiredness is possible with this component. For example, it is not possible to write an expression that validates that an id number matches the form xxx-xx-xxxx, nor is it possible to compare to values of type Encrypted Text to determine if they are equal. Accessing rule input values When creating an interface that uses this component to save into an rule input of type Encrypted Text, the value of that input is not displayed inline in the Data pane. To access the value, click [Encrypted Text] in the value column. Appearance & placeholder text This component has the same appearance as the text component. Whether placeholder text clears on focus or input varies by device and browser. Display values & data types The variable given as the value parameter and the saveInto parameter must be of type Encrypted Text. Variables declared as a!localVariables() are valid. Literal values or variables of other types are not valid. The value given to the Display Value parameter cannot be modified by an expression that expects Text because Encrypted Text is a different data type. No modification to the user input before storing it into the Save Input To variable is possible for the same reason. Using the inputPurpose parameter When using inputPurpose, there is no visible change in the form factor preview. If inputPurpose is set to "OFF", autocomplete may be disabled depending on your browser settings. The default behavior allows for autocomplete, but does not require you to specify inputs. inputPurpose is not supported if the masked parameter is set to true. Examples Copy and paste an example into the INTERFACE DEFINITION in EXPRESSION MODE to see it displayed. Encrypting and decrypting a value from a user 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. Feedback Was this page helpful? SHARE FEEDBACK Loading...
