View this page in the latest version of Appian. Folder Browser Component Share Share via LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link Print On This Page Function a!folderBrowserFieldColumns( label, labelPosition, instructions, helpTooltip, rootFolder, navigationValue, navigationSaveInto, selectionValue, selectionSaveInto, readOnly, showWhen, height, accessibilityText ) Displays the contents of a folder and allows users to navigate through a series of folders to find and select a folder. 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 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 Folder The folder to show as selected. Save Selection To selectionSaveInto List of Save Variable or list of variables to update when a folder is clicked. Read-only readOnly Boolean Determines whether selection is enabled. Default: false. 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. 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 items and offline use Each column displays items in alphabetical order. 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 folder or knowledge center in the parameter. Within a folder or knowledge center, the user can only see contents for which they have permission to view. Examples Click EXPRESSION to copy and paste an example into the Interface Definition to see it displayed. Folder browser with folder picker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 a!localVariables( local!selection, local!navigation: if( isnull(local!selection), null, document(local!selection[1], "folderId") ), local!rootFolder: cons!REPORTS_FOLDER, a!sectionLayout( label: "System Report Picker", contents: { a!folderBrowserFieldColumns( rootFolder: local!rootFolder, selectionValue: local!selection, selectionSaveInto: local!selection, navigationValue: local!navigation, navigationSaveInto: local!navigation ), a!pickerFieldFolders( label: "Selection", labelPosition: "JUSTIFIED", folderFilter: local!rootFolder, maxSelections: 1, value: local!selection, saveInto: local!selection ) } ) ) A folder browser similar to the one pictured below displays. Note that your folder contents may differ from the example: 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...