Editable Grid Column Configuration Component (a!gridLayoutColumnConfig)

Grids and Lists

Editable Grid Column Configuration Component

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Function

a!gridLayoutColumnConfig( width, weight, showWhen )

Defines a column configuration for use in an Editable Grid.

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Width	`width`	Text	Determines the column width. Valid values: `"DISTRIBUTE"` (default), `"ICON"`, `"ICON_PLUS"`, `"NARROW"`, `"NARROW_PLUS"`, `"MEDIUM"`, `"MEDIUM_PLUS"`, `"WIDE"`.
Weight	`weight`	Number (Integer)	Determines how wide distributed columns are in relation to each other. Valid values: integers from 1 (default) to 10.
Visibility	`showWhen`	Boolean	Determines whether the column configuration is displayed in the grid. When set to false, the column configuration is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.

Usage considerations

Using the editable grid's columnConfigurations parameter

The number of column configurations need not match the number of columns in the grid. They are matched with the columns by their position in the columnConfigurations array.

Using the width parameter

Even if width is set to a fixed width, the column will be at least as wide as the longest word in the column. For example, if you set the column's width to ICON_PLUS but the column contains a longer word like "operations," the column will be wide enough to accommodate the longer word.
ICON and NARROW do not have a minimum width. This means the column will shrink to fit the longest word in the column.
When the total width of your fixed width columns is not wide enough to fill the horizontal space of the grid, the columns will expand proportionally to fill the space.

Examples

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Narrow grid column

This example needs to be used with the a!gridLayout() function for it to display anything. Examples that you can see in action are available in the Grid Layout component section.

a!gridLayoutColumnConfig(
  width: "ICON"
)

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
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.

The following patterns include usage of the Editable Grid Column Configuration Component.

Add Validations to an Inline Editable Grid (Validation, Grids, Looping): Allows the user to change data directly in a grid, and validate a various entries.
Add, Edit, and Remove Data in an Inline Editable Grid (Grids, Looping): Allow the user to change data directly in an inline editable grid.
Display Multiple Files in a Grid (Document Management, Grids): Show a dynamic number of files in a grid and edit certain file attributes.
Expand/Collapse Rows in a Tree Grid (Hierarchical Data, Grids): Create a grid that shows hierarchical data and allows users to dynamically expand and collapse rows within the grid.
Track Adds and Deletes in Inline Editable Grid (Grids): In an inline editable grid, track the employees that are added for further processing in the next process steps.
Use Selection For Bulk Actions in an Inline Editable Grid (Grids): Allow the user to edit data inline in a grid one field at a time, or in bulk using selection.