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Interface Recipes

Note:  Looking for patterns and examples? Check out the SAIL Design System.

Overview

Interface recipes provide you with a combination of components and dynamic expressions to achieve common, user-interface designs. This page contains a searchable list of all interface recipes.

Adapting recipes

Be sure to check out How to Adapt a Recipe for Your Application if you're new to working with interfaces.

Example data

Many of these recipes rely on sample Employee data or sample data from the Appian Retail application.

  • To follow along with recipes that use sample Employee data, complete the Use the Write to Data Store Entity Smart Service Function on an Interface recipe to create the sample Employee data. If a recipe uses the Employee record type, complete the Database-Backed Record Type Tutorial to create the record type and additional objects.

  • To follow along with recipes that use data from the Appian Retail application, log in to Appian Community and register for Appian Community Edition. The Appian Retail application is available for free and contains sample retail data, fully configured record types, and example reports.

    In Appian Community Edition, create a test application to follow along with patterns and examples using data from the Appian Retail application.

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Validation Add Multiple Validation Rules to One Component
Validation, Grids, Looping Add Validations to an Inline Editable Grid
Looping Add and Populate Sections Dynamically
Grids, Looping Add, Edit, and Remove Data in an Inline Editable Grid
Hierarchical Data, Group Management Add, Remove, and Move Group Members Browser
Reports, Charts, Query Data, Grids, Records Aggregate Data and Conditionally Display in a Chart or Grid
Reports, Charts, Query Data, Records Aggregate Data and Display in a Chart
Reports, Charts, Query Data, Records Aggregate Data by Multiple Fields and Display in a Chart
Reports, Query Data, Grids, Records Aggregate Data on a Date or Date and Time Field
Reports, Charts, Query Data, Filtering, Records Aggregate Data using a Filter and Display in a Chart
Hierarchical Data Browse Hierarchical Data
Wizards Build a Wizard with Milestone Navigation
Wizards Build an Interface Wizard
Grids, Conditional Display Conditionally Hide a Column in a Grid
Validation Configure Buttons with Conditional Requiredness
Conditional Display, Choice Components Configure Cascading Dropdowns
Choice Components Configure a Boolean Checkbox
Charts, Grids, Query Data, Records Configure a Chart Drilldown to a Grid
Charts, Grids Configure a Chart to Grid Toggle
Choice Components Configure a Dropdown Field to Save a CDT
Choice Components Configure a Dropdown with an Extra Option for Other
Pickers Configure an Array Picker
Pickers Configure an Array Picker that Ignores Duplicates
Pickers Configure an Array Picker with a Show All Option
Formatting Define a Simple Currency Component
Grids Delete Rows in a Grid
Auto-Refresh Disable Automatic Refresh After User Saves Into a Variable
Auto-Refresh, Grids, Records Display Last Refresh Time
Document Management, Grids Display Multiple Files in a Grid
Grids, Images, Reports Display Processes by Process Model with Status Icons
Grids, Reports, Looping Display a User's Tasks in a Grid With Task Links
Records, Reports, Charts, Filtering Dynamically Show Sales by Product Category Compared to Total Sales
Hierarchical Data, Grids Expand/Collapse Rows in a Tree Grid
Grids, Filtering, Records Filter the Data in a Grid
Charts, Grids, Filtering, Records Filter the Data in a Grid Using a Chart
Formatting Format the User's Input
Validation, Grids, Records Limit the Number of Rows in a Grid That Can Be Selected
Validation Make a Component Required Based on a User Selection
Grids, Filtering, Process Task Links, Task Reports, Looping Offline Mobile Task Report
Records, Reports, Formatting Percentage of Online Sales
Auto-Refresh, Smart Services Refresh Data After Executing a Smart Service
Auto-Refresh Refresh Data Using a Refresh Button
Auto-Refresh Refresh Until Asynchronous Action Completes
Records, Reports, Charts Sales by Region
Grids, Smart Services, Filtering, Reports Save a User's Report Filters to a Data Store Entity
Grids, Filtering, Reports Searching on Multiple Columns
Conditional Display Set a Numeric Rating Using Rich Text Icons
Default Value Set the Default Value Based on a User Input
Default Value Set the Default Value of CDT Fields Based on a User Input
Default Value Set the Default Value of an Input on a Start Form
Default Value Set the Default Value of an Input on a Task Form
Formatting, Grids, Records Show Calculated Columns in a Grid
Conditional Display Show a Numeric Rating as Rich Text Icons
Validation Showing Validation Errors that Aren't Specific to One Component
Records, Reports, Charts Total Orders Compared to Orders Purchased with Promo Codes
Grids Track Adds and Deletes in Inline Editable Grid
Records, Smart Services Update an Entity-Backed Record from its Summary View
Grids Use Links in a Grid to Show More Details and Edit Data
Grids, Web Services Use Links in a Grid to Show More Details and Edit Data in External System
Grids Use Selection For Bulk Actions in an Inline Editable Grid
Validation Use Validation Groups for Buttons with Multiple Validation Rules
Filtering, Charts Use a Filter to Adjust Chart Reference Lines
Formatting, Reports Use the Gauge Fraction and Gauge Percentage Configurations
Smart Services, Looping Use the Write Records Smart Service Function on an Interface
Smart Services, Grids, Looping Use the Write to Data Store Entity Smart Service Function on an Interface
Records, Reports, Formatting Year-Over-Year Sales Growth

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