a!listViewItem() Function

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Function

a!listViewItem( title, details, image, timestamp )

Creates a value of type ListViewItem for use with record type definitions.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
title	Text	The name or short text description of the item.
details	Text	A longer text description of the item.
image	Document or User	The image to appear in the record list next to each item. Value must be entered as an expression. If left null or empty, the first two letters of the record title display. For image file types, a thumbnail of the document displays. For user values, the user's avatar displays.
timestamp	Date and Time	The creation or modification timestamp of the item.

Returns

ListViewItem

Examples

Note: This examples use the Employee record type for the purpose of illustration only. If you copy and paste the expression below into the Expression Rule Interface, it will not evaluate in your Test Rules interface. Use it as a reference only.

a!listViewItem(
  title: rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.firstname] & " " & rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.lastname],
  details: rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.title] & " | " & rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.department] & " | " & rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.phonenumber],
    image: rule!getCustomerImage(rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.imageId]),
  timestamp: "Start date: " & rv!record[recordType!Customer.fields.startdate],
)

When this function is used in a feed-style record list, it appears like this:

listviewitem-result

Feature compatibility

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

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Interfaces	Partially compatible	Can be used with offline interfaces if loaded at the top of the interface.
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	Partially compatible	If autoscale is enabled, can be used to configure a supported process event node (such as a start event or timer event).
Process Autoscaling	Compatible	Can be used in autoscaled processes.
Event Consumer Filter Conditions	Incompatible	Cannot be used in filter conditions.
Event Consumer Event Handlers	Incompatible	Cannot be used in event handler expressions.

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